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The Worst Air Quality in the World Is in Mountainous Terrain

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Air pollution is widely recognized as a major threat to public health, and while air quality data is widely available, the large-scale solutions are often difficult to enact. There are efforts in most developed countries to improve air quality, and pretty much everyone (except the polluters) agrees that it's an urgent problem.

There's a River Full of Monkeys in Florida — And Not in a Theme Park

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In Silver Springs State Park, Florida, there's a colony of rhesus macaques living in the wild. HowStuffWorks discovers how they got there.

17.6 Million Americans Still Lack Access to Healthy Food

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The number of Americans living in food deserts has decreased, but there's still a long way to go before everyone has access to healthy food.

Locust vs. Grasshopper Traits and Behaviors

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How do you identify a locust vs. grasshopper? They both belong to the grasshopper family (Acrididae), have powerful hind legs for jumping and share many physical traits. Despite their similarities, these two insects exhibit key behavioral and physiological differences that set them apart — especially when it comes to their ability to form massive, crop-devastating swarms.

Why Does the U.S. House of Representatives Have Only 435 Seats?

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That's about one House member for every 761,169 people, which is far less representative than when the nation was founded. How can that be changed?

Exactly what happens if we run out of water?

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On a planet that is 70 percent water, people don't have enough clean, safe water to drink. We're in a water crisis, and water rights are becoming a big issue. What happens if we just plain run out?

10 Largest Cities in Canada by Population and by Land Area

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Canada’s a big country — like, really big. And with all that space, it’s no wonder there are some pretty massive cities to go along with it. From coast to coast, the largest cities in Canada aren't just sizable in population; they cover a ton of land too.

10 Most Corrupt States in the U.S. (That We Know Of)

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The most corrupt states often appear in research that tracks public corruption convictions, bribery cases, and misconduct among elected officials. In the United States, investigators and political science researchers try to measure corruption using data from the Department of Justice and other public corruption statistics.

10 Scientific Words You're Probably Using Wrong

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If you have a theory that potato chips are making you fat (with the proof being your expanding waistline), you've just used two scientific terms in a very unscientific way.

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