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The Thwaites Glacier contains enough freshwater to significantly raise global sea levels if it collapses.

Clarence Rhodes is one of the competitive rose gardeners described in Otherwise Normal People, a new book by Aurelia C. Scott. These obsessive growers travel around the country to enter their prize specimens in competitions.

Evolution Music says it created the world's first bio-plastic vinyl record made from sugar and starches. This material allows people to enjoy their favorite artists without worrying about toxic waste.

Adults with children ages 12 and under who are traveling on United Airlines flights will have the option to select seats next to their kids during or after the booking process.

When the parents went to the donation center, they asked for embryos that had been waiting the longest. Experts say embryos can be frozen almost indefinitely — as long as they're stored correctly.

Extreme weather events, including the recent rains and last summer's heat, have taken on toll on some of the crops.

President Bush is in Germany for three days of meetings at this year's G-8 summit. Formal sessions begin Thursday morning at a resort town on the Baltic. The U.S. and Europe are at odds over climate change, and tensions are rising between the U.S. and Russia over a missile-defense system.

Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte met with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday, urging the general to end emergency rule as soon as possible and allow free and fair elections.

Water conservation efforts are falling short of fixing the West's megadrought. A new investigation by ProPublica and The Desert Sun reveals one reason why: not every water user counts equally.

Fast-fashion brands have only upped the production with ultra-fast fashion garments, made in as little as a week, full of plastics and short-lasting, now accounting for up to a third of the entire industry.