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Antarctic ice loss has tripled in the last 5 years, and here's why that matters

Antarctica ice loss was only contributing 0.2 millimeters per year to sea level rise, but that number has jumped to 0.6 millimeters since 2012.



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Rising seas are swallowing Scotland's Stone Age ruins

Stone Age villages on the Orkney Islands are older than Stonehenge, but archaeologists fear that they won't be around for much longer.



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Florida's Egmont Key, home to wildlife and a wild history, is disappearing under rising seas

Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge is rich with wildlife and history — and it's under siege from the waters that surround it. And it's only to get worse.



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5 baby items you really don't need

You know those baby registry lists you get in the mail when someone slips those retailers the news that you’re expecting? You’ll find everything from Exersa



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Jessica Alba to write 'The Honest Life'

Work will be a how-to handbook based on her mission of 'creating a natural, authentic, and nontoxic life' for her family.



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Babies know what's boring, study finds

New research explains why babies lose interest when they see something that seems simple.



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Kate Middleton's baby registry to benefit charity?

Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, is reportedly being swamped with gifts from all around the world — including companies looking to score the benefit



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Hidden dangers in your baby's nursery [Infographic]

Make sure your new baby's room is safe and healthy for the whole family with these quick and easy tips.



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Pregnant women, infants shouldn't drink raw milk, pediatricians say

Pregnant women, infants and children who drink raw milk are at particularly high risk of developing serious, life-threatening illnesses.



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Johnson & Johnson removes toxins from baby shampoo

The new "Improved Formula' baby shampoo will no longer contain quaternium-15 and other potential carcinogens.



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For kids' eating habits, preferences start at birth

Researchers find that breastfed children were exposed to more food flavors and were therefore more likely to be healthier eaters than their non-breastfed peers.



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Stunning belly art reveals baby inside her mom's body

A photographer, a body painter, and a pregnant woman team up to show what it looks like inside the womb.



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Pregnant women can't do anything anymore

New study says pregnant women should think twice about taking acetaminophen as it may cause behavioral issues later on. But read deeper and the story changes.



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Moms, where's the weirdest place you've ever pumped breastmilk?

Nursing mom becomes breastfeeding hero by pumping during a half marathon.



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Just because your baby is crying doesn't mean you should feed her, research says

Parents may be teaching babies to use food as a comfort, which leads to obesity later in life, studies show. But as a parent, I'm not buying it.



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Trying to conceive? The do's and don'ts to boosting fertility

There are a number of things you can do that will not only boost your fertility but also help ensure that you're in tip-top condition.



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In your dreams: 'Nightmare on Elm Street' house selling for $2.1M

Following a gut rehab, an L.A. homeowner is selling the place where Freddy Krueger met his match for the first, but certainly not the last, time.



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America's oldest indoor shopping mall to be reborn as mixed-use micro-loft complex

In the biggest city in America's smallest state, comes a micro-apartment complex that aims to revive a struggling 19th-century indoor shopping center.



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Hank Butitta's magical school bus-to-tiny home tour [Video]

Follow architecture grad Hank Butitta as he traverses the country in one heck of a Craigslist find: A $3,000 school bus transformed into a mobile tiny home.



  • Remodeling & Design

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'Advanced camping' in a school bus-turned-tiny house [Video]

Max, in exchange for a bit of household help, resides part-time on his elderly mother's rural property in a converted school bus.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Romney's neighbor-irking redevelopment project in La Jolla is a go

Despite local opposition, Mitt Romney is given the green light to raze his existing beachfront home in La Jolla, Calif. and replace it with a ginormous mansion.




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Preservation work to begin on Buckminster Fuller's dome-shaped digs

Naturally, the man responsible for the geodesic dome also lived in one. Now, Bucky's landmark 1960 structure will be restored and opened as a museum.



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Inside the micro-apartments of America's oldest indoor shopping mall

Indie retail and urban downsizing collide at this smart example of adaptive reuse that breathes new life into a historic shopping center.



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Rise, fall and rebirth: The mission to save Atlanta's largest building

Photographer Blake Burton chronicles the extensive work of restoring a historic Sears, Roebuck & Co. building.




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Denver's bike-sharing program may be unconstitutional, says candidate for governor

Is Denver's B-Cycle program nothing but a form of U.N. control of the city? The Mayoral Republican gubernatorial frontrunner thinks so.




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5 things you don't know about Gandhi

Here's a small birthday tribute to Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the "great-souled" man who was born 148 years ago today. It's a poignant way to celebrate the man




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Mongolia's Gobi bear clings to existence

Mongolia, the host of this year's World Environment Day, is home to Earth's rarest bear. Conservationists hope 2013 will mark the start of its comeback.




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4 things to know about the IPCC's climate report

The IPCC report is expected to include summaries on melting glaciers, sea level rise and the impact of human activities on the global climate.



  • Climate & Weather

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Locust swarms wreak havoc on Madagascar's farmlands

The island country is currently experiencing a harrowing seasonal infestation of the Malagasy migratory locust.



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Is time running out for the 'leap second'?

World leaders can't agree on nixing the leap second, so we’ll just keep adding them until they figure it out.



  • Research & Innovations

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3 nutrients linked to a better night's sleep

Many common sleep problems can be remedied by small, but specific, changes to nutrition.




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Food 'score' labels could inspire healthier choices

Health ratings on packages could influence consumers' purchasing decisions and drive food companies to make healthier products.



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Can you eat your way to beauty? A new book says, 'absolutely'

“Eat Pretty” has simple nutrition information to transform your beauty routine – inside and out.




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Congress saves the potato's reputation

The National Potato Council lobbied Congress to include potatoes in the WIC nutritional program, claiming its exclusion sent the wrong message to consumers.




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Dig out your potato masher. You're now allowed to eat more starchy vegetables

The Institute of Medicine has raised the amount of potatoes, corn and peas it recommends you eat each week.




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With its formula change, Nutella is not bringing 'more happiness to the world'

Did Nutella, the tasty chocolate hazelnut spread, really need more sugar?




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I tried Starbucks' Christmas Tree Frappuccino

Starbucks will be selling its Christmas Tree Frappuccino only until Dec. 11.




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You know it's winter when it snows in the desert

Beautiful photos show the desert in Yucca Valley, California, and Joshua Tree National Park covered in snow.



  • Climate & Weather

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'Dragon aurora' engulfs night sky over Iceland

An unusual spike in auroral activity culminated in this mystical aurora borealis display captured by Jingyi Zhang, a photographer and astronomer.




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Kenya's 'Elephant Queen' immortalized in remarkable photographs

Photographer Will Burrard-Lucas's new book 'Land of Giants' chronicles some of the last days of this towering gentle giant.




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Gorgeous supermoon — the last of 2019 — ushers in spring

Such a convergence hasn't occurred since March 1981.




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This man's love affair with icebergs will warm you on the inside

No one gets more excited about iceberg season than camera-toting Canadian Mark Gray.




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Polar bear photos 'testify to the beauty of this fragile world'

Wildlife photographer Michel Rawicki captures polar bears in their private moments.




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Life in the 'Polar Bear Capital of the World'

The people of Churchill, Manitoba, live among polar bears — some of the world's most dangerous predators — for several months each year.




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Polar bear's origins still befuddles scientists

Polar bears and brown bears diverged much longer ago than previously thought.




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Meet Wolodja, Berlin's newest polar bear

The zoo s hoping the 2-year-old male will pair up with the resident female and produce a cub.




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Gus, New York City's beloved neurotic polar bear, has died at 27

The Central Park Zoo’s celebrated star was made famous when an animal psychologist was called in to address the bear’s problems.




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As polar bears wait, let's talk about ice

The world's southernmost population of polar bears is waiting for sea ice to form just weeks before the U.N.'s climate change conference.




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Catch a glimpse of polar bear drama in Smithsonian's 'Polar Bear Town'

The new season of Smithsonian Channel's 'Polar Bear Town' will explore the intersection of humans and the 'Lords of the Arctic' in Manitoba.




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'Star Wars' inspired engineer to study human-robot interaction

Video: Dennis Hong is living his dreams — literally — in a lab filled with wacky robots.



  • Research & Innovations