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15 of the most remarkable trees in America
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'Junk' playgrounds fight to stay afloat in age of austerity
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'Chasing Coral' goes underwater to explore coral reef destruction
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The VW Golf GTE: A sporty, plug-in hybrid hatchback
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Which lifestyle changes really 'save the planet'?
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Avionics V1 is a distinctive & massively powerful retro-styled e-bike
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Photo: Bunny harvestman looks part Totoro
Our photo of the day comes from Ecuador, but could be from Studio Ghibli.
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Feds to remove regulations on self-driving cars and ban States from putting them back
It's all in the interest of “speeding self-driving cars to market.”
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Gorillas need hugs too
This 11-second clip of two western lowland gorilla siblings hugging it out will make your day.
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Hōkūle’a, a traditional Hawaiian deep-sea canoe, has completed round-the-world trip
It took three years, but Hōkūle’a made the impressive journey using only ancient Polynesian navigational methods.
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Hypocrisy, thy name is the National Renewable Energy Lab
They give away free parking in a LEED Platinum parking garage at a suburban campus.
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Low carb or low fat? It doesn't make a difference.
Study shows that neither style of diet has an advantage over the other.
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MIT robot swims through water and gas pipes to detect leaks
The robot finds even tiny leaks so that they can be fixed before they become a catastrophic problem.
