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'Lands of Lost Borders: Out of Bounds on the Silk Road' (book review)

Canadian writer Kate Harris describes an epic 10-month bicycle tour across Asia.

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko in Travel January 20, 2020

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The top houseplant trends for 2020

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer December 19, 2019

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America is facing a sugar shortage

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko December 19, 2019

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Why you should be cautious about online shopping

Sustainable Fashion

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko December 19, 2019

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5 simple steps for soil-friendly eating

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer December 18, 2019

plant based meat

Plant-based meat takes center stage at Kroger

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer December 18, 2019

electronics waste

'There is no green heaven.'

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko December 18, 2019

Solstice sky

5 strange things that've happened on the winter solstice

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer December 17, 2019

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Pete and Gerry’s launches a reusable egg carton

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer December 17, 2019

ginger plants

A brief history of the items in your spice drawer

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko December 17, 2019

cosmetic products

How to tell the difference between wants and needs

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko December 17, 2019

feel the wild

New book, 'Feel the Wild,' is a beautiful love letter to nature

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer December 16, 2019

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That chocolate bar will cost you 42 minutes of running

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko December 16, 2019

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Join the Christmas Climate Strike

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By Lloyd Alter December 16, 2019

Sri Lankan food

There's nothing wrong with repetitive cooking

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko December 16, 2019

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Hunter's 'vegan edit' includes nearly 300 certified vegan products

Sustainable Fashion

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer December 13, 2019

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You're never too old to start exercising

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko December 13, 2019

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Notes from Sri Lanka: A lesson in coconuts

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko December 13, 2019

Zara respect hoody

Zara's 'sustainable' hoodie is anything but

Sustainable Fashion

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko December 12, 2019

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6 dreamy tiny homes created for Disney characters

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8 uses for Epsom salt

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Horse trailer transformed into maximalist tiny home

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6 zero-waste lessons from Paris

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6 ways to run a more functional kitchen

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Take a train to see the northern lights

Ghent from above

How Ghent got rid of cars and transformed the city in a decade

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Plant your loved one in this egg and turn them into a tree after death

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African grey parrots surprise researchers with their altruism

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