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Wind turbines don’t hurt property values
The most comprehensive study to date finds that the construction of wind farms near homes does not lower home sale prices.
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Drill next door: Here’s what it looks like when fracking moves in
Drilling rigs pop up in suburban neighborhoods like mushrooms overnight.
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Here’s an astonishingly simple trick that could keep you from killing a cyclist
Change which hand you use to open the car door.
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Over a million cockroaches escape from cockroach farm
Why would anyone want more than a million cockroaches?
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This apartment fits in the space left over between two buildings
They come in all shapes -- crosses, diagonals, eggs, Xs, Ys, Christmas trees.
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This guy woke up snuggling with a fox instead of his girlfriend
What's that next to you in bed, so fuzzy and warm? Hint: It's not actually your significant other.
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Pissed-off French bakers tell Kanye West how croissants work
Clearly West had never heard of the Slow Food movement.
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It’s time for civil rights and environmental activists to join hands
At the recent rally commemorating the 1963 March on Washington, little was said about the connections between the well-being of people and protecting the planet. That should change.
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Vanishing ocean smell could also mean fewer clouds
As oceans become acidic, they produce less of that ocean scent, which contains compounds that help clouds form. And that means more sunlight and more global warming.
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This is the most polite deer we’ve ever seen
This little deer, found at the Todai-ji temple in Nara, Japan, has impeccable manners. And the American tourists aren’t comporting themselves too badly either! It’s amazing to see semi-wild animals that are so well-bred.
