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Maple Syrup Gives Good Gut: A Sweet Prebiotic

Jul 31, 2017 09:12AM

The inulin in pure maple sugar encourages the growth of desirable bacteria in the gut, say researchers from the University of Rhode Island.

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Accepted Misfits: Ugly Produce Gains Status

Jul 31, 2017 09:12AM

Grocery stores are increasingly offering ugly-but-edible produce to customers at reduced prices instead of dumping them into a landfill.

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Orca Finale: Sea Mammals Freed from Showtime

Jul 31, 2017 09:12AM

Under legal and activist pressure, SeaWorld is ending its theatrical killer whale shows and breeding program.

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Tuna Turnaround: Lower Mercury Levels Tied to Drop in Coal Emissions

Jul 31, 2017 09:12AM

Levels of toxic mercury in Atlantic Bluefin tuna declined 19 percent between 2004 and 2012, a drop that scientists attribute to a shift from coal to natural gas and renewable energy.

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Buzzing RoboBees: Tiny Robots Seen as Tech Fix for Reduced Bee Population

Jul 31, 2017 09:12AM

Harvard researchers have invented tiny robotic bees that may be able to eventually pollinate the crops that are under threat because of vanishing bee colonies.

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Tea Time: Citizen Scientists Needed for Carbon Storage Experiment

Jul 31, 2017 09:12AM

Australian scientists are seeking citizens around the world to bury tea bags in wetlands to measure the rate as which the bags capture and store carbon.

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Nature Rights: Waterways Granted Personhood

Jul 31, 2017 09:12AM

New Zealand and India have granted the legal status of personhood to vital rivers, forwarding an international movement that seeks to protect precious natural resources from corporate domination.

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