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5 bad hair scenarios you can solve with food

Eating food for healthy hair isn't a new, but did you know that hair problems like thinning or going prematurely gray can be prevented with food?



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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Blondes might actually be smarter than those with other hair colors

A new study turns the tables on the old "dumb blonde" stereotype.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Hypercolor hair treatment changes with the temperature

Temporary dye from Lauren Bowker of The Unseen works using thermoregulating molecules.



  • Research & Innovations

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Songbirds are struggling with noise pollution

Human noise is changing how some birds sing, while causing chronic stress and reproductive problems in others.




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This bird with a haunting song can pretend to be a branch

The drab potoo bird uses its coloring to disguise itself as a tree limb.




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Influenza season begins, with latest start in 24 years

Influenza activity in the U.S. remained relatively low from October through January — so low, in fact, that the current flu season is considered not to have o



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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H5N1 debate: How to balance biosafety with research

While research on the lab-altered H5N1 virus that can be transmitted between mammals in laboratories is put on hold, scientists are debating how to balance bios



  • Research & Innovations

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U.S. emergency rooms inundated with flu patients

Forty-one states are battling widespread influenza outbreaks early in virus' season.



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Influenza RX Sorbet: Cure your flu with dessert?

Artisanal ice cream maker offers frozen cocktail cure that contains bourbon, cayenne, lemon and honey.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Rollin' Safari will make you roll with laughter

This clip is part of an ongoing project to answer the question, 'What if animals were round?'




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Brad Pitt's green charity partners with Hyatt

Hyatt Regency New Orleans and Make It Right join forces to achieve foundation’s goal to build 150 sustainable homes in hurricane-ravaged Lower 9th Ward.




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NYC to clear snow-covered roads with salt stored in salt-shaped building

The lauded structure is bustling with activity as a whopper of a winter storm approaches.



  • Climate & Weather

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BSR: Partnering with Businesses for a Sustainable World

BSR focuses on a company’s national business operations and global supply chain from both environmental and social perspectives.




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Feeding America with Help from Business Leaders

As the largest domestic hunger relief organization, Feeding America manages 200 food banks that distribute food to 60,000 agencies.




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With a focus on sustainability and the future, Walmart enhances the way it does business

Collaboration is the key as Walmart works with some of the world's largest corporations to address global sustainability challenges.




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How one chemist is saving lives with house paint

Spanish visionary Pilar Mateo is snuffing out bug-borne diseases and the poverty behind them.




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How to save forests with a chainsaw

Rudi Putra takes on powerful palm oil plantations in the name of conservation — and wins.




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Why I spent my vacation living with hunter-gatherers in the rainforest

A Brooklynite goes from the urban jungle to the Amazon jungle.




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What's wrong with eating hot dogs, lunch meat and bacon?

Packed full of unhealthy nitrates, processed meats like hot dogs and bacon harbor health risks you should know about.




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What's up with high power factor CFLs?

High power factor compact fluorescent light bulbs are a better choice than standard CFLs because they put less strain on the power grid.




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What's wrong with high fructose corn syrup?

What's wrong with high fructose corn syrup? How about obesity, mercury and environmental damage?



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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How a hospice in Wales is memorializing children with birdsong

A Wales hospice honors children by memorializing their names in birdsong.




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This very good grandson is road-tripping with his grandma to all the national parks

With the help of her grandson, Grandma Joy is camping and seeing the mountains on their quest to visit all the national parks.




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What To Do With Old, Electronic School Supplies? Dell Offers A Solution!

It can be expensive and challenging to recycle unwanted electronics, as many organizations charge a fee or have limited operating hours. Luckily, Dell offers a




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Milwaukee River gets clean with the help of Leinenkugel's Brewing Company

The Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company joins Milwaukee Riverkeeper to clean up a stretch of the Milwaukee River, protecting local water resources.




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Cooking with Herbs: Infuse a Four-Course Meal with Flavor

Basil, parsley, cilantro, thyme and mint bring fresh flavors from the garden into a four-course meal, from appetizer to dessert.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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In praise of exercising with friends

Most of my life I’ve preferred solo running. But now that I’ve reached a certain age, I’m looking for accountability, community and friendship.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Why do we eat more when we're with our friends and family?

It's not just that your mom encourages second helpings. Studies show that a phenomenon called "social facilitation" is one factor in why we overeat with others.




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How and why you should cook with bitters

While mandatory in drinks like the Sazerac and Manhattan, the aromatic, herbal flavoring agent isn't just for cocktails.




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Is there any easy, pre-trip way to find stations with biodiesel?

Find out where to fill up with biodiesel on a road trip.




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Fixing diesel's bad reputation with 50-mpg clean cars

Diesels were noisy, smelly, polluting and slow. They're not anymore. Clean diesel is a real alternative, with 650-mile range one big benefit.




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Battling Asian carp with swords and football helmets

Pitchforks? Water skis? When all else fails, these extreme fishermen go medieval on the tenacious invasive species.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Ships to be made with a slimy hull inspired by whale skin

Ships which exude slime from their hulls could cut fuel consumption by 20% and make it difficult for barnacles to attach.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Scientists steer live cockroaches with a remote control

North Carolina State University researchers have learned how to remotely control live cyborg cockroaches.



  • Research & Innovations

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Drone flies after being installed with honeybee brain

Fleets of these 'artificial bees' could one day pollinate our crops just like real bees do.



  • Research & Innovations

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Spiders sprayed with carbon nanotubes spin superstrong webs

Scientists still aren't entirely sure how the spiders make use of the carbon nanotubes, but their webs are the strongest ever recorded.




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New refrigerator cools food without electricity

The WindChill uses biomimicry to help preserve food in rural areas without access to electricity.



  • Research & Innovations

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Can you charge your electronics with static electricity?

Scientists are working to harness the power of the static electricity to power our devices. It's a surprisingly mysterious natural phenomenon.



  • Research & Innovations

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Watch: Powering a car with biomass

Connecticut inventor and tinkerer Dave Nichols thinks cars should run on biomass. He just might just be on to something.




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Power plant to create electricity from waste wood (with no burning involved)

An new power plant in England turns waste wood into power. But it doesn't burn it.




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At this former lunatic asylum, history mingles with new ghosts

We take a trip to a former Civil War-era insane asylum that has been called one of the most haunted places in America.




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Searching for aliens in the town with no WiFi

Green Bank, West Virginia. is literally one of the quietest places in America, the perfect place for scientists to listen for E.T.



  • Research & Innovations

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Coping with our first real chicken emergency

Our first fowl emergency was truly a lesson in home healthcare.




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Scientists search for heat-resistent breeds of chickens to withstand climate change. Is that accepting defeat?

Climate change could affect our food supply at the same time that global population is increasing.



  • Climate & Weather

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Dogs with wheel carts still want to have fun

Thanks to doggie wheel carts, these canines are able to get around without the use of their back legs. Watch them fetch, play and cavort!




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Newly discovered underwater volcanic range is teeming with bizarre, tiny fanged fish

The surprising discoveries were made by a CSIRO research team conducting routine surveys off the Australian coast.




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Student discovers remarkably preserved dinosaur fossil with skin and feathers

Fossil reveals plumage patterns of these ancient beasts, further establishing an evolutionary link between dinosaurs and birds.




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Sea urchins can see just fine with their feet

Sea urchins have light-sensitive cells on their feet that give them low-resolution vision. But for an animal with no eyes, that ability does the trick.




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The secret lives of hummingbirds with sword-like beaks

Some hummingbirds have evolved beaks better suited for fencing than feeding.




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Workers with short or 'active' commutes are happier campers

You'll feel happier and more productive when you have a short or an active commute on your way to work.