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9 recipes for blueberries that put this superfood at center stage

We all know blueberries are healthy. But you may be surprised at just how healthy they actually are!




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12 recipes that prove why apples rule the holidays

These recipes provide delicious ways to serve up this amazing superfood.




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What is natto?

This fermented soybean paste is packed with good bacteria, but not everyone can stomach the stinky, sticky dish.




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You may not know what koji is, but you've probably eaten it

Koji, a fungus called Aspergillus oryzae, has been essential to Japanese cooking for centuries, and now it's catching on in the U.S.




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10 foods and beverages that boost brainpower

Learn how to eat for a healthy brain with these 10 foods and beverages that boost brainpower.




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7 foods that are good for your heart

You may know what not to eat to keep your heart healthy, but do you know what foods to add to your diet for a happy heart?




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Exploring yoga styles: What is Bikram yoga?

How is Bikram yoga like — and unlike — other hot styles of yoga? Bikram refers to the style of yoga popularized by yoga master Bikram Choudhury, which inclu



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What is Energy Medicine yoga?

There's more to energy medicine than acupuncture. Here's how to get an energizing workout in only 10 minutes.



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Fizzy yoga: What is this new exercise trend, and would you try it?

Actress Kim Cattrall claims this new yoga hybrid practice saved her life.



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Trends in yoga: What's next?

It seems like just a regular old yoga class isn't enough anymore.



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What is Dudeism? And what does it have to do with Buddhism?

The Day of the Dude is now celebrated worldwide.



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3 office setups that don't involve a chair

Sitting is bad for your health, so why not swap your desk seat with one of these solutions?




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What 3 months of yoga and meditation will do for your body

Researchers find biological confirmation that yoga and meditation have a positive effect on mental health. Plus: 4 yoga moves that will reduce stress.



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The stats that mattered this wild, woolly March

From the harshest heat on record to record investments in offshore wind, this has been some kind of March. Here are some key figures from a record-breaking mont




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What does the oldest human music in the world sound like?

Songs, melodies and tunes transcend time in a way that no other language can.



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9 kids singing hit tunes that are better than the originals

Prepare to be blown away by these pint-sized pop stars singing hit tunes by Adele and Beyonce. Their voices are bigger than they are!




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What happens to your hearing at a music festival?

For many people, summer means music festival season. Here are several steps to protect your hearing while also jamming out to your favorite music.



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What we learned from Japan's deadly earthquake: One year later

In 2011, Japan was one of the most prepared countries in the world for a massive earthquake. Yet when a mega-quake hit Japan last March, sparking a huge tsunami



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What caused the Solomon Islands earthquake and tsunami?

The deadly earthquake and tsunami that hit the Solomon Islands today struck along a subduction zone.



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What caused Britain's tsunami?

A tsunami that struck the UK in 2011 was caused by a storm roiling the ocean hundreds of miles away



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What did we learn from Indian Ocean tsunami?

Two documentaries revisit the 2004 disaster and explore how science has advanced since then.



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What does 'sustainable supply chain' mean for the planet?

As commerce becomes increasingly global, American corporations are taking steps to develop sustainable supply chains that span the country and the planet.



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What to expect from the Pluto flyby today

When it comes to tracking New Horizons's Pluto flyby, you have options.




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What would it be like to land on Pluto?

NASA's video of New Horizons photos constructs what it would be like to touch down on Pluto — and not just fly by it. It's inspiring.




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Stack 'em up: A prefab apartment tower rises in Manhattan

Check out this video of NYC's first prefab residential building coming to life over a 4-week span in Manhattan's Inwood section.



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ÁPH80: A prefab cabin from Spain that's clean, calming and compact

Madrid-based sustainable architecture firm Ábaton unveils a low-cost prefab housing concept that's as simple as it gets (and interestingly, hypoallergenic).



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From Spain, a minimalist micro-home that's the 'extreme of abstraction'

Watch a tiny prefab home be 'dropped' into a vacant lot outside of Madrid with not much more than an electric screwdriver and a crane.



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ViVood: A pared-down pop-up vacation shack that's perfect for semi-roughing it

This teeny-tiny wooden cabin from Spain can be built in several hours (provided you can wrangle several friends to help you).



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What's causing the epic Thanksgiving storm

A messy winter storm is moving across the eastern half of the United States, threatening to delay holiday travel.



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What to drink this weekend: Tariquet Rosé de Pressée

Start planning your Thanksgiving wine selections by trying this sustainable rosé this weekend.




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What to drink this weekend: Tawny Port

Warre’s Otima Tawny 10 Year Port will warm you up on a chilly evening.




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What to drink this weekend: Cranberry mocktail, 2 ways

Give your kids another non-alcoholic cocktail option besides a Shirley Temple this holiday season.




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Show that gratitude, no matter the time of year

We practice thankfulness on certain holidays, but why not all the time?




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What's the difference between Canadian Thanksgiving and American Thanksgiving?

It's colder up here and the harvest is earlier, but that's not the only reason Canadian Thanksgiving is different than American Thanksgiving.




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11 things to do on Black Friday that aren't shopping

Don't want to shop on Black Friday but not sure what else to do? Here are some ideas.




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Hats off to the original green bean casserole

Dorcas Reilly created the first green bean casserole recipe as an employee of Campbells in 1955.




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This is what the first flower to ever evolve looked like

Researchers trace back the origin of all flowering plants to a single ancestor using a sophisticated data crunch.



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Rare metal from the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs can cure cancer, says professor

New research seems to demonstrate that iridium, a rare metal found in meteorites, can kill cancer cells.



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Geologists find that a remote region of Australia was once connected to Canada

Surprising evidence linking Australia and Canada reminds us that our planet is a dynamic place.



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Rare mammal that's still alive today once walked with dinosaurs

New genetic evidence shows that Solenodons survived the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs.




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What was Earth's first animal? New study finally offers an answer

The first animal to evolve on Earth was probably a sponge that existed around 640 million years ago.




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Scientists unearth 15,000-year-old tools that may have belonged to the first Americans

The find confirms that America's earliest human inhabitants were here much sooner than previously thought.



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Scientists have pinpointed the exact city and year that HIV first spread

HIV might never have become a global pandemic if it wasn't for the ecology of what is now known as Kinshasa, and what was then a 1920s colonial hub.



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Geologists baffled by remote island that's covered in mysterious rocks

Anjouan is an island between Africa and Madagascar littered with sedimentary rocks called quartzite that don't belong there. Are they a chunk of Gondwana?



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Millions of people inhabit this 'hidden continent' that's 94% underwater

Scientists say Zealandia meets all the requirements to qualify as a continent, even though 94% of it is underwater.



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An egg that monitors air quality goes online around the world

The Air Quality Egg was named one of Kickstarter's best projects of 2012.



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What is PFTBA? Greenhouse gas is 7,000 times as potent as CO2

A greenhouse gas that is thought to have a potent impact on global warming was detected in trace amounts in the atmosphere.



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What is methane and why should you care?

Methane is a natural substance that can be produced over time through biological routes. This colorless, odorless gas has huge potential as a fuel, but it also




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Antarctic science balloon shatters longest flight record

A weather balloon has broken the record for the longest balloon-borne experiment in Antarctica, and is still going strong.




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A remnant of the force that carved the Great Lakes will soon vanish

The Barnes Ice Cap, a last surviving piece of the once-vast Laurentide Ice Sheet, will be gone in as little as 300 years.



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