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In New Jersey or Virginia, there are two gubernatorial races of various levels of excitement. In far northern New York, there is a very...

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One day after they forced their president out of office through ceaseless protests, Egypt's citizens united today to repair what they'd damaged.

Here's how to show support for Tim DeChristopher, aka Bidder 70, as he goes on trial today for his powerful and urgen act of civil disobedience.

Watch as these Australians film a small creek that becomes a rushing river and eventually carries an entire parking lot of cars away.

Historically, smell is a concern that’s been overlooked among hippies. It doesn't have to be that way.
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Ilkka Halso imagines a world in which nature is reduced to an attraction.
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Renzo Piano's new California Academy of Sciences is part Bilbo Baggins, part Doctor Doolittle.
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The natural world on film has never looked better. Which, in a way, is a pity.It's 1928 and Schenectady, New York, is culturally relevant: It's...

Ben and Jerry aren't the only ones guilty of using the vague word "natural."; Maybe because it means everything-and nothing-at the same time.
If you have the day off, there's still time to do some volunteering, as Obama has suggested. Obama's service website, USAService.org, has a...