Big Sugar and Big Corn face off in court this week in a bitter, multibillion-dollar battle of sweeteners that boils down to a mix of science, semantics and marketing.

Source: Federal jury to settle billion-dollar battle between sweeteners – – Capital Press

Over the past three decades, China has seen a significant migration of its population from rural areas to cities. During the same time period, poor air quality and other environmental problems in urban China have gained increased attention.

Source: Rural-to-urban migration associated with negative environmental effects in Chinese cities | Science Codex

A gash that’s six times as long as a football field mysteriously opened up in the earth in Wyoming.

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Source: Images of Massive Fissure in Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains go Viral – Science

When the Cascadia fault line ruptures, it could be our worst natural disaster in recorded history.

Source: The Earthquake That Will Devastate the Pacific Northwest – The New Yorker