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The world’s most bike-friendly city has three times as many bikes as cars
Cities can choose which modes of transportation will be easiest to use. Groningen chose the bike.
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For lab rats, Oreos are just as addictive as cocaine
You are not so different from a lab rat: faced with an Oreo, "they would break it open and eat the middle first.”
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18-foot sea serpent creature turns up in California
This snakelike oarfish is so long that if you unfurled it out a second-story window, it would probably drag on the ground a little.
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Mighty mangroves shield Indian village from cyclone’s wrath
Villagers in Praharajpur planted and protected mangroves along the coast -- and it paid off over the weekend by helping rebuff a vicious storm.
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Dramatic charts reveal climate change’s effects on oceans
The oceans are becoming warmer, more acidic, starved of oxygen, and less productive. Here are the results, in technicolor.
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North Dakota officials might finally spill details about oil spill
A North Dakota health official defended the decision to keep an oil spill secret from the governor and public, saying the spill occurred in the "best place" possible.
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Rescued hedgehog with cape and skateboard is almost too cute to believe
Watch Kayak the hedgehog curl up like a sea anemone, flip up a mini-skateboard, and get a bath with a toothbrush. SQUEE!
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This majestic a cappella train station concert makes for a magical morning commute
If only every morning commute sounded this nice. Thanks, random Icelandic singers!
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Hand-crocheted tampons for the TRULY green
You can breathe easy: The holy trinity of reusable menstruation products is finally complete.
