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Pakistan Fights Climate Change By Forcing People To Plant Two Trees On Every New Property

Pakistan Fights Climate Change By Forcing People To Plant Two Trees On Every New Property

Lahore, Pakistan is among the 10 most polluted cities in the world. And now lawmakers have a simple solution for fighting back.
Man Climbs Mount Everest Twice In One Week For A Record-Setting 24 Ascents

Man Climbs Mount Everest Twice In One Week For A Record-Setting 24 Ascents

"With oxygen it's no big deal."
Tens Of Thousands Of North Korean Women And Girls Are Being Sold Into Sexual Slavery In China

Tens Of Thousands Of North Korean Women And Girls Are Being Sold Into Sexual Slavery In China

Korea Future Initiative's report describes North Korean girls and women aged between 12 and 29 being sold, raped, and exploited online for a global, paying audience.
Revelry, Rhinestones, And Rock: The Glitzy Life Of Elton John In 56 Photos

Revelry, Rhinestones, And Rock: The Glitzy Life Of Elton John In 56 Photos

These Elton John pictures reveal a man who has overcome poverty, death, and drugs, to produce some of the most extravagant music the 20th century has ever seen.
Global Warming Is Threatening To Permanently Blind Octopuses

Global Warming Is Threatening To Permanently Blind Octopuses

Crustaceans and cephalopods engage in vertical migration on a daily basis. While they can handle the fluctuations in oxygen, climate change might remove a bit too much oxygen for them to handle.
Laughing Poachers Share Photos Of Endangered Leopard They Just Killed

Laughing Poachers Share Photos Of Endangered Leopard They Just Killed

There are currently no more than 10,000 of these mesmerizing Asiatic cats left on the planet. One of them just got killed for "likes."
42 Laughable Beauty Trends You’ll Be Glad Went Out Of Fashion

42 Laughable Beauty Trends You’ll Be Glad Went Out Of Fashion

From mechanical bulls and "portable" saunas to vibrating belts and "slimming" machines, these fads were utterly bizarre.
Scientists Just Created The First Living Thing With Fully Synthetic DNA

Scientists Just Created The First Living Thing With Fully Synthetic DNA

The research took two years and resulted in that largest human-made genome ever. They created synthetic life from E. coli bacteria, which could help in manufacturing medicine.
Archaeologists Say New Airport Near Machu Picchu “Would Destroy It”

Archaeologists Say New Airport Near Machu Picchu “Would Destroy It”

Machu Picchu is one of the world's most breathtaking sites. But it's in danger of ruin, as a new airport would bring in loads more tourists.
Oldest Scandinavian Human DNA Found In A Piece Of 10,000-Year-Old ‘Chewing Gum’

Oldest Scandinavian Human DNA Found In A Piece Of 10,000-Year-Old ‘Chewing Gum’

With a lack of ancient human bone excavations in Scandinavia, finding human DNA within this piece of chewed-up birch bark was a huge victory.
Scientists Find A Gene To Make Supermarket Tomatoes Tastier

Scientists Find A Gene To Make Supermarket Tomatoes Tastier

In the past, breeders have focused squarely on size and shelf-life of their produce. With this new tool, scientists hope breeders will opt for taste and pathogen resistance as well.