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Carnivorous plant goes batshit for bat shit
File under "the disgusting wonders of nature": Scientists have discovered a species of pitcher plant in Borneo that is a living bat toilet. The plants offer cozy quarters for local bats, and the bats repay them by shitting down their necks. Talk about the circle of life.
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Listen up, hipsters: Your next home will arrive on a truck
When we last checked in with prefab housing, it was reeling from the market crash, and green modular homes were turning into yet another thing you could only have if you were rich. But the modular revolution is back on track, with a rise in popularity for eco-friendly prefab houses.
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The soul of a city is in its people
We've got to figure out how to make our cities more livable and sustainable without triggering the seemingly inevitable march of gentrification.
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Friday music blogging: best music of 2010
Ever since 2001, I've engaged in the annual ritual of assembling a two-CD mix of the last year's best new music. (Kids, let me translate: two 80-minute playlists, both of which fit exactly on the kind of "compact disc" your parents used to listen to.) This year's is rather late, but it's finally done.
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The journeys we take at home
Every day, I hear the same thing from parents of grown children. “Enjoy it while you can, it goes so fast.” With a 3-year old boy, Elias, who consistently wakes up in the middle of the night “needing sumfin” and a 6-year-old girl, Willa, who also wakes up frequently, saying “I just can’t get back […]
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Wondering why pedestrian fatalities are up? Why not blame Michelle Obama [UPDATED]
The utter absurdity of blaming an increase in pedestrian fatalities on Michelle Obama and her "Let's Move" campaign.
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Pikas: The cutest animal you may never see again [SLIDESHOW]
Is the pika America's cutest rodent? Think fast about that one, because global warming is herding it towards extinction. We've put together a slideshow, so you can get your fill of their cuddly little faces before it's too late.
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Mark Ruffalo's position on fracking deserves a standing O
Photo: Christopher HarteWe got all excited when we heard Mark Ruffalo was getting involved in the debate over the destructive natural-gas extraction process called “fracking.” Turns out that’s because we thought he was Mark Wahlberg. Mark Ruffalo is a serious actor, who was never in any Funky Bunch! We have no jokes about that at […]
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Flooded Queensland city may now be living every week like it's Shark Week
Artist’s conception Writing about the Queensland floods, Grist cities editor Sarah Goodyear wrote: “If you were to anthropomorphize the flood, you might say it is taking a perverse pleasure in pointing out just where the shiny, mighty city is weakest.” Little did we expect that it would start finding cities’ weakest points AND PUTTING SHARKS […]
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Using wind energy: You're doing it wrong [VIDEO]
Wind power: It's not just a good idea, it can also help you break your neck!
