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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)announced four new World Heritage Sites on Friday. (Above, you'll see the four most recent additions, as well as additional UNESCO sites.) The additions include India'sNalanda Mahavihara, an archeological ruin of a Buddhist monastery,theFederated States of Micronesia's Nan Madol, a ceremonial site consisting ofartificial islets made from basalt and coral,China's Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape, featuring some of the most striking ancient rock paintings in the world and Iran's Qanat, anage-old...

The Rozalia Project's patent-pending microfiber catcher is the world’s first consumer solution to stop microfiber pollution. The ball is simply tossed into the washing machine where it will collect microfibers as well as hair and prevent them from flowing out with the drain water and getting into our waterways. With all the emerging options for going green and reducing pollutants, households worldwide still pollute the earth’s oceans. One of the culprits? Doing your laundry. Established in 2010,has been working on...

Aluminum cans have a low rate of capture in NYC, report says. (Getty Images/Ditto) At a Glance Only about 44 percent of New York City's recyclables are captured.Cardboard and glass remain the most recycled materials. As much as 56 percent of New York City's recyclables wind up in landfills, according to a . A review of the Department of Sanitation's 2013 Residential Waste Characterization study showed that many of the recyclables head to the landfill primarily because people are placing...

At a Glance Amsterdam has a serious air pollution problemDesigner created Tree Wifi, a birdhouse that offers free Wi-Fi when air pollution levels fall. Amsterdam has figured out how to kill two (or three) birds with one stone, so to speak. The Netherlands' capital has a serious air pollution problem. In , it was given a D+ ranking for air quality. The poor grade is attributed to the city's failure to implement a low emissions zone for private vehicles. In...

Telling the tale of a changing climate has been done countless times with our voices, but Daniel Crawford is hoping to raise awareness on the strings of his cello. An undergraduate student at the University of Minnesota, Crawford wrote "A Song of Our Warming Planet," which allows listeners to eschew numbers and statistics and absorb the climate change discussion like never before. Crawford was assigned the project when geography professor Scott St. George looked to turn climate data into music...

Pictured here is the green foam that emerged from the sewers in Bluffdale, Utah, on Thursday, July 21, 2016. (City of Bluffdale) At a Glance Green foam emerged from a sewer grate in Bluffdale, Utah, on Thursday afternoon.Health officials say it's very unlikely that the foam is related to a toxic algae bloom that has shut down the nearby Utah Lake. Health department officials and residents alike were stunned to see a slimy green foam coming from asewer in Bluffdale,...

A before and after image of coral at Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef after undergoing bleaching in March 2016, and after it died and became covered in algae in May 2016. (XL Catlin Seaview Survey) At a Glance A decline in fish numbers, paired with coral bleaching in the winter, have delivered a blow to portions of the Great Barrier Reef.This bleaching event is probably not the first time many of the corals have been bleached. Depleting fish...

Dust is the third-largest weather-related killer in Arizona, according to a recent study. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service and a University of Arizona atmospheric sciences researcher released the report, whichand concluded that dust ranked third, according to the Arizona Daily Star. While fatalities from extreme heat or cold rank first and flash flooding ranks second, dust leads the list in the number of injuries in Arizona. It could rank higher in the number of fatalities if researchers could make...

The two international tourists who made headlines after they tried to rescue a bison calf are not the only ones to make a misguided decision about wildlife. (Getty Images/Jim Cumming) At a Glance A wildlife official made the same mistake with a bison calf as a pair of visitors to Yellowstone did two months ago.The official tried to help a calf that had become ill. It seems the well-meaning tourists blastedtwo months ago for their attempt to rescue a baby...

California is taking its commitment to embracing renewable energy to an all new level. According to the California Independent System Operator Corporation, the recent heat wave enabled . On July 12 at 1:06 p.m., several large solar plants located throughout the state produced 8,030 megawatts of electricity, more thantwice of what was generated two years ago, and, according to the San Francisco Gate. The new record is also more than double the amount of solar energy produced in May when...

In this July 11, 2016 photo, Agustin Mayta Condori shows his sick alpaca that he predicted would die the next day due to sub-freezing temperatures in San Antonio de Putina in the Puno region of Peru. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) At a Glance Bitter cold leaves tens of thousands of alpacas dead in Peru.Threatens the livelihood of shepherds who rely on the fleece to feed their families. A severe cold snap has killed tens of thousands of alpacas in the southern...