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Really intense vegan hiker walked 2,650 miles in two months (and then cried)
People are trying to get out and enjoy nature as fast as humanly possible.
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Prince William has already decided his son’s favorite animal is endangered rhinos
It turns out that Prince William is really into rhinos.
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Elephant in the room: Why getting the GMO story straight is so hard
Specialization, tribalism, and the human love of a good story make it tough to assemble a full picture of any complex research topic -- including GMOs.
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Moscow is suffering from a plague of zombie pigeons
If there's one thing you want to avoid in life, it's getting a dying pigeon in the face.
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Local Permitting Makes a Bigger Difference as Solar Gets Cheap
Going solar keeps getting cheaper, but most of the cost savings have come from less expensive solar panels. “Soft costs,” like permitting and inspections, are a rising share of the cost of a solar installation. Several years ago, these permits could increase the cost of a residential solar project (then around $8.00 per Watt) by […]
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Watch a bull terrier nurse cute baby goats using special milk pants
You can call these "raw milk pants" if you want, but they'll always be a weird diaper/bra hybrid in my mind.
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Fashion tips from nature, in adorable comic form
It's time our tank tops had false heads to distract our predators. Three words for fall 2014: BIRD POOP CAMO.
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When will solar get cheap enough for everyone to use?
The faster the price of solar power falls, the more viable it becomes as an energy source -- and the sooner we'll see it on roofs across America.
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China’s voyage to cross the less frozen Arctic Ocean
China bets historically low Arctic ice will allow a rusty hulk to sail through the fabled Northern Sea Route, opening up a shortcut to lucrative trade in the E.U.
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The next great farming frontier? Look up
A new green revolution is underway -- on urban rooftops.
