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Why morning yoga beats a cup of coffee

Forgo the cuppa Joe, and start your morning with yoga moves guaranteed to get you awake and ready for the day.



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Which meditation technique is right for you?

By learning about the many different types, you can get the benefits of meditation in a way that works for you.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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How to train for 'American Ninja Warrior'

Modern exercise tends to put health before stealth, but both are necessary for anyone who wants to become a ninja.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Why are yoga poses named after animals?

Quite a few poses take their names from wildlife, and there's an interesting reason why that's so.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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RAN hangs banner at Niagra Falls

RAN targets Tar Sands oil with dramatic banner at Niagra Falls urging President Obama to 'just say no' to dirty oil.



  • Research & Innovations

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Film decries Canadian oil mining

‘Dirty Oil’ slams Canada’s oil extraction industry, calling it one of the world’s most polluting industrial projects.



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Hillary Clinton sued over communications about proposed pipeline

Environmental groups sue State Department about contact that Clinton and a pipeline lobbyist (and former aid) may have had.




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To end the age of fossil fuels, try learning to speak its language

Climate activists are about to launch two weeks of protest against a pipeline from Alberta's tar sands to the Gulf Coast. They'd do well to remember there are n




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Astonished divers come across a massive jellyfish off the coast of England

Divers enjoy a swim alongside a human-sized jellyfish near Cornwall, England.




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Will Alec Baldwin's own NIMBY-ism thwart his wind turbine plans?

Alec Baldwin champions both renewable energy and the preservation of East Hampton, N.Y., with equal passion. So how will things play out now that the actor has




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9 eerily beautiful songs of night birds

Nocturnal opera isn't just for owls, as these audio clips make clear.




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Why listening to music while trying to do something creative is a terrible idea

New research suggests listening to music kills creativity.




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T. Boone Pickens is no climate change denier

T. Boone Pickens talks politics, climate change and polar bears during his latest visit to Washington, D.C., to speak to the National Press Club.




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Fracking disclosure tested by recent spill in Pennsylvania

Despite leading the charge for voluntary disclosure of fracking chemicals, Chesapeake Energy is now resisting revealing what was spilled during a blowout in Pen




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Congratulations to Josh Fox for winning an Emmy for 'Gasland'!

Documentary filmmaker Josh Fox just won an Emmy for his film "Gasland" which exposes fracking for the dangerous boondoggle that it is.




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University of Tennessee gets OK for natural gas extraction on public land

The school plans to fund a study on the effects of fracking by allowing the controversial extraction process to take place on 8,000 acres in Cumberland Forest.



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Fracking companies are exploiting the Amish, say reports

The Amish religion forbids lawsuits, locking families into deals that are often not in their favor.




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Dog stands by injured canine friend in Japan

A dog guards an injured canine friend in Japan. Rescue workers managed to get one dog to a shelter and the injured animal to a veterinary clinic.




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An ocean away: Seeing the Japan tsunami hit California

The lead scientist for our Global Marine Team was there as the surge arrived in Santa Cruz. It was supposed to be 40 minutes of small waves. He explains why boa



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Japanese earthquake delays Nissan Leaf deliveries, and more

In the end, delivery dates are unimportant — but they do show how connected we are.




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Dog found after tsunami reunited with owner

A dog that was found three weeks after the massive earthquake and tsunami hit Japan was reunited with her owner, who saw the pup on local news.




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Japanese cities hand out radiation monitors to children

Kids living just outside the evacuation zone will be tested for cumulative radiation exposure.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Knickers with a mission: PACT for Japan

Feel-good (in more way than one) underwear line PACT releases a new collection of organic cotton skivvies that support Architecture for Humanity's rebuilding ef



  • Natural Beauty & Fashion

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Cable across Pacific seafloor could transform tsunami warning system

Scientists, engineers and telecommunications officials are in the early planning stages for a seafloor fiber-optic cable that would span the Pacific Ocean, and



  • Wilderness & Resources

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On 2-year anniversary, tsunami debris still washing ashore

Two years after a deadly tsunami swept ashore in Japan, killing more than 15,000 people, solemn reminders of the disaster are still washing ashore.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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On tsunami anniversary, Japan struggles with energy vision [Photos]

March 11 marks the second anniversary of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that displaced more than 30,000 and left more than 19,000 dead or missing.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Japan marks anniversary of the Fukushima disaster

Japan reflects on the 3rd anniversary of the devastating 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.



  • Climate & Weather

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Georgia-Pacific unit launches new sustainability campaign

Georgia-Pacific Wood Products, which recently received SFI chain-of-custody certification, has launched a new sustainability campaign.




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The Sustainable Forestry Initiative invests in community and conservation

Forest certification program announces its new Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant program.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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How to find Pluto in the night sky

With NASA's New Horizons probe zeroing in on Pluto, due to pass it on July 14, attention of astronomers all over the world is focusing in on Pluto.




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'Mission Pluto' chronicles trip to the dwarf planet

New Horizons is the subject of "Mission Pluto," a special that will premiere July 15 on National Geographic Channel.



  • Arts & Culture

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NASA selects nickname for next celestial target

NASA asked the internet for help in choosing a nickname for the Kuiper Belt object named '(486958) 2014 MU69.'




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Southern California's first Blu Home prefab unfolded in Joshua Tree

With Sonoma County in the bag, affordable prefab builder Blu Homes unveils its first project in Southern California: a remote, low-impact desert retreat owned b



  • Remodeling & Design

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Sweden's Mini House 2.0 offers speed, sustainability and style in spades

At 15 square meters with an equal amount of outdoor living space, Jonas Wagell's flat-packed Mini House 2.0 is a lovely prefab retreat that can be assembled in



  • Remodeling & Design

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Grow Community: Evergreen homes

Thar she grows! The first three model homes at Grow Community, a net-zero energy development centered around gardening and low-impact modes of transportation, a



  • Remodeling & Design

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Blu Homes beefs up iconic green prefab with Sidebreeze

From prefab powerhouse Blu Homes comes the company's eighth and largest design: A spacious, two-story take on Michelle Kaufmann's pioneering prefab, the Breezeh



  • Remodeling & Design

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Slaying the dinosaur: Low-cost, high-performance prefabs from Unity Homes

Aiming to help eradicate the 'performance dinosaur' otherwise known as the standard American home, Bensonwood launches an affordable green prefab offshoot dubbe



  • Remodeling & Design

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For the first time, iconic green prefab 'breezes' onto the Eastern Seaboard

Blu Homes celebrates the East Coast debut of the iconic Breezehouse with an open house weekend in New York's Hudson Valley region.



  • Remodeling & Design

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From Spain, a minimalist micro-home that's the 'extreme of abstraction'

Watch a tiny prefab home be 'dropped' into a vacant lot outside of Madrid with not much more than an electric screwdriver and a crane.



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YMCA unveils flat-pack abodes for Londoners transitioning out of homelessness

Catering to young Londoners struggling to enter the city's real estate market, the YMCA's Y:Cube Housing offers a green prefab-based step toward independence.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Stunning views and rattled nerves abound at cliff-clinging Aussie abode

The modern prefab specialists at Modscape went for the obvious when naming this doozy of a concept home. But hey, it fits.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Danish garbage can manufacturer designs sleek prefab nature retreat

Vipp, the venerable purveyor of high-end trash bins, gets into the prefab vacation home business.



  • Remodeling & Design

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Egg-shaped hideaway gives whole new meaning to 'escape pod'

Powered by the wind and sun, Ecocapsule is the ultimate off-grid micro-home for vagabond vacationers.



  • Remodeling & Design

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How to fry a turkey without burning down the house

Here's a big hint: If you must do this, move away from the house.



  • Protection & Safety

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Why some people love animals and others, not so much

Loving animals may have been passed down genetically from ancestors who appreciated their services.




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Huge cache of rare pterosaur eggs found, some containing embryo remains

The discovery of rare pterosaur eggs is being heralded as one of the most extraordinary discoveries in paleontology.




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Ancient volcanic 'lost world' discovered deep beneath the Tasman Sea

These volcanic seamounts are rich with life and are estimated to be at least 30 million years old, formed when Australia and Antarctica broke apart.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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What was Earth's first animal? New study finally offers an answer

The first animal to evolve on Earth was probably a sponge that existed around 640 million years ago.




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'Unicorn' DNA has been collected and analyzed for the first time

Elasmotherium sibiricum, the so-called 'Siberian unicorn,' is not as closely related to modern rhinos as once thought.




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NASA's all-female spacewalk is happening

NASA astronauts make history with an all-female spacewalk — now that the spacesuit problem is resolved.