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Ask Umbra: Is it OK to recycle bottles that have been full of chemicals?
A reader wonders if motor oil and cleaners could contaminate her recycling. Umbra can hardly container self.
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London is installing bus sensors to hopefully kill fewer people
Nearly two-thirds of deaths on London’s roads were pedestrians or cyclists. Now the city is doing something about that.
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Leaked documents reveal SeaWorld is drugging its orcas
An affidavit reveals SeaWorld is giving its orcas benzos to make them chill out and stop attacking each other.
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Light pollution could be contributing to cancer, depression, and obesity
Our bodies need darkness to produce the hormone melatonin, and melatonin protects our DNA, ultimately preventing cancer.
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Japan has been ordered to end its infamous illegal whale hunt
People eating whale meat isn’t exactly "scientific research," so the U.N.'s highest court laid down the law.
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You can pry my grandkids’ sheet cake from my cold, dead hands
In an effort to dissuade young Americans from a diet of Funyuns and unadulterated corn syrup, the USDA has turned to their grandparents.
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To attract minorities, the national parks need some better ideas
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Park Service gave everyone freedom to celebrate as they wished. Was that really the best it could do?
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Cops want you to stop crime by hanging out in sketchy areas
The LAPD will post an updated map of suggested hangout spots every day using social media, asking residents to jog or walk their dogs there.
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Even better than more cowbell: Doctors are prescribing bikeshare memberships
Feeling the wind in your hair is way more fun than popping a pill.
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These sad photos of NYC’s gentrification show chain stores replacing local businesses
See a 50-year-old East Village deli become a Chase bank.