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Are we living in 'The Matrix'? These quantum physicists think they know the answer

Reality can never be perfectly simulated if you take into consideration quantum complexity.




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Electric vehicle start-up receives $350 million investment

Add $350 million to the already invested $350 million, and EV network start-up, Better Place, seems to have plenty of fuel to bring the world an EV network that




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Obama's Pacific trip brings climate agreements and challenges

As the president leapfrogs from India to Indonesia to Seoul, he's making deals on green energy in the hopes of curbing climate change.



  • Climate & Weather

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Get a free Reverse Trick-or-Treating kit

You pay only shipping for a set of 15 organic, fair trade chocolates and educational cards that your kids can give out to visitors.




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Nutrition info on fast-food receipt

Now you know when you spent $6.38 cents and 48% of your daily calories on a breakfast at Burgerville.




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Why this Denver-area school district is taking Mondays off

What a four-day school week in Colorado means for the families that rely on school for childcare.




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Baby on rollicking road trip to visit all 50 states

Baby will be the youngest person to see every state.




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Microsoft tool to help Ford's electric vehicles

Microsoft and Ford announce that the Microsoft Hohm service will be available to manage the recharge process of Ford's future electric vehicles.




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Bill Gates predicts there will be few poor countries in 6 years

Bill and Melinda Gates outline global-aid myths: poor countries will always be poor, foreign aid is a waste, and saving lives will lead to overpopulation.




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Yes, it is possible to earn free trips with your credit card

For rewards-seekers, the trick is to find the right card: one that best fits both your travel style and your spending habits.




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Americans bought so many Legos that the company tried to get us to stop

Denmark-based Lego is the world's most profitable toy-maker. But when it reported a revenue decline for early 2016, the news was just what the company wanted.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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EPA proposes stricter soot standards

The agency says its proposed rule could save tens of thousands of lives every year, but critics warn of economic burdens for some U.S. industries.




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Is the Tabasco family responsible for an infestation of nutria?

The creator of Tabasco sauce is often credited with a proliferation of large rodents called nutria in the swamps of Louisiana.




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Indie movie 'Family Weekend' makes big eco-strides

Green 'Family Weekend'; nature TV premieres.



  • Arts & Culture

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Discovery strikes gold with drama 'Klondike'

Gold Rush? More like cold rush! The cast and crew of the miniseries reveal how they battled extreme weather to bring this epic tale to the screen.



  • Arts & Culture

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General Mills backs off restrictive, no-lawsuit policy after backlash

General Mills scraps new legal terms that served to waive the rights of Facebook fans and coupon users to sue the company.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Facebook's new Safety Check feature lets friends and family know you're OK after disaster strikes

The idea grew out of disaster message boards that sprung up on Facebook after Japan's most recent natural disaster.



  • Protection & Safety

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This woman tried crossing the Irish Sea in a giant inflatable hamster wheel

25-year-old wave runner Lindsey Russell undertook the 20-mile challenge to raise money for charity.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Let nutrition drive your food donations

SuperFood Drive is working to turn food pantries into nutrition pantries.




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Eclipse glasses distributed to the homeless in Southern cities

Eclipse glasses distributed to the homeless, plus where to donate your old eclipse glasses if you don't plan on reusing them.




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Magic mushrooms could be a psychiatric wonder drug

Cancer patients given psilocybin experienced reduced depression and existential distress, even at the end of life.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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18 eye-popping pedestrian bridges

From Vietnam to London to rural Boone County, Iowa, these fancy footbridges are a feast for the eyes.




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Ancient volcanic landslide triggered 800-foot 'monster' wave

Researchers say the giant tsunami occured in the Cape Verde Islands 73,000 years ago.



  • Arts & Culture

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Buy this book: Power Trip by Amanda Little

Power Trip is a fascinating journey through our incredibly complex relationship with oil, energy and everything in between.




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Trekking Enlightened: My new electric bike

My new bike has a lithium-charged motor that kicks in just enough added oomp to power me through hills and headwinds.




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Video: Jane Lynch tries carpooling with Matthew Morrison

"Why do you have to sing everything like you just swallowed a pair of jazz hands?!"




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A greener Mexico City tries eco-transit

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The 30-Day Electric Bike Challenge is calling: Get out of your car and onto an e-bike

Apply to the 30-Day Electric Bike Challenge and you could be selected to receive an e-bike for a month in exchange for swearing off the use of your car.




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Indianapolis leads the way for electric vehicle fleets

The city fleet will have 425 Leafs, Volts and Energis on the road by early next year.




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Coming soon: A gyroscopically balanced electric commuter car

The Lit Motors C-1 can cruise 200 miles on a charge, and even a truck can't pull it over.




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Soon you can drive the cool electric car from 'Iron Man'

Audi’s R8 e-tron sports car is finally a reality — with almost 300 miles on a charge.




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The states where electric cars rule

Sales of plug-ins are a fraction of cars sold, but governments and industry are doing their part to make that number grow.




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2015 Kia Soul EV is a smooth drive that won't overcharge your electric bill

The introduction of the 2015 Kia Soul EV brings the notion of a practical, affordable all-electric car closer to the driveway.




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Vroom! Vroom! Here come the electric car races

OK, the sound is more like "eeeeeee," but it's still exciting international action, and it's coming to the U.S. in March.




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The greenest cars: Electrics rule

Nine of the top 12 cars on the 2015 ACEEE list are either plug-ins or hybrids.




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Cold weather kills electric car range

When the weather outside is frightful, battery performance suffers.




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Introducing Rimac's Concept One electric supercar

These guys aren't shy about taking on Tesla, but first they need to ramp up the factory for this 1,088-horsepower, 200 mph electric from Croatia.




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Paris bans diesels (and restricts traffic)

The City of Lights is for lovers ... and pedestrians, bikers and transit riders.




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Electric cars can help cool our cities

By reducing the urban heat island effect, mass adoption of electric vehicles may even cut our air conditioning bills.




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4 insanely powerful and expensive electric cars

These plug-in supercars are big on sex appeal and horsepower — but you've never heard of the companies that make them.




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How do you get consumers to buy electric cars?

how to sell electric cars




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Ex-Tesla exec puts his energy into electric buses

Proterra's new Catalyst is a lightweight, energy-efficient marvel with six times the efficiency of diesel.




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An electric car faster than Tesla?

Even under poor conditions, Venturi's 240 mph shakes things up at the Bonneville Salt Flats.




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The electric supercar race is heating up

Tesla Motors gets some high-powered competition.




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In Tokyo, the future of cars is electric!

The big Japanese auto show is all about plug-in and hydrogen cars — and some even drive themselves.




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The age of the cheap electric car has arrived

EV prices are falling, range is rising, and there's free fuel to sweeten the pot.




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When will EVs get sounds to warn pedestrians? It's coming, but expect delays

And no, we won't be able to use ringtones. (There will likely be standardized noises.)




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Rimac's electric really isn't a Tesla-killer

Rimac's Concept One is a $936,000 supercar made in Croatia, and only 8 will be built.




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Super-fast and electric are words of the week at Geneva Motor Show

Electric cars are really shooting off into the stratosphere, and it’s all Elon Musk can do to keep up.




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James Dyson wants to clean up on the electric vehicle market

The British vacuum cleaner kingpin will invest nearly $3B in developing an electric vehicle by 2020.