The Sundarbans, part of the world's largest mangrove forest and stretching across India and Bangladesh, have been tarnished by a 350,000-liter oil spill. David Biello reports

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Folge vom 22.12.2014Oil Spill Sullies World Heritage Site
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Folge vom 15.12.2014Plummeting Petroleum Price Gases Up Global WarmingGood news for gas and oil consumers can be bad news for the environment. David Biello reports
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Folge vom 28.11.2014Movies Can Boost Solar PowerThe pattern that stores a film on a Blu-ray disc also can help improve photovoltaics. David Biello reports
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Folge vom 24.11.2014Sun's Magnetic Field Boosts Earth LightningWhen the Sun's magnetic field is pointed away from Earth, lightning strikes in the U.K. go up 50 percent. Christopher Intagliata reports