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Ask Umbra: What’s the most efficient way to heat the house?
A reader wonders if it's better to turn the heat down at night or leave it high. Umbra busts out her hat and bunny slippers.
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The Pitcairn Islands are weird and crummy, so why not turn them into a nature reserve?
The sixty-five people who live there are descended from the sailors who mutinied on the Bounty.
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Dog-saving comic book artist makes animal rescuers into vigilante heroes
Matt Miner's heroes fight a very specific type of bad guy: people who torture and abuse animals.
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It takes 1.39 liters of water to make a liter of water
If we're going to concede water as a "packaged beverage," we want beer as a municipally provided utility in exchange.
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Granola bars made of used beer grain reduce waste, actually sound kind of tasty
A mocha stout granola bar made with Ghirardelli Chocolate and spent beer grain? We'll drink to that.
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Who wants to sit in a mushroom chair?!
You don’t have to be a caterpillar with a hookah to sit on this mycelium fungus chair, made by Dutch designer Erik Klarenbeek.
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The U.S. cities where the fewest commuters get to work by car
In a few U.S. cities, bikers, pedestrians, and public transport are taking over the morning commute.
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New map shows how gold-obsessed libertarians are screwing up the rainforest
Peruvian rainforest is being destroyed three times as quickly as in 2008.
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A year after Sandy, New York City slowly bounces back
It's going to take a lot of time and money to rebuild the city and prepare for the next storm -- and that's going to be inconvenient. But it's worth it.
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If you’re in New York, San Francisco, or Seattle, Uber will deliver kittens to your office today
The ASPCA, Uber, and the Cheezburger network are teaming up for a limited-time kitten delivery service. Also, there are cupcakes, but that's actually the boring part.