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This map is bad news for the Midwest
The Midwest has some very sweaty summers in store.
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How a black kid who grew up in the segregated South became a barefisted biologist
Tyrone Hayes took on a massive chemical company over the impacts of its top-selling herbicide. His story is the subject of a new Amazon original documentary produced by The New Yorker.
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Didn’t think red cabbage could be exciting? Think again
Make the most out of your red cabbage with a vibrant, addictive salad -- plus a million other ways to love cabbage more.
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This water lawsuit could be huge and it’s happening in … Iowa?
A utility in Iowa is suing neighboring farming counties over fertilizer runoff that ends up in the drinking water.
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Hateful little cannibal squirrels could help California drought
Belding’s squirrels, long considered a pest, may actually be helping California’s water woes.
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Carrots get a makeover with these awesome recipes
Carrots deserve more than their perennial role as a crudité. Here's how to store, prep, and serve this overlooked root -- and how to make the best broth you've had this season.
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We can fix the Gulf dead zone — for $2.7 billion a year
It will cost $2.7 billion to stop dumping fertilizer in the Mississippi, where it ends up killing off everything in the Gulf of Mexico. And it's worth it.
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Beef: Still what’s for dinner, still controversial
Are cows destroying the climate? And is grass-fed even worse than grain-fed beef? We take a look at "Defending Beef" by Nicolette Hahn Niman.
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Bad news for wheat and eaters everywhere
Production of wheat -- one of the world’s most important staple crops -- is set to fall by 6 percent for every 1 degree C rise in temperature.
