environment

20.04.2012 Thumbnail image for [Then & Now] Images from space track relentless spread of humanity

[Then & Now] Images from space track relentless spread of humanity

[Then & Now] Images from space track relentless spread of humanity The past century has been defined by an epic migration of people from rural [...]

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25.01.2012 Thumbnail image for World Water Day Quiz

World Water Day Quiz

World Water Day Quiz 10 questions on water and health care. World water day quiz. View the interactive water quiz

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19.06.2011 Thumbnail image for How Green Is Your Internet?

How Green Is Your Internet?

How Green Is Your Internet? When you use the internet have you thought just how much energy you’re using? This story may give you some [...]

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11.03.2011 Thumbnail image for An interactive graphic earthquake primer

An interactive graphic earthquake primer

An interactive graphic earthquake primer A quake occurs when the blocks of earth that make up the sides of a fault suddenly slip. Before the [...]

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04.01.2011 Thumbnail image for WaterLife – The Story of the Last Great Supply of Fresh Drinking Water on Earth

WaterLife – The Story of the Last Great Supply of Fresh Drinking Water on Earth

WaterLife – The Story of the Last Great Supply of Fresh Drinking Water on Earth No matter where we live, the Great Lakes affect us [...]

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29.09.2010 Thumbnail image for The Secrets of a Passive House

The Secrets of a Passive House

The Secrets of a Passive House When completed, the Landau residence now under construction in Norwich, Vt., will be one of about a dozen buildings [...]

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31.08.2010 Thumbnail image for How Much Is Left? The Limits of Earth’s Resources, Made Interactive

How Much Is Left? The Limits of Earth’s Resources, Made Interactive

How Much Is Left? The Limits of Earth’s Resources, Made Interactive This Web-only article is a special rich-media presentation of the feature, “How Much Is [...]

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21.08.2010 Thumbnail image for Residential wind power

Residential wind power

Harness the wind Small wind turbines designed for people’s backyards can lower electric bills up to 90 percent, but they are not for everyone. View [...]

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28.07.2010 Thumbnail image for Tracking Our Toxic Asset

Tracking Our Toxic Asset

Tracking Our Toxic Asset Planet Money is committed to following the financial crisis to the bitter end. And what better way to do that than [...]

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01.07.2010 Thumbnail image for The Rise and Disappearance of Southeast Louisiana

The Rise and Disappearance of Southeast Louisiana

The Rise and Disappearance of Southeast Louisiana The Mississippi River built Southeast Louisiana over 7,000 years. Human intervention since the 1930s is fast undoing this [...]

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17.05.2010 Thumbnail image for When will Las Vegas run out of water?

When will Las Vegas run out of water?

When will Las Vegas run out of water? With the expected changes in climate and no change in future water usage, Lake Mead could run [...]

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12.05.2010 Thumbnail image for How much oil?

How much oil?

How much oil? As of May 9, an estimated 3.5 million gallons of oil ha spilled into the Gulf of Mexico since the April 20 [...]

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08.05.2010 Thumbnail image for Green Giant

Green Giant

Green Giant Trans National Place won’t just be the city’s tallest building, it will be the most earth-friendly skyscraper you’ve ever seen. View the interactive [...]

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07.05.2010 Thumbnail image for Where Weedkiller Won’t Work

Where Weedkiller Won’t Work

Where Weedkiller Won’t Work Farmers’ wide use of Roundup, also known as glyphosate, a popular herbicide, has led to the spread of Roundup-resistant weeds across [...]

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21.04.2010 Thumbnail image for The Street of the Future is a Livable Street

The Street of the Future is a Livable Street

The Street of the Future is a Livable Street Streets can and must be more than just a place for the movement and storage of [...]

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20.04.2010 Thumbnail image for Icelandic Volcano Disrupts Air Travel

Icelandic Volcano Disrupts Air Travel

Icelandic Volcano Disrupts Air Travel A volcano erupting in Iceland has sent particles of ash drifting to parts of Europe, forcing air-traffic controllers to close [...]

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20.04.2010 Thumbnail image for P.O.V.’s Borders

P.O.V.’s Borders

P.O.V.’s Borders What is a border? How much is real, and how much is in your mind? ‘P.O.V.’s Borders’ is an on-going web-original series that [...]

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11.04.2010 Thumbnail image for What Causes Earthquakes – MSNBC Interactive

What Causes Earthquakes – MSNBC Interactive

What Causes Earthquakes – MSNBC Interactive Faults likely to cause another earthquake sometime in the future. Faults are considered active if they have moved sometime [...]

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05.04.2010 Thumbnail image for How Much H20 is Embedded in Everyday Life?

How Much H20 is Embedded in Everyday Life?

How Much H20 is Embedded in Everyday Life? You might be surprised at how much water it takes to bring that hamburger to your plate [...]

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18.03.2010 Thumbnail image for Representations of the world map

Representations of the world map

Representations of the world map The way in which historically have represented the territories of the planet is based on the projection of the celestial [...]

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05.01.2010 Thumbnail image for What is Litter?

What is Litter?

What is Litter? Can you spot the 9 pieces of litter hidden in the picture? View the interactive project

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