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The mighty avocado: 10 recipes featuring this miracle fruit

This incredible fruit boasts a wealth of nutritional benefits. If you've been avoiding them because of the cost, we'll show you why you shouldn't.




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10 recipes for lentils that move this superfood from drab to delightful

Not only are lentils a powerhouse of nutrition, but they have nearly limitless possibility for delicious dishes from burgers to salads.




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10 servings of produce a day? Let's be realistic

A new study sets the bar high, suggesting 10 servings of fruits and vegetables per day per person, but even nutrition experts are lobbying for moderation.




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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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A lipstick-lover's guide to avoiding Red Dye #40

How I learned to find products that don't contain this common additive.



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This yoga teacher gained 40 pounds on purpose

Trina Hall purposefully put on weight to see exactly how it affected her self-perception — and the results surprised her.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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20 yoga poses to channel your inner animal

From the common Cobra Pose to the complex Horse Pose, here are 20 animal asanas.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Fox News: Keystone XL will create 2,000, 85,000, one million jobs

According to the GOP's favorite media mouthpiece, the Keystone XL pipeline would have created thousands, no- tens of thousands, no- hundreds of thousands, wait-




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Senators take note... 500,000 petitions in 8 hours means you're being watched

Senators tried (again) to sneak a last-minute approval for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline into a new transportation bill. But a record-setting 500,000 s




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Minneapolis college plans to be emissions-free by 2019

Augsburg College is now the largest purchaser of wind energy from Xcel's Wind Source, the biggest provider in the U.S.




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Vestas will reduce workforce by 10%

Planned cuts will eliminate 2,335 wind industry jobs.




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Rock on! 10 one-hit wonder songs

From 'My Sharona' to 'Tubthumping,' here's how to celebrate National One-Hit Wonder Day.



  • Arts & Culture

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SOTU 2012: Obama touts old, new energy

In his State of the Union speech, Obama unveils plans to expand U.S. oil and gas production, but vows not to 'walk away from the promise of clean energy.'




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How Typhoon Haiyan compares to the 2004 tsunami

Some have compared the Typhoon Haiyan's devastation to the mayhem caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.



  • Climate & Weather

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Evidence of 500-year-old monster tsunami found in Hawaiian sinkhole

A powerful earthquake in Alaska sent towering waves up to 30 feet (9 meters) tall crashing down on Hawaii about 500 years ago



  • Wilderness & Resources

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2011 Japan tsunami unleashed ozone-destroying chemicals

The 2011 tsunami that struck Japan released thousands of tons of ozone-destroying chemicals and greenhouse gases into the air.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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More trees than there were 100 years ago? It's true!

In the U.S., there are more trees than there were 100 years ago, according to the FAO. MNN's Chuck Leavell explains why.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Is your bookshelf made from a 600-year-old Russian tree?

.Chances are it's not, but Swedish mega-retailer IKEA has recently come under fire from environmental watchdog groups for clear-cutting old-growth forests in a




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Playing catch up: June 2012, A.C.

As much of the country sizzles during the first week of summer, air conditioners — in all of their global warming-causing, envy-inducing, but probably not dea




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Sweden's Mini House 2.0 offers speed, sustainability and style in spades

At 15 square meters with an equal amount of outdoor living space, Jonas Wagell's flat-packed Mini House 2.0 is a lovely prefab retreat that can be assembled in



  • Remodeling & Design

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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).



  • Remodeling & Design

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13 tiny houses we loved in 2013

Join us as we travel from Spain to Sweden to Sonoma County, Calif. for a look at 13 pint-sized dwellings that amazed, inspired and intrigued us in 2013.




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Thanksgiving turns 150

2013 marks only the 150th anniversary of official Thanksgiving.



  • Arts & Culture

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10 to-dos to get your kitchen ready for the holidays

Make sure your knives are sharpened and spice rack is stocked so time in the kitchen this holiday season goes more smoothly.




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10 recipes for leftover Thanksgiving turkey

These creative recipes will help you make something out of your leftover turkey besides soup or sandwiches.




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Try the 30 days of gratitude quiz with your teen

Head into the holiday season with a series of daily questions that help all of us think about what we're thankful for.




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10 great places to visit for Thanksgiving

Take Thanksgiving on the road this year and appreciate the different experiences these places have to offer.




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Humans may have settled in Australia 80,000 years ago, way earlier than previously thought

Archaeologists have uncovered new evidence that could push the date of human habitation in Australia back possibly as far as 80,000 years ago.



  • Arts & Culture

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Tree rings reveal our past — and our future

It's called dendrochronology, the study of data culled from the growth patterns of trees. And it can tell us a lot.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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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.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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We just found out this haunting Russian statue is 11,600 years old

Covered in a code no one can understand, the Shigir Idol is the oldest wooden structure in the world.



  • Arts & Culture

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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.



  • Arts & Culture

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Antarctic ozone hole among the smallest recorded in 20 years

The ozone hole above the Antarctic has hit its maximum extent for the year. Due to warm temperatures, the opening in the protective atmospheric layer was the se



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Greenhouse gas emissions hit record levels in 2011

Carbon dioxide levels are now at 390.9 parts per million, well above what scientists consider the tipping point for the effects of climate change.



  • Climate & Weather

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Greenhouse gases hit record high in 2011

The concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere hit a record high in 2011, the United Nations' World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported Tuesday,



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Bette Midler's New York Restoration Project aims to plant one million new trees by 2017

Toyota has donated 4,500 free trees for this March's giveaway for New York City residents.




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Earth's carbon dioxide levels to hit 400 ppm

This much CO2 hasn't filled the planet's atmosphere since the Pliocene Epoch 3 million years ago — long before modern humans existed.



  • Climate & Weather

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CO2 101: Why is carbon dioxide bad?

We hear a lot about carbon dioxide when we talk about climate change, but sometimes here's why too much CO2 in the atmosphere is a bad thing.



  • Climate & Weather

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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.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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This 90-second video sums up our CO2 problem

Just in time for a new U.S. report on climate change, a stunning animation shows how much we've already altered Earth's air.



  • Climate & Weather

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3 reasons not to expect a 'mini ice age' in 2030

Even though Earth is already in an ice age, a surplus of ice is the least of our worries.



  • Climate & Weather

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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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Global carbon emissions stalled in 2016, offering a hint of progress

For several countries, the switch from coal to renewable energy is paying off in our attempt to reduce global carbon emissions — but we still have work to do.



  • Climate & Weather

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Carbon dioxide levels are reaching heights we haven't seen in 800,000 years

The latest World Meteorological Organization Greenhouse Gas Bulletin paints a grim picture for our environment.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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20 ways to reuse coffee grounds, tea leaves

It's unlikely that coffee or tea is growing in your garden, so after you finish that cup, put the grounds to work with these clever ideas.




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10 ways to recycle your pantyhose

Don't throw out old pantyhose! You can recycle them in many different ways.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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Indian man single-handedly plants a 1,360-acre forest

Jadav Payeng single-handedly turned a barren sandbar in northern India into a lush new forest ecosystem.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Top 10 vegetables to grow in your garden

These nutritional powerhouse vegetables can flourish in your yard or in containers.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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10 gorgeous U.S. waterfront campgrounds

We've found several camping areas on lakes, rivers and the ocean that offer beautiful views and plenty of recreational opportunities.




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Conquer the clutter with 'Throw Out 50 Things'

Organize your home and office with help from Gail Blanke's book about clearing the clutter.