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Earth was probably purple billions of years ago, says NASA

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By Kimberley Mok in Natural Sciences January 17, 2019

Canada wastes more than half its food

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By Katherine Martinko January 17, 2019

Top 10 US cities for plant-based eating

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By Melissa Breyer January 17, 2019

Architects propose turning Buckingham Palace into affordable housing

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By Lloyd Alter January 17, 2019

This family batch-cooks 40 meals at a time

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By Katherine Martinko January 17, 2019

Wing-it Wednesday: My family's simple weapon against food waste

By Sami Grover January 17, 2019

Photo: Shooting star soars above the Sierras

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Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer January 17, 2019

China just grew the first plant on the moon

Natural Sciences

Ilana Strauss

By Ilana Strauss January 16, 2019

Why our building materials should be almost edible (Video)

Green Architecture

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter January 16, 2019

650 sq. ft. Urban Micro Home is a small house for outdoorsy couple

Kimberley Mok

By Kimberley Mok January 16, 2019

I tried making my own beeswax wraps

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By Katherine Martinko January 16, 2019

We need walkable, wheelable, scooterable and strollable cities, and what we are getting is more sprawl

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter January 16, 2019

How tech startups and conservationists became unexpected allies

Green Investments

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By The Nature Conservancy January 16, 2019

Overtourism: Can this problem be solved?

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By Katherine Martinko January 16, 2019

Betsy the rogue rodeo cow has been hiding in the woods for months

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer January 16, 2019

4 ways to read more books

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko January 16, 2019

How "Rick and Morty" explains why self-help is (kind of) evil

Ilana Strauss

By Ilana Strauss January 16, 2019

The sheer joy (and simplicity) of not buying gas

By Sami Grover January 16, 2019

Photo: Anemone family adorns the rocky shore

Reader's Photos

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer January 16, 2019

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This family batch-cooks 40 meals at a time

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650 sq. ft. Urban Micro Home is a small house for outdoorsy couple

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Top 10 US cities for plant-based eating

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Earth was probably purple billions of years ago, says NASA

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Extinct tree grows anew from ancient jar of seeds unearthed by archaeologists

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Extinct tree grows anew from ancient jar of seeds unearthed by archaeologists

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