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Get a peek at the world’s biggest ghost town
Ordos was supposed to be the Vegas of Inner Mongolia ... before everything went wrong.
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You have to hold hands with strangers to make this bus shelter warm
Making commuters touch is an interesting challenge to our nose-in-iPhone culture. Although we want proof everybody washes their hands after peeing.
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Ask Umbra: Is it OK to reuse biodegradable plastic spoons?
A reader asks if she can toss those colorful fro-yo spoons in the dishwasher and use them again. Umbra gives her the straight scoop.
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These artists will take you on a journey to the melting Arctic
An art exhibit is investigating the ways that global warming will change the iconic Arctic landscape.
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Spiderwebs don’t work as well in cities
Who knew a threat to spiders was actually baked into our cities’ infrastructure?!
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This is what you’d get if Wes Anderson rode a fixie and spray-painted walls
Aaand now we want to spend a sunny spring day listening to Mark Mothersbaugh and lazily pedaling a candy-colored bike.
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That new-car smell is making Hurricane Katrina survivors sick
Formaldehyde is just one part of the chemical soup comprising the iconic smell. And poorly ventilated FEMA trailers reek of the scent.
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Watch a pangolin play in the mud like a puppy
These endangered creatures look like walking artichokes. They also happen to be adorable.
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Wish you could fertilize crops with pee? Urine luck
The Rich Earth Institute leads the way in showing America how to "peecycle."
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This invasive worm could wipe out escargot
If you like French food, we've got some bad news: Snails could go extinct throughout Europe.
