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It's so cold, Niagara Falls is an icy wonderland

Parts of Niagara Falls appear frozen, creating a stunning wintry landscape.



  • Climate & Weather

3

Marriage isn't the ticket to better health after all

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



  • Fitness & Well-Being

3

Marketers hijack 'five or fewer'

'Don't eat anything with more than five ingredients' should be a simple rule, but it's getting complicated.




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Chef A's cooking up apricot chicken

Chicken in a creamy apricot and ginger sauce makes a satisfying, quick, weeknight meal.




3

No kombucha in the stores? Here's why

Kombucha, the fermented tea drink that's exploding in popularity, was recently pulled from stores shelves across the nation after regulators found higher than e



  • Wilderness & Resources

3

Book review: 'Going Raw'

A Los Angeles 'raw-gan' simplifies the raw lifestyle and diet in a cookbook and DVD combo, 'Going Raw.'




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Chia pudding: A breakfast rich in omega-3

Switch from hot oatmeal to cool chia pudding for a chilled, healthy breakfast on a sweltering summer day.




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8 things I didn't know about Whole Foods

Our food blogger steps into a Whole Foods for the first time in years and learns a few things she didn’t know.




3

Food Day's mixed-message marquee event

If Food Day’s message is that it’s time for all America to eat real, an invitation-only feast in Times Square that the public could view but not attend migh




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Trader Joe's peanut butter recall spreads to other brands, nut butters and tahini

What started off as a recall of one version of Trader Joe’s peanut butter has spread to other brands of peanut butter, other nut butters and tahini.




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Mother Nature's Pop Science Guide to Apples [Infographic]

The apple is one of Earth's most iconic foods, symbolizing everything from health and beauty to evil and ingenuity. This infographic explores it all.




3

Coconut milk or coconut water: What's the difference?

From boosting metabolism to post-workout hydration, does coconut water live up to its claims? And what about coconut milk?




3

Whole Foods uses Obama's likeness to sell chicken

An ad of President Obama selling chicken at a Whole Foods is perceived as racist.




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5 ways to introduce whole grains into your child's diet

What qualifies as whole grain is different from processed food with 'high fiber' labels. Think assorted grains.




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Dr. Bronner's soaps takes on GMOs—and loses, this time

Why is a soap company so heavily involved in a food labeling initiative? Knowing a bit about the activist history of the brand explains why.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

3

Whole Foods' latest whoops? Asparagus water

When a California Whole Foods store put three stalks of asparagus in a bottle of water and sold it for $5.99, the Internet called them on it.




3

Being 'hangry' is a real thing, science proves

What a 1944 experiment on starvation can teach us about modern dieting.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

3

Why it's time to ditch baby carrots

They may be convenient, but baby carrots — and what they represent — sure are wasteful.




3

Whole Foods takeout containers don't pass test

Study of grocery store containers finds PFAS chemicals in two-thirds of containers tested, and Whole Foods' salad bar containers were the most problematic.




3

There's a lump on the moon that's 5 times bigger than Hawaii's Big Island

Scientists have found a massive deposit inside the South Pole-Aitken Basin on the moon, and it's having a significant impact on the moon's gravitational field.




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We're close to solving the mystery of those flashing lights on the moon

A German scientist's AI-powered lunar telescope aims to decipher the moon's twinkling lights.




3

Porsche 918 Spyder offers 718 horsepower, zero to 62 in 3.2 seconds, and 78 mpg

The plug-in hybrid drivetrain, a first for Porsche, can move the car 15.5 miles on battery power alone. But is the mileage figure all smoke and mirrors?




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Rare massive flowering of Australia's karri trees brings joy to beekeepers

Massive trees, towering over 250 feet, only flower once every 7 to 10 years.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

3

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.




3

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.




3

You may not know what koji is, but you've probably eaten it

Koji, a fungus called Aspergillus oryzae, has been essential to Japanese cooking for centuries, and now it's catching on in the U.S.




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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.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

3

I'm living with cancer, and I'm OK

For my 23rd birthday, along with some shirts and books and other stuff, I got Hodgkin's disease.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

3

Trends in yoga: What's next?

It seems like just a regular old yoga class isn't enough anymore.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Yoga instructor helps heal the nation's capital, one stretch at a time

Deb Berlin is determined to soothe frayed nerves in Washington, D.C., through yoga, a practice she picked up in her teens.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

3

Angelina Jolie used yoga to soar in 'Maleficent'

And (surprise!) it's not an exercise the actress enjoys.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

3

Yoga doesn't ease asthma symptoms, study finds

Even though some people practice yoga to treat their asthma, the exercise does not appear to alleviate asthma symptoms in adults.




3

Jared Leto and Ellen Page named 'sexiest vegetarians'

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



  • Fitness & Well-Being

3

'Wanderlust' in Vermont: Travelers relish fresh air and beautiful views

Vermont's Mount Stratton hosted a festival dedicated to yoga, meditation and overall mindfulness.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

3

3 office setups that don't involve a chair

Sitting is bad for your health, so why not swap your desk seat with one of these solutions?




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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.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

3

If you want to be a better person, you're going to have to do more than meditate

Researchers reviewed more than 20 studies that investigated the effect that several types of meditation had on positive feelings.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

3

What 3 months of yoga and meditation will do for your body

Researchers find biological confirmation that yoga and meditation have a positive effect on mental health. Plus: 4 yoga moves that will reduce stress.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Why it's OK to practice distracted meditation

Meditation still works even if you can't completely clear your mind of distractions. Just keep gently pushing those thoughts away.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

3

The dark side of Canada's oil boom

Unbeknownst to many, Canada now produces more oil than Texas or Kuwait. A new book, <i>Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent</i> uncovers the dark



  • Arts & Culture

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Winter Olympics fans target Canada&#39;s oil sands

A new Sierra Club campaign urges environmentalists to fight oil sands to preserve winter sports.



  • Arts & Culture

3

Pelosi&#39;s trip north of the border comes at energy crossroads

Oil sands, international relations and energy policy make for a touchy visit in Ottawa.




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James Cameron on Canada&#39;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



  • Wilderness & Resources

3

&#39;Hobbit&#39; films get release dates, titles

Plus: Video hoax targets Alberta's tar sands as the filming location for the wastelands of Mordor.



  • Arts & Culture

3

Is oil from Alberta really climate&#39;s linchpin?

Some of the world's most prominent climate activists are headed to D.C. to protest against a proposed pipeline that would bring Alberta's unconventional oil to




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Senators take note... 500,000 petitions in 8 hours means you&#39;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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A child sees through the emperor&#39;s new pipeline

David Lillard writes about how his son's questions about the Keystone XL Pipeline led him to learn something new.




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Protestors dislike Mark Zuckerberg&#39;s support of Keystone XL pipeline

Ads supporting the pipeline are the work of 2 political offshoots of Zuckerberg's social welfare organization.




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Why we shouldn&#39;t shrug off the latest pipeline spill(s)

U.S. pipelines have already sprung two major leaks in 2015, including the Yellowstone River's second oil spill in four years.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Why we must protect the ocean&#39;s &#39;twilight zone&#39;

Deep in the ocean is a 'twilight zone' teeming with 1 million undiscovered species, yet fishing there isn't regulated.



  • Wilderness & Resources