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London's Garden Bridge to bring tranquility, foot traffic to the Thames

Actress Joanna Lumley is behind an urban park/footbridge project in London that's, well, absolutely fabulous.



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Floating pool concept invites Londoners to take a dip in the Thames

Wildlife has slowly but surely returned to the formerly foul tideway. Is swimming in the Thames next?



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Floating toll path would let London cyclists zip up and down the Thames

With an estimated price tag of nearly a billion dollars, the 7-mile bike highway would help alleviate London's traffic and air pollution woes.




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Garden Bridge likely to blossom over the River Thames (and not everyone's happy about it)

The enchanting yet highly controversial 'magical new green space' has many Londoners fired up over issues of funding, aesthetics and accessibility.



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Prophetic horsemen sculptures emerge from the River Thames

Jason deCaires Taylor's sculptural commentary on fossil fuels comes and goes with the tides.



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Architecture firm proposes retractable ice rinks for the River Thames

Could this be a Christmas miracle in London ... or the ultimate cold weather pipe dream?



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Rare seahorses discovered in the River Thames

An uptick in seahorse spottings in London is a sign that the iconic English waterway is getting cleaner by the year.




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Jared Leto and Ellen Page named 'sexiest vegetarians'

Annual award, given by PETA, presented in recognition of both actors' commitment to animal-free diets.



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How to train for 'American Ninja Warrior'

Modern exercise tends to put health before stealth, but both are necessary for anyone who wants to become a ninja.



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Why are yoga poses named after animals?

Quite a few poses take their names from wildlife, and there's an interesting reason why that's so.



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James Cameron on Canada's oil sands

With a story similar to "Avatar," film director James Cameron now finds himself on the side of native people in Canada's oil sands region, where their way of li



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Big Oil borrows Pixar name from Disney

Pixar Petroleum will manage the oil sands business for Paramount Resources, which has a long history of lifting names from Hollywood.




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Giant squid caught on camera in U.S. waters

Researchers funded by NOAA record footage of a giant squid in U.S. waters, and the discovery is magnificent.




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Two wind turbines self-destruct in same week

Turbines in Denmark and Sweden throw off blades — a rare event, but one to consider as alternative energy use grows across globe.




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Proposed Cape Cod wind farm halted by Native Americans

Controversial clean energy hits major setback from area Massachusetts tribes.




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Libya's turmoil brings big questions for American oil prices

New problem in the Middle East is likely to raise old political arguments in Washington.




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Honda's got the only CNG vehicle in America

Honda revamped the ultra-clean natural gas Civic for 2012, but it has an uphill battle getting widespread acceptance in the U.S., where there are still few CNG




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Watch: President Obama on American energy

The president discussed the nation's growing clean energy economy at a Daimler facility in North Carolina.




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Fukushima radiation leak the same as 76 million bananas

An odd, fruity equation provides perspective on the amount of radioactive water leaking into the Pacific.



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Vote to name two of Pluto's moons

If you've ever wanted to leave your mark on the heavens, here's your chance.




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Pluto moons get new names

It's official! Two tiny moons orbiting the dwarf planet Pluto finally have new names: Styx and Kerberos.




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NASA selects nickname for next celestial target

NASA asked the internet for help in choosing a nickname for the Kuiper Belt object named '(486958) 2014 MU69.'




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This low-cost Vietnamese abode is a half-prefab, half-DIY affair

From Vo Tong Nghia Architects comes a finish-it-yourself dwelling that can be delivered throughout the Mekong Delta via long-tail boat.



  • Remodeling & Design

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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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Unusually popular Thanksgiving foods reveal America's love of non-dairy whipped topping

NYT and Google teamed up to find the most distinctive Thanksgiving dishes by state. Some of the more unusual ones have whipped topping in common.




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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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How to freeze pies and get ahead of the game

Get ahead of the holidays by making and freezing unbaked and baked pies, crusts and filling before the rush.




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Divers unearth 7,000-year-old Native American burial site off Florida coast

The archaeological site is located a mere 900 feet off Manasota Key in Florida.



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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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Primates might have first evolved in ... North America?

A startling find in Wyoming radically changes our theories about the distant origins of our taxonomic order.




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This rock brought back from the moon likely came from Earth

This supposed moon rock is actually an Earth rock. It was likely jettisoned from our planet ages ago, eventually crashing into the moon.




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Rhinos and weird elephants once roamed Texas

Researchers are calling the wild lands of 12 million years ago the 'Texas Serengeti.'




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Greenland may soon live up to its name

A new study explores the implications of a Greenland that's actually green.



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America's Most Endangered Mountains

A new YouTube integrated map lets Appalachian communities speak out on mountaintop coal mining.




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Michael Pollan: Food reform framework

Michael Pollan lays out his ideas about what it would take to reform the food system.



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2014 James Beard Conference: Food as healthcare

You can watch the live stream of the conference and follow my live tweets from the event.




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America's 9 most at-risk open urban spaces

It's 'open season on open space,' according to The Cultural Landscape Foundation's 2017 'Landslide' report.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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The best solo hikes in North America

Some trails are more attractive for solo treks because of their blend of solitude and safety.




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Baseball Hall of Fame blacklists fracking

The National Baseball Hall of Fame supports the Cooperstown Chamber of Commerce's anti-fracking position. Cooperstown is located in central New York, in the hea




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Does 'fracking' need a new name?

Does 'fracking' need a new name? The slang for hydraulic fracturing sounds dirty and disconcerting — and now a study finds it even curbs support for the contr




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Fracking to blame for Ohio earthquakes

The Youngstown quakes were triggered by wastewater injection, scientists have discovered.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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How an American helped Iceland turn its youth crisis around

The 'Icelandic Model' may be the country's best export.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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'Time' names most influential in sustainable food

You won’t recognize all the names from Time’s list of people that most affect our world, but you’ll want to get to know them.



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'One Big Home' profiles America's obsession with supersized dwellings

In the documentary "One Big Home," carpenter Thomas Bena goes behind the scenes to explores the trophy homes and "starter castles" of Martha's Vineyard.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Famed Azure Window arch in Malta is no more

Featured in several Hollywood productions, the arch and its support pillars collapsed after heavy coastal storms.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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How clean energy became a major force in the U.K. economy

Massive wind farm is Britain's latest entry in move away from fossil fuels toward alternative, renewable clean energy sources.




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This huge project could change the wind game

At the heart of an ambitious clean energy project envisioned by the Dutch is a man-made island nine times the size of Disneyland.




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5,000 honeybees strap on tiny backpacks in the name of science

Australian scientists are attaching sensors to bees to track their movements and study colony collapse disorder.



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The Chilean miners rescue game

Now you can help the rescue the Chilean miners in this mind-numbingly boring video game.



  • Arts & Culture

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Only known wild jaguar in the U.S. caught on camera in Arizona

Jaguars used to roam all over the Southwest but now are an extreme rarity. And this unique cat is already threatened by the mining industry.