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This dude bought a private island in New York City for less than a studio apartment
Alex Schibli, 72, owns an island, right smack off the coast of Manhattan. (Delightfully, it’s called “Rat Island.” Great name for a NYC island, or BEST name?) When you hear “owns an island” you figure “Romney rich,” but Schibli only paid $176,000 for the 2.6 acres. That might seem like a lot, but when a […]
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The coolest tiny home we’ve seen recently has a giant hole in the roof
The key to small-space living is not feeling cramped, which makes this Barcelona apartment the pinnacle of the genre. The home uses sliding doors to open the 430-square-foot apartment up for a sense of space, or close it for privacy. But the centerpiece of the house is the hole in the ceiling — a plant-filled […]
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North Carolina elephant might be getting contact lenses
C’sar, a 38-year-old bull elephant living in North Carolina, could become the first pachyderm to wear contact lenses. Because nothing looks nerdier than an elephant in glasses. “An elephant has never been fitted with corrective lenses,” the Associated Press reports. (One elephant once had a contact put in his eye, but it was just to […]
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Yes, the economy could soon run on (mostly) renewable power
A study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory demonstrates that an energy mix that is 80 percent renewable in 2050 could operate fine. If only we had the will to create it.
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Shopper’s delight: Here’s what to buy organic
The Environmental Working Group's annual Shopper's Guide to Pesticides is out, with a few important additions.
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Wild plants: The best ingredients you didn’t know you had
Plucking seemingly random weeds out of the dirt and sticking them in your mouth may be disconcerting to most city dwellers, but that’s exactly what a group of New Yorkers traveled to New Jersey to do recently.
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A professional forager shares her secrets [SLIDESHOW]
Take a visual foraging tour with the author of the cookbook "Foraged Flavor."
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Are our 15 seconds of fame up, geologically speaking?
Paleontologist Jonathan Payne says we’re not seeing the sixth mass extinction yet. But give us time …
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The Earth is going bald, ice-wise
And there's no magic foam that can bring it back.
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If we can’t end climate change in one grand effort, maybe we can do it in 21 little ones
A new proposals from a team of researchers identifies 21 small steps that could effectively reduce our carbon emissions to sustainable levels.
