Isolated polar bears adapting to climate change
Dealing with a decline in sea ice, the bears are changing the way they hunt in order to survive.
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The rust-colored tower rising from an industrial site near the banks of Berlin's Spree river looks nothing like the sleek flasks Germans use for coffee, yet its purpose is similar: to provide some warmth throughout the day, especially when it's cold outside. With a height of 45 meters (almost 150 feet) and holding up to 56 million liters (14.8 million gallons) of hot water, utility company Vattenfall says the tower will help heat Berlin homes this winter even if Russian gas supplies dry up. “It's a huge thermos that helps us to store the heat when we don’t need it,” said Tanja Wielgoss, who heads the Sweden-based company's heat unit in Germany.
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Biologists Release 25 Threatened Eastern Indigo Snakes in Alabama Forest
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Rare 'white rainbow' caught on camera gracing skies over city skyline
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Kagan Delivers Dissent On 'Frightening' Supreme Court Climate Change Decision
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