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This new app may help design bike lanes in Germany
A free app traces cyclists’ routes as they ride onto a single map, intended to help city planners create new bike paths where they're needed most.
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Harvesting energy from our eyelids? Don’t worry, it’s just art
An industrial designer and artist dreams up a line of devices that could pull energy from the human body.
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You’re happy and you know it — but how’s the rest of the world doing?
The Better Life Index tells us about the keys to global happiness. Sort of.
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Coffee taste like dirt? That’s because it might be
As climate change makes coffee beans scarcer, some counterfeit producers are already stretching their supplies by adding unsavory fillers.
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Here’s your chance to chat with Michael Pollan
Join us for a live video interview with bestselling author Michael Pollan on Aug. 14 at 7 p.m. ET.
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Ask Umbra: How can I green up my back-to-school shopping?
A reader frets that his buying binge could be bad for the planet. Umbra says this three-ring shopping circus can really get you in a bind.
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What to do with an overload of chard
Learn how to prep and use (lots of) Swiss chard -- a savory slab galette with Gruyère is a great place to start.
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Copenhagen’s newest bike lane totally rules
The famously cycle-friendly city has just outdone itself with a cool elevated roadway.
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The world’s first official climate refugees land in New Zealand
New Zealand accepts a refugee family from Tuvalu hoping to escape their sinking island nation.
