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Organic plant food: 5 types of fertilizer for your garden 10/2/2012

Feed your plants the natural way with organic bone meal, cottonseed meal, blood meal, fish emulsion and manure.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Organic plant food: 5 types of fertilizer for your garden

Feed your plants the natural way with organic bone meal, cottonseed meal, blood meal, fish emulsion and manure.



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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A Western-style diet could affect the brain in as little as a week

Research suggests a brain on a Western diet can't help itself from wanting more junk food.




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The 'End of Plenty' - PART 1

Sneak preview of National Geographic's investigation on climate change, agribusiness and the global food crisis.



  • Research & Innovations

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The 'End of Plenty' - PART 2

Sneak preview of National Geographic's investigation on climate change, agribusiness and the global food crisis.



  • Research & Innovations

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Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is one step closer to reality

The plan to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is hotly contested between oil companies, Alaskans and conservation groups.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Robot fish to swim in schools and test water quality

Researchers are developing robotic fish to swim our waterways and patrol for pollutants.



  • Research & Innovations

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DARPA launches biotech security branch

DARPA using biotechnology in an effort to boost the U.S.'s national defense.



  • Research & Innovations

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'Mechanical' invisibility cloak inspired by the honeycomb

Researchers have learned how to compensate for imperfections in a honeycomb lattice that could lead to new advances in architecture.



  • Research & Innovations

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Silkworms fed carbon nanotubes produce super-silk that conducts electricity

The enhanced silk was also 50 percent stronger than the regular stuff.




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For a quick lesson on gene editing or blockchain, there's Five Levels of Difficulty

Wired's video series, 'Five Levels of Difficulty,' challenges an expert to explain a complicated concept to people at five levels of expertise — and it's cool.



  • Research & Innovations

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Thirsty koala seeks help from bikers in South Australia

A biker in South Australia stopped when she saw a koala and it came up to her looking for water.




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Does an empty baseball field really need outdoor lighting all night?

The International Dark-Sky Association has a few ideas to reduce light pollution from sports facilities.




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World's greenest senior living community breaks ground in Seattle

In 10 or 20 years, we're going to need a lot of buildings like this senior living community in the Eastlake neighborhood of Seattle — resilient and efficient.




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Live out your Atlantean fantasies in this bonkers undersea eco-city proposed for Japan

WIth room for 5,000 residents, the $26 billion Ocean Spiral scheme offers a subaqueous alternative to overcrowded and costly terrestrial living.



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How green is your city?

These are the largest towns in America with the smallest environmental footprints.




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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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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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Cory Booker: Obesity is bigger problem than gun violence

Mayor announced a plan to offer his employees discounts to Weight Watchers.




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We just hosted a pug sleepover party, and we're about to do it again

A dozen of my dogs' cousins got spoiled and are returning for more spa treatments and manicures. Here's what went down at our first spawtacular pug party.




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New frog species discovered in the middle of New York City

Hiding under everyone's nose in the most populous city in the U.S.A., a beautiful new frog species has been discovered.




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Horse-sized missing link ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex discovered

How this little prince grew into the tyrant king of the dinosaur world.




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Ants trapped in defunct nuclear bunker are developing a new ant society

They don't have a queen or any larvae, but these resilient insects are still trying to eke out an existence.




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A short workweek at a Japanese company led to a massive boost in productivity

Microsoft Japan gives staff Fridays off — and it pays off for both employees and the company's bottom line.




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Community responds to vandalism in cow tunnel with beautiful mural

When vandals took over an abandoned cow tunnel in Portslade in Brighton, the community took it back.



  • Arts & Culture

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You can change your personality in 10 weeks

Research reveals you can change facets of your personality if you're motivated and committed.



  • Arts & Culture

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What is moral grandstanding and are you guilty of it?

When it comes to political or personal conversations, it's always good to avoid this type of superiority posturing.



  • Arts & Culture

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Kitty rescued in Bangladesh after getting stuck in a window

Video from Dhaka, Bangladesh shows a young man climbing out to rescue a kitty stuck in a window.




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Don't forget fire safety this holiday season

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission shows why fire safety is important for the holiday season.



  • Protection & Safety

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Hockey fans throw 45,000 stuffed animals on the ice for charity

Fans at a Hershey Bears hockey game threw stuffed animals on the ice so they could be donated to charities.




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8 'expired' foods to use in your beauty routine

Expired foods like leftover wine, avocados, and yogurt can be used to improve your hair and skin and cut down on food waste. Here's how.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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Icons of senior street style exude joie de vivre

Life is short, which is why it's so important to make every moment — and impeccably styled outfit — count.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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The majority of women wear size 14 or higher. So why aren't there more plus-size options?

The outcry for the fashion business to change its ways regarding women's plus-size clothing is getting louder.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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5 beauty treatments that could turn deadly

While most of these procedures are perfectly safe, you might think twice after seeing the ugly side of these beauty treatments.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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How to go waterless in your beauty routine

From waterless shampoo to waterless cleansers, a healthy beauty routine is possible without H20. Here are some practical waterless beauty tips you can try now.



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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Dell Studio Hybrid: 70% More Efficient Than Typical Desktops

Dell Studio Hybrid: 70% More Efficient Than Typical Desktops




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MillerCoors Sustainability Report

MillerCoors Sustainability Report




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Pioneers in Environmental Responsibility

Pioneers in Environmental Responsibility




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Common Sense Sustainability Is Good Business

Common Sense Sustainability Is Good Business



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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High-Quality Protein for Lean Muscle

High-Quality Protein for Lean Muscle




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GE Ecomagination Series: Mitch Tyson, CEO of Advanced Electron Beams

Welcome to the GE Ecomagination CEO Series, where each month we share the inside story of how GE is helping find, fund, and develop innovative technologies that



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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Do Biometric Payments Get a Thumb’s Up for Safety?

Making a payment with a fingerprint can make you feel a bit like a secret agent.



  • Protection & Safety

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Workplace Safety: New Scorecard Changes the Game

Most U.S. safety scorecards are based on information from the past. A new scorecard adds scientifically based predictions about the future.



  • Protection & Safety

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Tennessee Center for Policy Research has no credibility

The TCPR is a right wing funded smear tank with a fetish for Al Gore that never hesitates to let facts get in the way of a good dig.



  • Climate & Weather

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Convenient truths: Climate, scarcity and abundance

Al Gore, step aside. Saul Griffith has a slideshow that makes 'Inconvenient Truth' look like a warmup.



  • Research & Innovations

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Sustainability: What does it really mean?

More than just green ideas, "sustainability" also refers to the economy and social justice. But is the word being used to death?




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Analysis: Why police are re-opening Molly Hagerty's sex-assault case against Gore

Video: Police are reinvestigating allegations from a masseuse that she was sexually assaulted by former Vice President Al Gore. A legal scholar weighs in.



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Al Gore announces 24 Hours of Reality to counter misinformation

The former vice president has a new video project that he hopes can be a response to attacks from the fossil fuel industry.



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Is Al Gore's Climate Reality Project a new direction or more of the same?

This week, Al Gore announced a new venture — the Climate Reality Project — which he claims will push public interest past the tipping point toward serious a



  • Climate & Weather