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Use this fantasy high-speed rail map to plan your epic train adventure
New York to Chicago? That looks to be about, oh, five or so hours to us.
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Now even birds can find their homes using Google Maps markers
Artist Shuchun Hsiao he has an ongoing project in which he puts up birdhouses that look like Google Map markers.
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How can we prepare for climate change without screwing poor people?
Urban adaptation plans are ramping up. It would be nice if the interests of poor and minority communities didn't get trampled in the process.
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Sea urchins can teach us the secret to effective carbon storage
Like other ocean creatures, sea urchins turn carbon dioxide into shells made of calcium carbonate.
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Upcycling win: A vintage shoe that also makes phone calls
This project doesn't make much sense on a practical level, but we're into it anyway.
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Big Steps Forward for US Climate Movement
There are two major events being organized by the US climate movement over the next month. The first and most immediately significant event is what is being described (accurately) as the biggest climate demonstration in US history, taking place February 17th in Washington, D.C. Tens of thousands of people have already signed up indicating their […]
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This bike pumps out clean air while you ride it
The wheels turn a generator that runs an air filter. The clean air goes through a tube, into one of those fighter pilot masks that make the wearer look like an alien.
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Superpowered squirrel has subzero body temperature for eight months of the year
Would you like to watch a hibernating squirrel wake up from deep freeze? We think you would.
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GOP could reach out to cities, if not for the elephant in the room
Harvard economist Ed Glaeser argues that Republicans should mend fences with American cities -- and that city folk are natural GOPers. Dude clearly doesn’t know many city folk.
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Dolphins have been acting really nice lately and we’re scared
Perhaps we've been too hasty in trashing dolphins. Or perhaps something weird is going on.
