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The Smoky Mountain housing project boasts some grand amenities. Not to mention : a 10 story-high pile of garbage. Smoky Mountain, once an infamous garbage dump and symbol of much that was wrong with

University of Arizona scientists said some insects might be able to develop resistance to the biotechnology industry's new bug-proof cotton plants more quickly than expected. The peer-reviewed

After pedaling to victory in the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong, American cyclist and cancer survivor, is lending his celebrity to the cause of early detection of testicular cancer. By going public,

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