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Posted on September 25, 2015

China Says It Will Start the World’s Biggest Carbon Market by 2017

China Says It Will Start the World’s Biggest Carbon Market by 2017

On Friday, Chinese president Xi Jinping will announce that China will start the world's largest carbon trading system by 2017, according to a statement released Thursday night by the White House.

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Posted on September 25, 2015

Absurd Creature of the Week: This Slug Has Such a Big Penis It Has to Mate Upside Down

Absurd Creature of the Week: This Slug Has Such a Big Penis It Has to Mate Upside Down

The penis of the leopard slug is so big that its owner has to rely on the laws of physics to unfurl it.

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Posted on September 25, 2015

Absurd Creature of the Week: This Slug Has Such a Big Penis It Has to Mate Upside Down

Absurd Creature of the Week: This Slug Has Such a Big Penis It Has to Mate Upside Down

The penis of the leopard slug is so big that its owner has to rely on the laws of physics to unfurl it.

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Posted on September 24, 2015

The Pope, Obama, and China’s President Want to Save Earth

The Pope, Obama, and China’s President Want to Save Earth

Something big and strange is happening in the United States this week.

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Posted on September 24, 2015

The Hajj Stampede Is a Fluid Dynamics Problem

The Hajj Stampede Is a Fluid Dynamics Problem

The causes of the deadly stampede near Mecca remain the same as always: physics and evolutionary psychology.

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Posted on September 24, 2015

NASA’s Highest-Res Photos Yet Show Pluto’s Bizarre Geology

NASA’s Highest-Res Photos Yet Show Pluto’s Bizarre Geology

See Pluto's mountains and basins in "extended color"

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Posted on September 24, 2015

The Long Search for Elusive Ripples in Spacetime

The Long Search for Elusive Ripples in Spacetime

If Advanced LIGO still can't find gravity waves, something is wrong in astrophysics.

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Posted on September 24, 2015

Bee Tongues and Flowers Reveal Evolution in Overdrive

Bee Tongues and Flowers Reveal Evolution in Overdrive

Changes in climate means there are fewer flowers. How will bees adapt?

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Posted on September 24, 2015

When and Where to Watch This Weekend’s Total Lunar Eclipse

When and Where to Watch This Weekend’s Total Lunar Eclipse

This Sunday's harvest-supermoon-mega lunar eclipse will be something special.

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Posted on September 24, 2015

The Ultimate Book for Science Nerds Who Cook

The Ultimate Book for Science Nerds Who Cook

At last! J. Kenji Lopez-Alt's recipe book finds the right mix of taste and science.

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