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U.S. bike-sharing fleet more than doubles in 2013
The opening of the San Francisco Bay Area bikeshare brings the combined fleet of shared bikes in the United States above 18,000.
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You can be buried in an underwater graveyard
It's inspired by the Lost City of Atlantis.
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These cute cycling undies have built-in protection for your sensitive bits
They're like secret bike shorts that you can wear under any clothes.
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Here’s what it looks like to get charged by an elephant
If, for whatever reason, you're in this situation: Don't run.
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Golden Rice: Fool’s gold or golden opportunity?
Sure, Big Ag might use the controversial genetically engineered rice as a stalking horse -- but if it's able to help save hundreds of thousands of lives, maybe it deserves a chance.
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Superstorm Sandy washed away half of Fire Island’s sand
New York's Fire Island lost more than half of its shoreline sand and sand dunes to the mega-hurricane, leaving the tourist mecca vulnerable to further storm surges.
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“Slow biking” is the newest movement against mindless speed
If you'd choose bells and baskets over speed and spandex, slow biking is for you.
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Hunter shoots the first endangered wolf seen in Kentucky in 150 years
This is sort of an object lesson in why "hey, I don't recognize that thing, better shoot it" is not the most adaptive outlook on life.
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Reign of tarragon: How to start an herb share with neighbors
Is there a package of leftover herbs rotting in your fridge? The Greenie Pig, Grist's green-living pioneer, has the solution.
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Take a virtual flight through Yosemite’s fire zone
This Google Earth tour shows you where the blaze is burning --- and what's at stake.
