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League of extraordinary vegetables take over London

Growers show off their autumnal bounty at the annual London Harvest Festival Show.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Vertigo calling: Walkways at London's Tower Bridge outfitted with glass floors

The just-unveiled glass-bottomed walkways at Tower Bridge offer a dazzling new way to see the city. And, yes, ladies can wear skirts without fear.



  • Arts & Culture

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Poop-powered airport shuttle bus hits the road in the U.K.

Powered by food scraps and sewage, Bio-Bus carries commuters and tourists between Bristol Airport and Bath.




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Garden Bridge likely to blossom over the River Thames (and not everyone's happy about it)

The enchanting yet highly controversial 'magical new green space' has many Londoners fired up over issues of funding, aesthetics and accessibility.



  • Arts & Culture

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Residents to enjoy a bike space per bedroom at new London development

Foster + Partners's 930-unit high-rise development will have enough on-site bike parking to go around and then some.



  • Remodeling & Design

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10 fanciful and far-out design concepts for London's new pedestrian bridge

Squiggles, swoops, spires, waterfalls and some truly otherworldly latticework are just the beginning.



  • Arts & Culture

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England's 19th century sea forts are being converted into offshore party hubs

Let your hair down and party like it's 1899 in a converted Victorian sea fort off of the Isle of Wight.



  • Arts & Culture

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Cow poop-powered bus breaks speed record in the U.K.

With a recorded land speed near 80 mph, this cow pie-powered passenger bus can positively fly.




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Swimmers descend on London's plant-cleaned public bathing pond

Would you hop (no diving allowed!) into a chlorine-free urban swimming hole that's open to the public?




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London's flamboyant Olympic tower to get white-knuckle new addition

If there ever were a super-tall public sculpture begging for a tunnel slide ....



  • Arts & Culture

b

Acrophobia and aquatics collide at London 'sky pool'

Just imagine floating high above the city in a clear-bottomed swimming pool. Or not.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Historic London gasometer reborn as public green space

Once used for gas storage, the skeleton of the Victorian structure now frames a circular park.



  • Arts & Culture

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Architecture firm proposes retractable ice rinks for the River Thames

Could this be a Christmas miracle in London ... or the ultimate cold weather pipe dream?



  • Arts & Culture

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Lemurs and langurs get high-tech taste of the wild before being released back into it

HD TVs serve as a sort of visual bridge between a British reserve and the tropical rain forest.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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World's first vertical cable car attracts critics, admirers and guerrilla BASE jumpers

The British Airways i360 isn't even due to open until August.



  • Arts & Culture

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British cemetery could be illuminated by energy generated by the deceased

Urn-believable you say? Columbia University's DeathLAB will soon find out.



  • Research & Innovations

b

Fabled British historic site to get semi-fearsome new footbridge

Which shortlisted bridge proposal for Tintagel Castle would King Arthur himself choose?




b

Why Mr. Potato Head is looking a bit wonky these days

A malformed version of the well-accessorized spud is raising awareness of food waste in the U.K.




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London's most beautiful new museum is a 150-year-old sewage pumping station

Likened to a cathedral, the ornate Crossness Pumping Station reopens for public tours following extensive rehabbing.



  • Arts & Culture

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New copyright rules bring busy replica furniture industry in the U.K. to a halt

The era of ersatz Eames chairs and knockoff Noguchi coffee tables comes to an end.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Tiny English village has massive CO2-cutting ambitions

The rural Cheshire community has slashed emissions by nearly a quarter over the past decade.




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English city combats climate change with 3 million new trees

Manchester's City of Trees scheme will plant one leafy specimen for every resident.



  • Climate & Weather

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Fabric-munching moths are having a field day in England's historic homes

Preservationists suspect warmer-than-normal weather is to blame for the pests' proliferation.




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280 miles of hidden British bike paths rediscovered on Google Street View

With help from Kickstarter, the campaign to revive an expansive network of long-forgotten 1930s-era cycleways in the U.K. begins.




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English town enlists beavers to prevent floods

In flood-prone Gloucestershire, England, dam-building semiaquatic Eurasian beavers make good neighbors.




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London to boot cars from its busiest shopping street

The pedestrianization of overcrowded Oxford Street is a long-time dream of many Londoners. Cycling activists, however, feel wedged out of the ambitious plans.




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U.K. may boost number of national parks

There are currently 15 national parks spread across England, Scotland and Wales. A new review might usher in the creation of even more.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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How London's 'lost' underground rivers could help curb carbon emissions

Environmental group 10:10 Climate Action sees untapped potential in waste heat extracted from waterways buried beneath the British capital.




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Why Greenlandic icebergs are melting in the middle of London

Now melting away in London, Olafur Eliasson's 'Ice Watch' is a public art installation with a dire message.



  • Climate & Weather

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Will smoked 'watermelon ham' grace your Thanksgiving table?

Smoked watermelon "ham," the most bizarre viral dish of 2018, sets its sights on the holidays.



  • Arts & Culture

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How to go vegan on a budget

In her book 'Liv B's Vegan on a Budget,' Olivia Biermann explains how you don't have to be vegan to eat affordable plant-based meals.




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Young hosta shoots are edible. Who knew?

The early shoots of hosta plants are tender and delicious.




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6 things you didn't know about Burt of Burt's Bees

Company co-founder and namesake passed away, leaving 'for greener fields and wilder woods.'



  • Arts & Culture

b

Strange 'snowball waves' seen forming in Maine lake

Waves of snowballs called "one of the most awesome natural events ever seen" by a firsthand witness.



  • Climate & Weather

b

Use the power of pineapple for a homemade facial scrub

This homemade facial scrub with pineapple and sugar is an anti-inflammatory beauty option with anti-aging properties.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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Celebrate the spring equinox with this majestic time-lapse of blooming flowers!

The vernal equinox marks a shift in seasons, and nothing says that better than flowers bursting into bloom.



  • Wilderness & Resources

b

What is black cumin seed oil good for?

Black cumin seeds may be the best kept secret of the medicinal healing world, yet black cumin oil has been used for centuries to treat all kinds of ailments.



  • 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.



  • Wilderness & Resources

b

7 unconventional cruises for your bucket list

Here are some off-the-beaten-path cruise destinations and the companies that can take you on the sailing adventure of a lifetime.




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An ancient tree that stared down Hurricane Harvey has become an unlikely hero

While younger trees were left shattered by the hurricane, this iconic oak dubbed The Big Tree stood tall.



  • Climate & Weather

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​7 reasons you should always wash your face before bed

Seriously, take a moment even if you're tired, it's definitely worth it.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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You're betting on moisturizer with sunscreen to save your skin. You shouldn't.

Study finds that moisturizer with sunscreen isn't as effective as straight sunscreen.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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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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Artist inspired late in life creates swirling, meditative sand labyrinths

Denny Dyke turns his walking meditations into intricate sand labyrinths on the beach in Oregon.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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8 new UNESCO geoparks that will take your breath away

Geoparks use an area's geological heritage to draw attention to key environmental issues.



  • Wilderness & Resources

b

What is plant blindness?

Plant blindess is the "inability to see or notice the plants in one's own environment," which leads to "the inability to recognize the importance of plants."



  • Wilderness & Resources

b

Marriage isn't the ticket to better health after all

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



  • Fitness & Well-Being

b

Tackling the bulk bins: savory millet cakes

Looking for a side dish for your Easter dinner that's out of the norm? These delicious cakes would do the trick - just don't tell your guests they're eating bir




b

Interview with an inspiring baker

Why are hundreds of people taking up the challenge to bake every loaf in the 'Bread Baker's Apprentice'? The organizer has some thoughts.




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Seasonal recipe: Small batch strawberry jam

Interested in canning jam but feel overwhelmed by the enormity of the process? This video shows you how to make a small batch without special equipment.