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Hollyhock House: Frank Lloyd Wright beauty to bloom again following 6-year facelift

The flower flower motif-stamped Los Angeles masterpiece is set to reopen as a museum following renovations.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Co-living: Is it a hipster commune, a dorm for grown-ups or a new model of sharing?

Apartments are expensive and hard to find. Is co-living a solution or is it just an upscale rooming house?



  • Remodeling & Design

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Endangered Frank Lloyd Wright home in Minnesota finds reprieve — in Pennsylvania

The R.W. Lindholm Residence is the newest, but certainly not the first, Wright-designed structure to be relocated in its entirety.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Paris proposes $318M facelift for Eiffel Tower

An Olympic bid is as good a reason as any for the Parisian architectural landmark to get all gussied up.



  • Arts & Culture

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Plant a tree for World Environment Day

Be part of the U.N.'s Plant for the Planet by planting your own tree to mark World Environment Day.




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Edward Norton named U.N. biodiversity ambassador

Actor/activist excited to use new role to share that 'human well-being is intertwined fundamentally with biodiversity'.



  • Arts & Culture

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UN: Clean water is a basic human right

The United Nations General Assembly has officially recognized access to safe, clean drinking water as a basic human right.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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TED Talks: Josette Sheeran on ending hunger now

The head of the U.N.'s World Food Program talks about how we can fix the hunger problem.




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Halloween fright: 7 billion humans

Earth has never hosted 7 billion people all at once before, but according to the U.N., it may reach that spooky milestone by the end of this month.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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How to make overpopulation OK

As humanity hits the 7 billion mark today, a new U.N. report suggests we should focus more on our quality of life than the quantity of it.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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U.N.: Wilder weather on the way

The threat of heat waves and heavy precipitation are becoming especially severe, warns the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.



  • Climate & Weather

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Happy World Meteorological Day

As the Earth heats up and weather grows wilder, meteorologists are on the front lines of an intensifying war with the elements.



  • Climate & Weather

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Back to Brazil for World Environment Day

Forty years after the first World Environment Day, and 20 years after the original 'Earth Summit,' Brazil is still a flashpoint for environmental politics.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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5 things you don't know about Gandhi

Here's a small birthday tribute to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the "great-souled" man who was born 148 years ago today. It's a poignant way to celebrate the man




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United Nations reviewing asteroid impact threat

Discussions about the Russian meteor explosion and Earth's encounter with asteroid 2012 DA14 were high on the Feb. 15 agenda of a UN meeting.




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4 things to know about the IPCC's climate report

The IPCC report is expected to include summaries on melting glaciers, sea level rise and the impact of human activities on the global climate.



  • Climate & Weather

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Journalist gets up close and personal with a seal

While traveling through Antarctica, journalist Charlie Bird had an up-close encounter with some adorable seals that left him giggling.




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Locust swarms wreak havoc on Madagascar's farmlands

The island country is currently experiencing a harrowing seasonal infestation of the Malagasy migratory locust.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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What is Climate-Smart Agriculture?

With a Global Alliance dedicated to Climate-Smart Agriculture, you’ll be hearing more about this effort with a goal to improve agriculture and food security.



  • Climate & Weather

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How storytelling can inspire positive change

A key focus of this week's Transformational Media Summit is how sharing stories can change attitudes to help us create a more peaceful world.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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U.N. supports World Environment Day with new anthem

The United Nations shares "ONE Life," a new song and music video highlighting the severity of climate change.



  • Arts & Culture

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8 reasons to appreciate nutrition-packed strawberries

Strawberry nutrition facts. You probably know these berries pack a vitamin C wallop, but there's a wealth of other good stuff inside including fiber, manganese,




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How to read nutrition labels

Understanding what you are eating is a crucial step to healthier living. But what do all those food labels really mean?




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Can you eat your way to beauty? A new book says, 'absolutely'

“Eat Pretty” has simple nutrition information to transform your beauty routine – inside and out.




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Why you should sip homemade bone broth every day

Bone broth is nothing new, but it’s suddenly very popular to have a daily mug's worth. Here’s why.




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What is ghee and is it good for you?

Used in South Asian cuisine and traditional medicine, this nutty butter can have some health benefits.




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Dig out your potato masher. You're now allowed to eat more starchy vegetables

The Institute of Medicine has raised the amount of potatoes, corn and peas it recommends you eat each week.




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Potassium: What you need to know at any age

Getting more of this key nutrient could be more important than worrying about sodium intake.




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10 powerful food pairings

These tasty duos work together to pack a nutritional punch.




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Why we should eat crickets instead of cows

'The Good Stuff' on PBS makes compelling argument for chowing down on bugs.




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What if nutrition labels had pictures?

If we could see a photo of the amount of sugar that's in a soft drink right on the label, would it make us think twice?




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7 ways to add a handful of nuts to your day

Good news. If you’ve been avoiding nuts because of their high fat content, new research says the fats in nuts can be good for you.




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What if we measured wasted food in lost calories, vitamins and minerals?

Each day, the average American throws away enough food to keep another person from going hungry.




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Are brown eggs healthier than white eggs?

How healthy is that egg? Lots of factors are involved, but the color of the egg shell isn't one of them.




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What food pyramids look like around the world

The U.S. has moved from a pyramid to a plate. How do other countries visually communicate good nutrition?




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With its formula change, Nutella is not bringing 'more happiness to the world'

Did Nutella, the tasty chocolate hazelnut spread, really need more sugar?




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Cheese may lower your cholesterol levels

Saturated fat-lovers ,rejoice! A new study delivers some good news about eating full-fat cheeses.




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Food pyramids change with time and place, but the goal is the same: Eat well

Colorful diagrams help us understand how much of which foods we should be eating.




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Snuggling with baby penguins and other perks of being a wildlife photographer

Sue Flood's new book on emperor penguins, 'Emperor: The Perfect Penguin,' is the culmination of 9 years of work.




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You know it's winter when it snows in the desert

Beautiful photos show the desert in Yucca Valley, California, and Joshua Tree National Park covered in snow.



  • Climate & Weather

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Pack of hungry sharks wins top underwater photography prize

Photo of hungry sharks wins Underwater Photographer of the Year contest, which also selected winners in more than a dozen categories.



  • Arts & Culture

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22-year-old defies the odds with his wildlife photography

Photographer Oliver Hellowell believes anyone can accomplish their dreams — even if they have Down syndrome.




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10 haunting images from the Sony World Photography Awards

Photographers capture landscapes, portraits, wildlife and more for Sony World Photography Awards.



  • Arts & Culture

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Image Awards celebrate the beauty of invisible biological worlds

Annual Koch Institute exhibition explores the thought-provoking and stunning visuals behind life sciences and biomedical research at MIT.



  • Arts & Culture

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The colorful, fantastical world of Dale Chihuly

Artist Dale Chihuly's whimsical glass art pops up in botanical gardens and museums all around the world.



  • Arts & Culture

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Why the giant heads of 43 presidents are sitting in a field in Virginia

Dozens of massive president heads sit in a field in Virginia, waiting for a new home in a museum.



  • Arts & Culture

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This man's love affair with icebergs will warm you on the inside

No one gets more excited about iceberg season than camera-toting Canadian Mark Gray.




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Brilliant things happen when science and photography collide

Science Photographer of the Year contest highlights how photos can open a window to science.




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14 glimpses of nature from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year contest

For 55 years, photographers have showcased their work in the Natural History Museum, London's Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition.




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Polar bear photos 'testify to the beauty of this fragile world'

Wildlife photographer Michel Rawicki captures polar bears in their private moments.