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Roughly three-quarters of the Earth’s surface is covered with water. As I stand on a beach in Hawaii and look out over the vast, blue expanse in front of me, I am overwhelmed by the immensity of the Pacific Ocean. My brain wrestles with numbers far beyond its capacity to visualize

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Editor's note: This story is the final entry in a four-part series that Anne Casselman, a freelance writer and regular contributor to Scientific American , reported in early June during a rare opportunity to conduct field reporting on grizzly bears in Heiltsuk First Nation traditional territory in British Columbia.

The popular geo-location app grew its total user base as it transitioned from nonprofit to for-profit--having more users to give to charity in the process. In a fascinating case study of how the for-profit industry can sometimes make a greater social impact than the nonprofit world, Shopkick , a popular geo-location app, has paradoxically created a more charitable community since it decided to ditch its charity business model and focus on giving people free stuff. The app rewards users with virtual currency for completing various check-in tasks at selected retailers which can then be redeemed for products or used to give equivalently to a charity.

The organic farming couple talk about their groundbreaking program to give veterans career options. The Archipleys run a small organic farm near San Diego where they try out course work for Veterans they train in hyrdroponics and other sustainable farming techniques.

The early Facebook investor just gave 24 kids $100,000 each to leave college, plus Zynga's looming IPO, and the rest of today's news. Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today

The recession has highlighted the need for affordable, efficient, quick-to-build structures in urban areas. Because while many of us want to live in pricey cities like Seattle and San Francisco, few people can afford the steel and concrete structures that are nice to live in (and hold up in earthquakes).

Forest certification is a program that ensures that the trees responsible for your paper are treated responsibly. Buy some certified paper and you can rest assured that the trees it came from weren't clear cut and that there are responsible plans for continuing the growth of the forest. But could it be that the world's largest forest certification program-- Sustainable Forestry Initiative- -is a scam