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Koala populations are threatened by rampant STDs
About 50 percent of the koalas in Australia have chlamydia. Now, new discoveries in genetics may save koala populations threatened by STDs.
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This is by far the cutest baby bat we’ve ever seen
If Bruce Wayne were really committed to accuracy, he'd spend his time licking food from a plastic cup, getting scritched, and generally being pants-pissingly adorable.
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It’s official: Just the taste of beer makes your brain happy
Finally, proof that beer equals delicious joy.
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Fresh tracks: Chicago’s new ‘sky park’ turns abandoned rails into green spaces
The windy city has two major new parks in the works -- one for people, the other for the birds.
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Adorable therapy dogs bring comfort to Boston victims
The same comfort dogs deployed to help in Newtown are traveling to Boston. They are a cute and comforting presence.
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You’re forking out $9,000 a year to own your car
Forget the environmental costs of driving a car. The financial costs alone should be enough to shock you into walking, biking, busing, and sharing.
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Watch a leopard seal try to make friends with a kayak (or possibly hump it)
He sure loves this kayak. Or loooooooooves this kayak.
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This apartment building comes with its own algae-fueled power supply
A new building in Hamburg, Germany, has a facade of panels that will grow microalgae, which will be used to produce biofuel and provide heat.
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Stacked recycling bins for small kitchens are so simple, yet so genius
It's a simple idea -- interlocking bins with openings for paper, plastic, and glass. But if you have a small kitchen, it's potentially life-changing.
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Meet the woman who shut down Chicago’s dirty coal plants
Kimberly Wasserman wins the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize for organizing her neighbors in Southwest Chicago to fight the power plants giving them asthma.
