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Wines: A biodynamic Carmenere from Lapostolle

If you've never tried a Carmenere before, Lapostolle’s Alexandre Cuvee Carmenere would be a great bottle to start with.




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Billy Zane to launch Greek olive oil company

Actor says he would like to do for olive oil what director Francis Ford Coppola did for wine.



  • Arts & Culture

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James Cameron shows off his biodynamic farm

Director and wife Suzy Amis also reveal that they went vegan after watching the documentary 'Forks Over Knives.'



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Avignonesi Vino Nobile: A biodynamic 100% Sangiovese wine

From the Montepulciano region of Italy comes a rich, spicy wine from Italy’s largest winery, which is embracing biodynamic practices.




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Biodynamic gardening takes holistic approach to the soil

Method creates a healthy system of plants, animals and soil while considering celestial effects on life.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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People once used nuclear radiation to grow really big plants

After World War II, a government program called Atoms for Peace aimed to find a peaceful use for nuclear power. And thus, the atomic garden was born.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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NASA mission discovers first potentially habitable Earth-sized planet

NASA's Planet Hunter, TESS, discovered its first potentially habitable Earth-sized planet called TOI 700 d, located 100 light-years away.




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Strange objects found orbiting our galaxy's supermassive black hole

Researchers studying the mysterious objects say the look like blobs of gas but behave like stars.




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There's big money in aging baby boomers

About 70 million American baby boomers are going shopping, and many of them have deep pockets.




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Bikes for boomers are lower and slower

Islabike introduces a new line of bikes designed for aging riders.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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How to keep biking at 96 years old

Dutch cyclist Egbert Brasjen started riding at age 65 and just kept on going.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Falls may soon be the biggest cause of death

This isn't an aging problem, it's a design problem.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Investors' billions are chasing the baby boomer market

When investors spend billions on baby boomer housing, is this smart money or is it missing the demographic boat?




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New Hampshire considering a farm-to-plate bill

The initiative’s sponsors are looking at Vermont’s local food program as a model.




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How to make a bird feeder with citrus peels

This DIY bird feeder uses hollow citrus rinds to create a colorful cup for birds to feast on seeds.




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Jon Stewart bores himself to sleep over climate change bill

Before interviewing Energy Secretary Steven Chu, <i>The Daily Show</i> host Jon Stewart fell asleep talking about the Markey-Waxman energy bill.



  • Climate & Weather

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DOE announces $80 million for biofuels research

Two groups have received $80 million in funding from the ARRA for advanced biofuels research.




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DOE awards $24 million to algal biofuel projects

The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded $24 million to three algal biofuels research projects.




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Feds spent $25 billion on energy in 2009

A new report from The Pew Charitable Trusts reveals that the federal government spent about $25 billion in the energy sector in 2009.




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Massive solar plant receives $1.45 billion guarantee

The U.S. Department of Energy will guarantee a $1.45 billion loan for the Abengoa Solar Solana project in the Arizona desert.




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A little boy spends his birthday savings on victims of Hurricane Dorian

6-year-old Jermaine Bell cashes in his Disney World Fund to buy hot dogs and water for hurricane evacuees.




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How to invite amphibians to your garden

You can help save amphibians in your neighborhood by creating an appealing backyard oasis for them.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Easy homemade suet cakes for backyard birds

Suet is a high-calorie source of easily digestible food for birds, and making it couldn't be easier.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Big recycling oops: Products tainted with radioactive materials

Thousands of consumer products made from recycled materials confirmed radioactive.




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Birth defects are on the rise in Fallujah

Doctors are seeing up to 15 times as many chronic deformities in infants.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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New study finds Hurricane Sandy responsible for spilling 11 billion gallons of sewage

The winds and waves of Hurricane Sandy spilled enough sewage to match BP's oil spill more than 50 times over.



  • Climate & Weather

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&#39;Deposit shelf&#39;-equipped trash bins lend helping hand to Copenhagen&#39;s bottle collectors

Millions of bottle deposits go unclaimed in the exceptionally tidy Danish capital each year.




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This biodegradable, edible wrapper could replace single-use plastics for food

A 'living' wrapper called kombucha slime could ease the world's plastic pain.



  • Research & Innovations

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Every year, this hummingbird comes back to the man who saved him

Ever since Michael Cardenaz saved a hummingbird, the little bird keeps coming back to visit him.




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Why do purple martins have such big houses?

Purple martins love tall, condo-style houses that can host a crowd.




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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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Birds&#39; beauty and resilience shine through in winning Audubon images

The 2019 Audubon Photography Awards highlight striking images of birds and the places they live.




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Rescuers save nearly 100 baby birds after Oakland tree collapses

Rescue workers swooped in and saved nearly 100 baby birds when tree in Oakland split and started to topple.




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16 images that will make you feel &#39;as free as a bird&#39;

See the winners of 2019's Bird Photographer of the Year, a global photographic competition featuring 63 countries and countless beautiful birds.




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Nearly 3 billion birds have disappeared from North America since 1970

Study finds U.S. and Canada have lost 29% of birds in past 50 years.




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Why do birds migrate at night?

When birds migrate at night, there are fewer predators but that doesn't mean it's safe.




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Birds are in trouble, but you can help them

Two-thirds of bird species in North America are at risk due to global warming, says Audubon, which offers new report and tools to help.




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World&#39;s loudest bird is louder than a motorcycle

The male white bellbird attracts a mate by singing louder than a jackhammer.




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Christmas Bird Count takes off Dec. 14

Grab your binoculars and help scientists study bird populations in the 2019 edition of the world's longest running citizen-science survey.




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Why new buildings in NYC are about to become much safer for birds

New York City passes bird-friendly building legislation to reduce collision risks for birds.




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Birds and bats have strange gut bacteria, and it might help them fly

BIrds and bats don't seem to rely on their gut bacteria for the same things we do.




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Scientists discover 10 new birds

Scientists led by Frank E. Rheindt discovered new five new bird species and five more subspecies on three Indonesian islands.




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Bird flu more common but less deadly than estimated

The H5N1 influenza virus, also known as "bird flu," may well be more prevalent and less deadly than health officials had thought, according to a new study publi



  • Research & Innovations

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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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Controversial bird flu paper explains potential of pandemic

Bird flu can be transmitted between mammals — and possible humans — needing only four mutations to do so, a new study published this week in the journal Nat



  • Research & Innovations

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New bird flu infecting seals

For about four months beginning in September 2011, 162 dead or dying harbor seals washed up along the New England coast. Most were pups, under 6 months old, and




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Controversial bird flu research to resume

Experiments to determine how the H5N1 bird flu virus might gain the ability to spread easily among humans are no longer off limits.



  • Research & Innovations

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New rules on mutant bird flu research stir debate

The government released a framework to determine to fund research that could create a version of the bird flu virus that could infect by airborne droplets.



  • Research & Innovations

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Bird flu: 6 things you should know about the new virus

A new strain of bird flu in China has sickened nine people, including three who died



  • Fitness & Well-Being