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Photographer Discovers Mysterious "Bearded" Antelope

Photo by Paolo Torchio Veteran wildlife photographer Paolo Torchio made a bizarre discovery while visiting Kenya's Masai Mara National Reserve: a mysterious "bearded" antelope. While one expert suggests the animal might only be suffering from




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Green Tax Shift & Other Environmental Issues Cartoon-Style by Stuart McMillen

Here is someone who gets the message across, in a funny and beautiful way. Australian Stuart McMillen takes topics around environmental sustainability and turns them into catchy cartoons.




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'Charity: Water' Photo Gifts That Give Back

Ever since we took the kids to Florida, my wife has been saving photo memories in scrapbooks. Our two daughters like making the books, too, and I have to admit, looking at one of these handmade creations beats Flickr any




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How About An Entire Book On A Single Poster To Save Paper And Space?

For a while I have been thinking of getting a Kindle. It saves trees and eliminates the impact of transportation and with Amazon's recycling scheme in place as well as the fairly long lifespan of the Kindle, the problem of e-waste seems less worrying




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The Week in Pictures: Cherry Tree Sculptures, Catapulting LED Stars, and More

This week's photo roundup includes a sculpture made from living cherry trees, an artist catapulting LEDs into the sky to make stars, and more.




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The Week in Pictures: Cherry Tree Sculptures, Catapulting LED Stars, and More (Slideshow)

We've featured a lot of treehouses on TreeHugger, but the plans for this one are a little different: Ten cherry trees will be planted in a circle, and pruned and bent over time to form a unique, two story sculpture.




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Trees are the Winner in UK's Landscape Photography of the Year Prize

An isolated winter scene beats out the competition in the annual awards ceremony.




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Kodak Files For Bankruptcy Protection; Nobody Notices Or Cares

It was pretty much inevitable; the company just couldn't capitalize on the digital revolution.




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Viper Eel, More Undersea Creatures in X-ray Exhibit

See fish in black and white, bones and flesh, in Smithsonian exhibit, touring the U.S.




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Instagram leads us to more consumerism, not less

The billion-dollar app specializes in sharing digital photos, but tugging along behind it is a growing pile of material stuff.




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Just a hen who thinks she hatched kittens (photos)

This adorably confused hen thinks she hatched a litter of kittens on a farm -- and proves hens and cats can co-exist.




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Portraits of Londoners From Every Olympic Country Highlight City's Diversity

You can see these magnificent photo portraits of Londoners on a wall or on the web.




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Photos of New York City Underwater from Hurricane Sandy Flooding

I'm hunkered down in Brooklyn waiting for Hurricane Sandy to pass. Curious about what is happening nearby, I'm looking for photos of the flooding. Here's what I've found so far.




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5 Public Gardens Damaged by Hurricane Sandy

These 5 gardens lost ancient and historic trees, and are in need of donations and volunteers to recover from Hurricane Sandy.




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Could photography and the "sharing economy" mindset disrupt trophy hunting?

The sharing economy is all about access instead of ownership. Can this mindset be expanded to help hunters rethink what they value when it comes to trophy hunting?




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Bicyclist takes photos on top of bashed cars and other fun places

Who doesn't love a picture of a bicyclist reading a book on top of a bashed up car?




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Would you ever take a camera-free vacation?

Fussing with a camera can mean you miss the actual moment you're trying to preserve.




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2007 TED Prize Winners Announced

The 2007 TED prize announcement was made the evening of Oct 30, 2006 in San Francisco, CA. In Ft Mason's Golden Gate Room, a small but quickening crowd assembled to honor next year's TED recipients. The space had been transformed from an otherwise




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Quote of the Day: Majora Carter on Greening the Ghetto

We've brought MacArthur-winning activist Majora Carter's most-excellent speech at TED 2006 to your attention before, but she's so amazing and inspiring we had to stick the video in front of you (again). Watch this formidable force of nature in action.




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Video: Philippe Starck on "Why Design?" at TED

TreeHugger goes on and on (and on) about why design matters; here, legendary designer Philippe Stark gives us his own captivating take on the topic at TED in March 2007.




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2012 TED Prize Winner is an Idea, Not an Individual: The City 2.0

" It is an idea upon which our planet’s future depends."




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How Not to Convince People to Go Green: Throw More Facts At Them (Video)

Simran Sethi's recent TEDx talk offers some powerful advice on how to and how not to create environmental and social change.




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The Latest in TEDliness From the Onion: A Car That Runs on Compost

Step 1: The idea of a car that runs on compost. Step 2: Implementation of a car that runs on compost. We're half done.




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Elon Musk TED Talk: Tesla, SolarCity, SpaceX, etc

If there's one thing that can't be said of Elon Musk, it's that he doesn't try his best. Few entrepreneurs succeed in just one of the many difficult fields that he's tackled, but it's almost unprecedented to see a single person attack on so many fronts.




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A pep talk for the climate movement

Paul Gilding has penned an optimistic and uplifting piece on the progress the climate movement has made and why he thinks we're on the verge of victory.




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TEDxManhattan asks you to vote for one of these sustainable food advocacy groups

The winner will have the opportunity to speak at TEDxManhattan 2014.




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TED conferences use security technology inspired by butterflies

The theme of this year's conference is "the next chapter," and each attendee will receive a sample of what could be next in anti-counterfeit technology.




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Tiny homes can mean financial, emotional freedom & better relationships (Video)

Tiny homes aren't just about owning a home debt-free, it's also about more intangible, but equally important things, says tiny home builder Andrew Morrison.




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Physicist's hyperrealistic origami art bridges nature, math and science (Video)

Believe it or not, these folded works of wonder are created from a single sheet of paper -- no cuts, no glue.




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Biophilia & growing baby corals to rebuild reefs (Video)

One scientist speaks about how the knee-jerk reaction to "save the corals" needs to deepen into a real love for these fascinating creatures.




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Rob Greenfield: How we can be the change we want to see in a "messed up" world

When it comes to walking the green and sustainable walk, Greenfield really puts it all on the line.




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Cabin project follows stress-reducing effect of living in nature -- the Swedish way (Video)

Swedes enjoy an interesting "close-to-nature" lifestyle -- this informal study shows how it might help visitors from other countries.




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Stockholm's new bike share will offer 5,000 electric bikes & cost just $33 per year

The new City Bike program will also feature a 'bring your own battery' scheme, leaving the charging to the rider.




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Sweden offers a 25% subsidy for electric bike purchases

For the next 3 years, residents of Sweden are getting a serious incentive to get on an e-bike, as the country is setting aside about €35 million per year to subsidize their purchase.




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In Sweden, they are burning H&M clothing instead of coal.

For some reason, they think that this is progress.




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Photo: Take a walk through a mossy spruce forest

Our dreamy photo of the day comes from Bohuslän, Sweden.




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Swedish electric car startup offers 5 years of free solar charging to owners

The Uniti electric city car will come bundled with a green charging incentive for buyers in Sweden.




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This year's Ice Hotel is artier than ever

36 artists from 17 different countries have created 15 totally unique art suites out of ice




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Sweden opens road with slot-car style rail for electric vehicles (Video)

Now that's an infrastructure project!




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Multifunctional shed has rooftop terrace & hidden roll-out kitchen

This shed packs it all in -- workspace, guesthouse, storage, seating, rooftop terrace and even a concealed kitchen.




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Micro-apartment has carousel closet under the bed

This once-derelict small apartment has been renovated on a budget into a more modern space.




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Why we should all adopt the New Nordic eating guidelines

Naturally, official Nordic eating guidelines include things like: "Eat more food from wild landscapes."




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Stockholm to get a forest of timber towers on top of a plywood podium park

It is the "highest, densest and most environmentally friendly new neighborhood" in Stockholm.




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IKEA is growing lettuce to serve in its restaurants

High-tech hydroponic containers allow for soil-less cultivation and a carefully controlled yield.




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Hacked office furniture system lets workers sleep, farm and socialize

This office system has been adapted to be flexible, fun and comfortable.




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Why we love second-hand furniture

The benefits go beyond the joy of the hunt.




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Transforming wall hides all in young family's micro-apartment (Video)

Like a nesting doll, this all-in-one wall unit functions like a multipurpose piece of furniture.




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Plastic trash from Amsterdam’s canals turned into lovely furniture

In “fishing” for plastic to create new things, Plastic Whale Circular Furniture tackles a number of problems at once.




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This voice-controlled robotic furniture assists disabled folks (Video)

Need a helping hand? This self-adjusting piece of furniture comes to you.




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Undulating Root Bench is designed with computer algorithms

Emerging out of a park in Seoul, South Korea, this dynamic piece of urban furniture offers a place to sit, walk and play.