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This bike glows in the dark when headlights hit it
As Mission Bicycle Company says, “Dark gray by day, bright white at night.” Genius, no?
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Please, scientists: Tell us how you really feel about climate change
Scientists need clearer language to express the urgency of climate change. Dropping an F-bomb or two would be a good start.
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San Francisco’s Castro district is putting in rainbow crosswalks
Here's something to literally brighten your day.
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Scientists to Americans: This climate change thing really is a big deal
The American Association for the Advancement of Science is launching a new campaign to cut through the noise of climate denialism.
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Climate change could bring ancient moss back to life
Scientists were able to revive moss that had been frozen beneath Antarctic ice for 1,500 years, suggesting that as the poles heat up, moss might come creeping back.
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Designer furnishes an entire room with trash
"It's a way to fight the idea that we're supposed to throw things away or produce more and more stuff that won't last," says Paulo Goldstein.
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Finally, a way to actually make your office a comfortable temperature
Here's a way better solution than your bossiest coworker constantly getting up to fiddle with the thermostat.
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Two-thirds of Republicans think the media exaggerates climate change
On the other hand, nearly half of Democrats believe the seriousness of climate change is actually underestimated by news outlets.
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This tandem bike shrinks to a solo one for after you’ve been dumped
Calfee Design makes some pretty sweet bamboo bikes, but now it's even anticipating your change in Facebook relationship status.
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Turn your poop into charcoal and cook with it!
This solar-powered toilet, intended for developing countries without robust water access, turns waste into fuel. Then we turn it back into poop jokes.
