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5 natural deodorant alternatives

If you’re concerned about the health effects of regular deodorants, here are some natural homemade deodorant options.



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10 health-related uses for petroleum jelly

That tub of Vaseline that you probably remember seeing in your grandmother's house warrants a spot in your medicine cabinet, too.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Kazakhstan's Altyn Emel boasts deserts, forests — and a sand dune that sings

Kazakhstan's Altyn Emel, a newly named UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, home to deserts, forests and floodplains — and a giant sand dune that sings.



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Artist celebrates nature and its impermanence with morning altars

Artist Day Schildkret creates morning altars out of flowers, bark and leaves every day.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Marriage isn't the ticket to better health after all

Some studies show that marriage actually has a negative health effect.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Cooking with oranges: 15 recipes starring this healthy fruit

How to add more of this healthful fruit to your diet.




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10 kale recipes for a heart-healthy diet

Kale has a wide array of health benefits. Here's how to add this superfood into your diet.




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7 health benefits of pumpkin seeds

From boosting immunity to helping your mood, pumpkin seeds offer many potential perks.




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Cinnamon's health benefits go way beyond a bowl of oatmeal

New research suggests that a gram of cinnamon a day can help reduce blood sugar and may boost metabolism.




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Can yoga keep you healthier this winter?

Try this routine to help your body fight off the coughs and colds going around this season.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Why we should have little altars everywhere

A simple arrangement of meaningful things can help us find inspiration in our daily lives.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Shelter cats do downward dogs

A fitness studio and animal shelter team up to help rescue cats — and have fun doing yoga together.




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Mindfulness meditation has been shown to rewire your brain and improve your health

New scientific evidence backs up the benefits of mindfulness meditation.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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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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Ann Coulter says radiation is good for you

In the wake of the Japanese nuclear disaster, conservative author Ann Coulter tells Bill O'Reilly that radiation is actually beneficial to humans.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Inexpensive alternative in beetle-kill lumber

The gradual recovery of the building and remodeling industries is being slowed by high prices for lumber. However, there is a plentiful, sustainable alternative



  • Remodeling & Design

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9 Thanksgiving dishes made healthier

Use a little imagination and a lot of love to create celebratory fare that even the staunchest traditionalists will enjoy.




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How to avoid a Thanksgiving dinner meltdown

Get a jump on Thanksgiving prep with these pro tips and avoid holiday meltdowns.




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Sweltering 2016 is a warning from the future

Earth has broken temperature records for 14 months in a row, and 2016 will almost certainly be the hottest year on record. Yet there is still time to intervene



  • Climate & Weather

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Polar ice caps melting faster than we thought

A study explored 50 million laser images from a NASA satellite to calculate the shrinking depth of the ice sheets, finding the edges to be particularly thin.



  • Climate & Weather

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Infographic: Meltdown in the Arctic

As the Arctic grows warmer, its sea-ice cover is shrinking at an unprecedented pace. Here's a graphical look at how quickly it's disappearing.




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World's skinniest house built in Poland

The narrowest building in Poland is the work of Israeli writer Edgar Keret.



  • Remodeling & Design

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19 super kids who will save the world from adults

Feeling a little full of yourself? Check out these 19 boys and girls who actually did something about the world's ills before they even got to their 20s.




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Federal judge halts construction of Keystone XL pipeline

Part of the Keystone oil pipeline was shut down after a 5,000-barrel leak in South Dakota, the pipeline's operator TransCanada said.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Michael Pollan: Healthcare crisis

Michael Pollan explains how healthcare costs are increasing while the amount of money people spend on good food is decreasing and suggests a change.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Michael Pollan: The problem with monocultures

Michael Pollan explains that if farmers are only growing one or two crops, that means people are only eating one or two crops, which does not make for a healthy



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Michael Pollan: Polycultures: A step in the right direction

Michael Pollan explains how a variety of plants and animals make for healthy farms, which make for healthy people.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Michael Pollan: The food culture

Michael Pollan discusses how people need rethink how they eat and remember to teach children healthy eating.



  • Food & Drink

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New York City goes after salt

Bloomberg administration wants to see a 20 percent reduction amount of salt in prepared or packaged foods.




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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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Cultures resonate in 2018 Sony World Photography Awards

From a man wearing a minotaur mask to a collection of taxidermy, these fascinating images were the 2018 Sony World Photography winners.



  • Arts & Culture

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Unhealthy air plagues our national parks, just like it plagues our cities

The air at 85% of national parks is unhealthy at times, report finds, building on a study that said concentration of smog-forming ozone rivals that of cities.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Dog with the saddest face wouldn't let anyone near him at the shelter

Not every dog goes straight from the shelter to a happy ending, but Baloo's story is the most unlikely of all.




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How affordable is alternative energy?

Alternative energy sources that are cost-competitive with fossil fuels may be closer to fruition than previously thought. Recent studies from global leaders in




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7 fictional energy sources from pop culture

What if dilithium crystals were an alternative energy solution? Here are 7 fictional energy sources.




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Meet the snowflake consultant for Disney's 'Frozen'

Physicist Kenneth Libbrecht, a leading expert on snowflake formation, is proud to have added scientific accuracy to Disney's hit animated musical.



  • Climate & Weather

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When you turn 18 in Italy, you get a 'culture bonus' of over $500

With money from the government to spend on culture, Italian teens have another reason to celebrate their milestone 18th birthday.



  • Arts & Culture

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'Inferno' fueled by apocalyptic Malthusian theory

New film, based on the best-selling book by Dan Brown, warns of humanity's demise from unchecked population growth.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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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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A 'Last Jedi' battle was filmed on Earth's largest salt flat

The remote Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is the setting for a pivotal moment in the latest episode of the 'Star Wars' franchise.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Shelter dog is new 'Lady and the Tramp' star

A star is born as terrier mix Monte leaves a shelter and heads to Hollywood.




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Has the Mafia infiltrated the renewable energy industry?

Certain people are looking for the same kind of green they’ve always sought — the green of dollar bills.




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How an 'off-grid' hippie built a wind energy empire

Wind entrepreneur Dale Vince used to live on a bus. Now he's one of Britain's richest men, and he has big plans to transform his country.




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Cruelty to animals is now a federal crime

The PACT Act makes animal cruelty a federal felony, threatening violators with fines and prison time.




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20 household things you can clean with salt

Add this kitchen mainstay to your arsenal of natural cleaners.




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Multipurpose furniture saves precious space

Furnishings that pull double or triple duty really earn their keep.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Happy 153rd birthday, Teddy Roosevelt

Just in time for the conservationist president's birthday, the U.S. unveils a plan to freeze uranium mining near one of his favorite places: the Grand Canyon.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Former salt mine transformed into spectacular underground theme park

Basketball, mini-golf, a Ferris wheel, an underground lake and a spa are just some of the attractions found in this majestic 13th-century Romanian salt mine.




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Filter 99 percent of the BPA out of your water in just 30 minutes

Simple chemical process is cheap and safe, and could soon eliminate BPA as a pollutant.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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This simple paper water filter zaps contaminants like nobody's business

Direct-to-consumer water filter company Mesopaper removes a variety of contaminants without the mess, waste or high price tag.



  • Research & Innovations