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This soccer ball generates energy while you play
Soccer is a cool, continental sport. Now it is also green, thanks to this energy-generating soccer ball.
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Fly to Mars in a spaceship made of poop
A rich dude wants to send people to Mars. They're going to give them a nice poop shield though, so they won't die.
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Is McDonald’s coffee really going greener?
The company says it'll spend $6.5 million over five years to help Guatemalan farmers grow more sustainable beans.
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13-year-old genius from Kenya is saving lions with LEDs
Richard Turere's invention will keep lions from killing cows, which will keep humans from killing lions.
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Climate change is melting open the North Pole
By 2040, ships could start traveling right across the North Pole, according to new scary research.
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Amtrak is making a comeback, kinda
Ridership has grown by 55 percent since 1997 and is now at record levels, with over 31 million travelers annually, says a new report from Brookings.
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China keeps making new green pledges
From a carbon tax to investment in air-quality upgrades, China is taking action to clean up its filthy environment.
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U.S. nuclear companies fight new safety measures
Is $20 million too much to spend to prevent radioactive fallout in the case of a nuclear accident? Germany, Japan, and other nations say no. American companies say yes.
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A robot that throws cinderblocks means that humans will no longer be employed to throw cinderblocks
Some robot builders have built a robot that throws cinderblocks. They are still working on the aim.
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Brazil’s Carnival now runs on pee
Rio's Carnival has adopted a program called Power to the Pee, where pee running over turbines creates energy to power the event's sound system.