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This is why senior citizens get into accidents — and here's what we can do about it

Studies show that drivers older than 85 get into fatal accidents almost 4 times as often as teens do, and intersections are a problem.




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Millennials like hybrids, women like SUVs and self-driving cars get a collective 'meh'

Two new studies decipher who prefers which kind of car, revealing unexpected attitudes that challenge many assumptions.




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Plane, train or automobile: Which has the biggest footprint?

Which form of travel gives off the fewest emissions? Let's just say it pays to carpool.




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Attention college students: Leave the car at home

As millennials turn away from driving and car ownership, will college students finally stop keeping cars on campus?




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You should get paid to park your car at the airport

FlightCar leverages all those idle vehicles in the long-term lots, and it's a lifeline for frequent flyers.




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Seniors, not hipsters, will get self-driving cars first

Autonomous vehicles will be ready soon — to ferry retirees around closed communities.




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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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Cold weather kills electric car range

When the weather outside is frightful, battery performance suffers.




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San Fran's new EV chargers are solar-powered, and free!

Charge Across Town is cutting carbon emissions with mobile charging. Just respect the two-hour limit.




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How do you get consumers to buy electric cars?

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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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Forget horsepower, Americans buy cars for the technology

As CES proves, the gadgets are more important than the color and the trim package.




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Carnegie study on EV charging gets it all wrong

Most electric cars plug into much cleaner grids, especially in California.




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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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Can Volkswagen reinvent itself?

VW is poised to reinvent itself as an EV-friendly treehugger.




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EcoSense for Living: Getting kids to reconnect with nature

This four-part series gives great advice on getting a new generation to enjoy the outdoors.




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Don't feel weird about saying 'Hi' to strangers

Greeting people you pass on the street with a smile and "Hello" is good for you and them.



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To fight loneliness, let's get innovative

More than one-third of adults in the U.S. over 45 likely suffer from chronic loneliness, but creative housing solutions like these can change those numbers.



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Why are we so reliant on air conditioning? (It's not just climate change, it's bad design)

Air conditioners have made architects lazy, and we've forgotten how to design houses that might work without it.



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'Open Building' lets our homes adapt to change

Why not design our homes so that we can get at the things that need to be changed? That's the idea behind "Open Building".



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Inside it-architect Bjarke Ingels' BIG deal museum exhibition

Bjarke attack! The Danish maverick is the subject of a climate-themed retrospective at the National Building Museum.



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Passive House changes: What flavor do you favor?

The Passive House Institute and the Passive House Institute US are making news this week as standards change and they diverge further.



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Pittsburgh's Center for Sustainable Landscapes is as green as it gets

With the Living Building Challenge now under its belt, the facility is being heralded as one of the greenest buildings in the world.



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Help teen carpenters build a tiny house eco-village for Seattle's homeless

The after-school carpentry wizards at Sawhorse Revolution have big, community-bettering plans for micro-housing.



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AIA Housing Awards honors two gorgeous homes to grow old in

In rural stretches of Connecticut and Tennessee, two nature-surrounded retreats built for retirees.



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In Vietnam, an urban college campus reimagined as a 'forested mountain'

Honestly, it would be a touch difficult to hit the books on a campus this wildly verdant.



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Dying Silicon Valley mall to be reborn with world's largest green roof

The man-made foothills are most definitely alive in Cupertino.



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Manhattan is getting an office tower wrapped in spiraling sky gardens

From the man who brought you the giant tetrahedron on 57th Street...



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Architecture for the ages: How houses can adapt to aging boomers

How they can provide some space for the next generation as well.



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Sonoma County is getting an Airstream glampsite

It's just like camping ... but with free WiFi and Malin + Goetz shampoo.



  • Remodeling & Design

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5 solar-powered buildings that will forever change architecture

From Apple's Spaceship HQ to GE's Boston campus, these solar-integrated designs are raising the bar.




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IKEA's flat-pack refugee shelter wins coveted design award

The Design Museum's recognition of IKEA's Better Shelter for refugees couldn't come at a more appropriate time.



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Puget Sound getaway is pure freecycled genius

As its name implies, Scavenger Studio by Eerkes Architects was constructed from materials plucked from soon-to-be-demolished homes.



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Milan will counter climate change with help from 3 million new trees

Milan, Italy's smoggy second largest city, envisions a future that's cooler, cleaner and swathed in green.



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Scientists repurpose stargazing tools to protect endangered species

A high-tech collaboration between astrophysicists and ecologists is helping to monitor and protect some of the world's most threatened animals.




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Butt-breathing turtle that can stay underwater for 72 hours is endangered

The Mary River turtle, recognized for its algae-induced punk rock appearance and ability to breathe through its rear is endangered.




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These shrew-like critters with dangerous sex lives are now officially endangered

Habitat loss and climate change have pushed the antechinus, a marsupial that looks like a small shrew, to the brink. And their sex lives don't help.




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How nuns in Mexico are helping save a critically endangered salamander

The Sisters of the Monastery of the Dominican of Order have cared for the rare salamanders for 150 years.




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Meet the planet's 25 most endangered primates

This report highlights 25 apes, monkeys, lemurs, lorises and other primates on the brink of extinction.




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Endangered sea turtles hatch on N.Y. beach

Rare endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles hatch on New York City beach, but they normally nest in the Gulf of Mexico.




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Huge numbers of frozen sea turtles are washing up in Cape Cod

Rescuers in Cape Cod are racing to save wave after wave of "cold-stunned" sea turtles.




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Tree frog with strange claw discovered in remote Andean dwarf forest

The newly identified species may already be at risk of extinction due to habitat loss, researchers report.




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Calling all kids to draw (and honor) their favorite endangered species

The 2019 Saving Endangered Species Youth Art Contest is open to children in grades K-12.




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Government pushes to remove gray wolf from endangered species list

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service proposes letting states, tribes manage wolf populations, dropping endangered species status on the federal level.




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Calf sightings in Cape Cod Bay are big news for endangered right whales

Two mother-and-calf pairs of North Atlantic right whales have been spotted so far this year in Cape Cod Bay.




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New panda park in China will be much bigger than Yellowstone

New massive panda park in China will connect bear populations and should help with finding mates.




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It's a record season for sea turtles in Georgia, even with a hurricane

2019 has been a record year for the threatened species, even after Hurricane Dorian destroyed sea turtle nests in the state.




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The Dodge Dart Registry: It's not just for weddings anymore

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'The Cow in Patrick O'Shanahan’s Kitchen' is a gentle introduction to food origins

After you read the last page of this new book for kids, you can start a discussion about food, farmers and eating.