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Old Shipwrecks Are Reappearing In Lake Michigan’s Unusually Clear Water
In winter, ice encroaches on Lake Michigan. In summer, sediment and algal blooms from runoff cloud the waters. But on a perfect day earlier this month, the ice had melted to reveal waters so clear, you could see decades-old shipwrecks lying at the bottom of the lake.
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Pepsi Is Ditching Aspartame. So What?
You might not know it from certain conspiracy-minded corners of the Internet or 1990s-era chain emails, but aspartame is one of the most well-studied food additives ever. And yes, it is safe. Pepsi’s decision today to replace aspartame with, oh, another chemical sweetener may be a canny PR move — but it’s really a win…
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A Surprising Twist To The Story Of What’s Killing Our Bees: They’re High
Evidence has been piling up that neonicotinoids, a class of ubiquitous pesticides, play a role the recent decline of bees. A new study adds worrying and unexpected evidence: Bees actually prefer food contaminated with neonicotinoids — probably because it’s getting them high.
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Two Malfunctioning Robots Are Now Stuck Inside The Fukushima Reactor
The dangerous and unenviable task of cleaning up the Fukushima reactor has hit its latest snag: Two snake-like reconnaissance bots had to be abandoned inside the reactor — after one got stuck and another’s camera was damaged by radiation.