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Texas OKs lots more wind power
Texas officials gave the go-ahead Thursday to the nation's largest wind-power project, a plan to build $5 billion worth of new transmission lines.

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Experts eye moving species to save them
With climate change increasingly threatening the survival of plants and animals, scientists say it may become necessary to move some species to save them.

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Science: Bigger better, until extinction
Evolution favors larger species, although extinction risk is greater for them
Science: Smithsonian gets down and dirty
New exhibit explores the mysterious and complex world of soil
Science: Tasmanian devils evolve to survive
A cancer epidemic that cuts their lives short has led to earlier breeding
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Cars ranked by chemical content
Billing it as the first-ever consumer guide to toxic chemicals in cars, an advocacy group rated more than 200 models based on interior parts — from steering wheels to armrests — whose chemical components can break down over time.

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Black market
The wildlife trade is the third-largest illegal trade in the world after guns and drugs. Learn who is buying and selling and see the species put at risk by the trade.
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Who’s still a good penguin?
July 18: NBC's Clare Duffy catches up with everyone's favorite little blue penguin as he gets ready for an important rite of passage – jumping into the big penguin pool.

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  Nature's Best Photography
Click to view some incredible pictures of our wild world that were made by young photographers and published in 'Nature’s Best Photography for Kids'.

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Battle of the Bags: Paper vs. Plastic
Msnbc.com takes you on interactive journey through the debate over the "greenest" way to cart away groceries.
  Threatened species

Did you know that the "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species," which is put together by the IUCN, lists 7,725 animal species as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered? Each week, and with the IUCN's help, MSNBC.com will profile a threatened species. Check back each week, clicking here for the latest poster child for conservation.

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Vital Signs of a Warming World
The science, impacts and scenarios of climate shifts
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Antarctica
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Reflections from time on ‘the Ice’
Experiences gained from an Antarctic odyssey, plus readers’ comments
IMAGE: SOLAR RACE CAR ON HIGHWAY
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Car race shows solar power potential
Tapping the sun, students drove 2,500 miles from Texas to Canada
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Fighting fires
MSNBC.com's Jon Bonne reports on shifting strategies
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Gentlemen, start your fuel cells
Road trip highlights potential for cars, but also potholes
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Nuclear waste
MSNBC.com's Miguel Llanos reports on the debate over Yucca Mountain

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