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This 3D map makes Tokyo’s subway system look like a crazy roller coaster ride
You needn't bring a barf bag, though. Although they're based in reality, those peaks and valleys don't exactly represent what it feels like to ride on the Tokyo subway.
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It’s bike share season!
Like daffodils, ramps, and skirts, bike shares emerge in the spring, a sign that the long winter is over and summer is coming soon.
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For the first time in history, a bear gets brain surgery
A bear at a sanctuary in Asia was the first ever to get brain surgery. Her prognosis is beary good.
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Ask Umbra: How green is my Barbie? And other burning questions
Can I recycle broken glass? Clean my glasses without being a polluter? Responsibly rid myself of an old TV? Umbra, as always, has the answers.
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Koch brother gives $100 million to Hurricane Sandy-stressed hospital
David Koch's donation is the largest in NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's history.
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Solar grows up — now what?
Solar has grown up and earned a seat at the big kids table. But that means the fights are going to get nastier.
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Oceans are absorbing excess heat, for now
Climate change is disproportionately warming the oceans, but scientists warn that this trend won't keep landlubbers cool forever.
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Jailed for eco-activism, and then jailed for blogging about eco-activism
Daniel McGowan was first imprisoned for allegedly participating in an Earth Liberation Front arson, then he was thrown in jail again for exercising his free speech.
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A newbie vegan asks: Should you fake your steak?
Three weeks into her month-long experiment in veganism, Grist's green-living pioneer, the Greenie Pig, makes a foray into the world of faux meats.
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Kansas may mandate unsustainable development
A bill in the state House would outlaw use of state funds to promote or practice sustainable development. Tough luck, future generations.
