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Gorgeously painted manhole covers add beauty to city streets in Japan
Sometimes, the difference between a pleasant, livable city and a stressful one comes down to the details, things you might barely even notice but that influence you almost subconsciously. Municipalities in Japan have gotten at least one of these details down pat, by putting intricate and beautiful decorations in one of the city’s most forgotten […]
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If you’ve got $206,500, you can bid on a piece of the moon
Haven’t you always wanted to own a piece of the moon that you could do whatever you wanted with — write your name on it, claim it in the name of Spain, tape it together with other space rocks to build a less fucked-up planet, etc.? Well, for only $170,000, plus a $36,500 “buyer’s premium,” […]
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Mysterious ocean ‘crop circles’ are actually built by fish
These structures look like the print of a massive octopus wearing fashionable shoes, but they're actually pufferfish sex palaces.
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Why is rooftop solar cheaper in Germany than in the U.S.?
A new survey has answers -- and they're not as obvious as you might expect.
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China, E.U. partner to bolster Chinese carbon trading
The partnership could mean the development of an international carbon trading system between Europe, Australia, and China.
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Charbroiled burgers create more air pollution than diesel trucks
A new study finds that trucks would have to drive 143 miles to produce as much pollution as one charbroiled burger.
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Victory for raw-milk seller in Minnesota
Raw-milk advocates are calling the Minnesota jury verdict a big legal win.
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Bike-powered e-waste recycler could keep your electronics from murdering the planet
It's basically a grinder, attached to a bike.
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Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren debate climate change
And, while they're at it, the Senate hopefuls from Massachusetts battle over oil subsidies, Keystone, Cape Wind, and James Inhofe.
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Robots, plants team up to make humans fall flat on their faces
By making plants mobile, you make them the natural enemies of a) humans and b) cats
