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Boston Marathon bombing ‘memorabilia’ hits eBay

Sellers capitalizing on the tragedy are facing a flood of backlash on Twitter.




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Great Green Twitter Follow Parade 2013

Get on board! Connect with fellow green-minded Twitterers as you find new people to follow and pick up new followers of your own.




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Sarah Palin's 'Going Rogue' book loose on energy facts

News organizations fact checking advance copies of former vice presidential candidate's new book find a lot of inconsistent truths.




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Sarah Palin: Eco-fashion model?

Eco-sportswear company Icebreaker got a strange surprise when Sarah Palin graced Newsweek's cover wearing an Icebreaker top.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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Going rogue: Sarah Palin's climate tweets and energy-related wisdom

Sarah Palin uses social media to get out her message: Drill, baby, drill, and don't worry about climate change because the planet can take care of itself.




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'Inception' stars talk oil spill, Sarah Palin

Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page reveal the minds they would love to change for the better.



  • Arts & Culture

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First Look: 'Sarah Palin's Alaska' hurts to watch

It's coming. And it's just as bad as you imagined.



  • Arts & Culture

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The greenwashing of Sarah Palin

A new reality show portrays the former Alaska governor as a nature-savvy frontierswoman. We asked brand experts and environmentalists what they think of her lat



  • Arts & Culture

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A second season of 'Sarah Palin's Alaska'?

As predicted, the former Alaska governor and her family will not be returning for a second helping of reality TV.



  • Arts & Culture

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Meet the other Sarah Palin (she might save your life)

Sarah Palin lifeguarding in Texas? You betcha. Ann Curry reveals there is another Sarah Palin, a college student, who fields 200 Facebook requests a day.



  • Arts & Culture

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Sarah Palin: Raising a special needs child

How we as a community can help to support the parents and celebrate the beauty of special needs children.




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Sarah Palin is writing a fitness book

Former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin says new book will detail how to find equilibrium between comfort foods and healthy living.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Sarah Palin returns to TV with new outdoor series

Former governor hopes new show will inspire young women to get out and enjoy the great outdoors.



  • Arts & Culture

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The Arab world's triple crisis

A mere change of governments will not make Arab countries’ economic problems go away. Indeed, the converging effects of population growth, climate change, and




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Josie Maran had a farm water birth

Actress delivered a 7.5-pound baby girl at her Pennsylvania farm on July 2.



  • Babies & Pregnancy

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Murder houses, marauding rats and Martha [Weekend link clump]

This week: Historic homes with gruesome backstories, a woman wages war against rodents and Martha Stewart pays her respects to American crafters.




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Stunning garage-to-cabin conversion enjoys sweeping Puget Sound views

A design firm best known for its repurposed cardboard creations tries its hand at small-scale adaptive reuse with absolutely gorgeous results.



  • Remodeling & Design

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A California homeowner who pays his mortgage by living in the garage [Video]

Explaining this his car 'doesn't need its own little home,' a homeowner converts his garage into a cottage and rents out his main house.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Santa Barbara is for nature lovers, too

Santa Barbara has close-by mountains, beautiful beaches and much more than it's famous wine — but don't skip that part.




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It's so cold, Niagara Falls is an icy wonderland

Parts of Niagara Falls appear frozen, creating a stunning wintry landscape.



  • Climate & Weather

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Whole Foods' latest whoops? Asparagus water

When a California Whole Foods store put three stalks of asparagus in a bottle of water and sold it for $5.99, the Internet called them on it.




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Bizarre summer hailstorm covers Guadalajara in ice

A freak summer hailstorm covers Mexico's Guadalajara in at least 5 feet of ice.



  • Climate & Weather

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DIY Spiced Caramel Apple Cider

It takes only a few minutes to whip up this delicious cold-weather drink at home.




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The secret to staying safe while hiking is preparation

Whether you're planning to camp or just go for a simple hike, here are 10 things you need before you hit the trail.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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A parade of fictional bears, starting with Teddy

Whether they were based on the real thing or imagined, we welcomed these bears into our homes with abandon.




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'Star Wars' planet is a remote, real-life paradise here on Earth

Laamu Atoll in the Maldives has a surprising starring role in the events of 'Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.'



  • Arts & Culture

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Chilean miner completes NYC marathon

There were plenty of heroes among the 43,000 people who ran the ING New York City Marathon on Sunday, but rescued Chilean miner Edison Pena was the favorite of



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Space shuttle Endeavour preps for parade, the final leg of its California tour

Space shuttle Endeavour, now a permanent resident of the state of California, has traded its winged chariot for a set of custom wheels.




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Wind and solar farms could bring regular rains to the Sahara desert

The Sahara, one of the largest deserts in the world, could be transformed into a more hospitable place thanks to clean energy.



  • Climate & Weather

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What is cascara tea?

Cascara tea is a brewed beverage made from the dried husks of the coffee berry isn't technically a tea, but it's not coffee, either.




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The Farallon Islands have a mouse problem. The solution is raising eyebrows.

Scientists propose dropping poison to kill mice on the Farallon Islands, but there's concern that wildlife and water quality will suffer.




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11 of the most difficult ultramarathons in the world

A regular marathon will sound like an easy warm-up compared to these crazy yet compelling endurance races.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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North Pole Marathon: Where the bitter cold slows you down and thoughts of polar bears make you go faster

Competitors from around the world line up on an Arctic ice floe to tackle one of the world's most difficult 26.2-mile races.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Truth or death: Can you separate survival myth from reality?

A lot of faulty survival information gets passed around. Can you sort out which actions will save you, and which might kill you?



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Augmented reality goggles set new standard in wearable computers

A prototype wearable computer runs on its own OS, features 720p displays over both eyes and recognizes facial and hand movements.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Bioinsecticides: Tarantula venom kills agricultural pests

A tarantula's toxic brew could serve as an insecticide against agricultural pests that consume the venom orally.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Brilliant bird uses human-made pesticide to rid its nest of parasites

Wild finches in the Galapagos made famous by Charles Darwin 'self-fumigate' their nests using human-made pesticides.




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Green States: Asparagus malfunction

A few years ago, when Janet Jackson “oopsed” her way into Super Bowl and Federal Communications Commission history, 140 million viewers of the biggest game



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Parasitic worm inspires skin graft tech

A new technique for skin grafts involves an adhesive made of tiny needles that was inspired by a parasitic worm's behavior.



  • Research & Innovations

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Mold growth in the garage

Get rid of fungus and stop it from coming back by using effective natural methods.




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A revolution in hearables may be coming soon

New designs like the Eargo and new rules from the government may change everything.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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How marathon runners help the homeless (without even knowing it)

Father-daughter team turns a common race practice into a clever opportunity to help the less fortunate.




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United Arab Emirates to build Martian mini-city

The massive Mars colony simulation located in the Dubai desert will be designed by Danish architect Bjake Ingels.




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'Nearlywed' star talks about turning bathroom into eco-friendly paradise

Plus: National Geographic turns 125 and more Ecollywood odds and ends.



  • Arts & Culture

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'Malibu Country' Sara Rue greens her baby's nursery

Sara Rue becomes a mom on and off the set of 'Malibu Country'.



  • Arts & Culture

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Michael Bloomberg endorses Barack Obama, 'a president to lead on climate change'

NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg's surprise endorsement of Obama follows the devastating effect of Hurricane Sandy on New York City and the Northeast.




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108 ski areas sign declaration calling for action on climate change

Fearful of late summers and early springs trimming their seasons, ski areas all over the United States are calling for action on climate change policy.



  • Climate & Weather

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Could a parasite cure or prevent autoimmune diseases?

New research supports the hypothesis that parasites could have a role in preventing certain diseases.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Twin sisters separated at birth find each other by chance 25 years later

A random YouTube video leads to the reunion of two sisters who grew up 5,000 miles apart.




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British comedian Eddie Izzard to run 27 marathons in 27 days for charity

Each day will symbolize one year that Nelson Mandela spent in prison.



  • Fitness & Well-Being