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  Study shows a walk in the park fixes a fuzzy brain

  The evidence keeps rolling in: when you need to clear your head, the ...

  by Jaymi Heimbuch in Health

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  Build your own log lounge chair for $30

  Simultaneously modern and rustic, this fantastic chair is an entry in the Instructables ...

  by Jaymi Heimbuch in Sustainable Product Design

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  Consumer Reports: Tesla Model S is 'best car we've ever tested' (Score: 99/100)

  As if things weren't going well enough for Tesla Motors today, they just ...

  by Michael Graham Richard in Cars

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  Do shipping container houses make sense for disaster relief housing?

  Sometimes it seems that architects jump through too many hoops just because they ...

  by Lloyd Alter in Modular Design

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  Climate hits 400ppm of CO2 for first time in 3 million years

  It is a sign of our rapidly changing world that we can get ...

  by Chris Tackett in Climate Change

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  Hobbit Houses We Have Known: A Tour of Underground and Earth Sheltered Houses

  They are not just in The Shire anymore

  by Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture

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  How Fast Could You Travel Across the USA in the 1800s? (Check Out These Old Maps)

  In this age of fast travel and instant digital communications, we tend to ...

  by Michael Graham Richard in Public Transportation

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  18 Unexpected Recipes for Sweet Potatoes

  From fondue and latkes to waffles and cheesecake, it's time to overcome the ...

  by Melissa Breyer in Easy Vegetarian Recipes

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  Ain't nobody here but us (designer) chickens

  Tamara Staple's new book opens up a whole world of chickens you never ...

  by Lloyd Alter in Natural Sciences