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Why Is The World's Largest Foundation Buying Fake Poop? : NPRLast week the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced that it's purchasing 50 pounds of fake poop. A practical joke? No, not in the least. Nor is this synthetic poop a plastic replica of the real thing; it's is an organic version made from soybeans.

New strain of swine flu infects 145 peopleA new type of swine flu has infected at least 145 people, mostly children, since July 12, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That's a significant jump from the 12 cases confirmed by the agency last week.

Oakland Zoo to release turtles to wildThe turtle eggs were collected about a year ago by researchers at Sonoma State University, who are conducting a long-term study of California's only native aquatic turtle in hopes of learning why their numbers are declining so sharply.

Fukushima Videos Shed Light on Chaos in Nuclear Crisis"I fear we are in acute danger," he said. "But let's calm down a little. Let's all take a deep breath. Inhale, exhale." That moment, as some of Japan's worst fears were coming true, was captured in 150 hours of videos released by the plant's operator this week under public and media pressure.

Study: Cleaner cars helping to reduce L.A. pollution - LA Daily NewsThe Los Angeles area still has some of the nation