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The weird humming noise in this British town turned out to be fish sex
The humming sounds like a really, really annoying dial tone.
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Russia drops Greenpeace piracy charges, alleges activists are hooligans
Charges have been lowered against Greenpeace protesters who scaled an Arctic offshore platform, but they could still get seven years in jail.
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This bamboo house might be indestructible
The Blooming Bamboo house can withstand five-foot-high floods -- and it's PRETTY.
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This inflatable community space happens to be inside a dumpster
It's like Park(ing) Day, except smellier!
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Colombian women get their road fixed by refusing to have sex
It shouldn't take 14 hours to get to the hospital because the roads are so bad. So the women of Barbacaos staged a real-life Lysistrata.
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Ask Umbra: How can I throw a party without crashing the planet?
A reader wonders about eco-friendly party tips. Umbra takes a shot.
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Air pollution can wreck your mental health too
Bad air quality could contribute to memory problems, attention deficits, anxiety, and depression. No wonder you're bummed out.
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Chicago makes it easier to put solar panels on roofs
It will now take just one day to get a permit for a small solar array in the Windy City, down from a month. And the permit fees are falling, too.
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We could detect wildfires faster by using satellites
Scientists have designed a satellite system to spot wildfires while they're still small. Now, to find the few hundred million bucks needed to deploy it ...
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Get a load of the rare saber-toothed whale that just washed ashore
This saber-toothed whale washed up in Venice Beach. Never heard of a saber-toothed whale? That's because they're almost never seen in the wild.
