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Elastic batteries could power bionic implants

A new style of tiny lithium battery that can charge wirelessly could help make cyborg grafts an imminent reality.



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Solving the e-waste problem: Trash bans aren't the answer

Incentives for recycling old or unwanted electronics may be the best solution.




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Wish you could buy Google Glass? You can, but only on April 15

Anyone in the U.S. can buy Google Glass starting at 9 a.m. ET on April 15 through the Explorer program – but spaces are limited.



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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This stick could be the end of the personal computer as we know it

Intel's Compute Stick turns your big TV into a working Windows computer.




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Extraordinary video of massive tornado will leave you mesmerized

A storm chaser captured stunning clear video of a perfect tornado in Wyoming.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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After deadly season, new rules would limit who can climb Mount Everest

Hundreds of hikers battle altitude sickness and frostbite as they wait in line to summit Mount Everest.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Sassy aprons for eco-friendly cooks

Create your eco-friendly, organic culinary masterpiece wearing one of these sassy aprons.




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Boxed wine: It's greener, but how's the taste?

Boxed wine is quick becoming a favorite of eco-friendly wineries and organic wine drinkers who are starting to love brands like yellow + blue.




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Back to basics: Dr. Bronner's Classic Liquid Soaps

Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps, the health food store staple with confounding labeling, has been a green home fixture for over 60 years.




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Do you have any good eco-friendly gift ideas for Valentine's Day?

Trust Chanie Kirschner when she says you can't go wrong with flowers and chocolate -- organic or free trade, of course.




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Eco-friendly sleep masks

City lights keeping you awake? Put on an eco-friendly sleep mask and get a darker, deeper night's sleep.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Whole Foods' John Mackey on Obamacare, fascism and capitalism's moral code

The granola guru John Mackey has a new book and is once again making waves with his outspoken views.



  • Sustainable Business Practices

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5 reasons you should switch to beeswax candles

Did you know you could be polluting the air in your house by burning candles? Learn more here.




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Black bean spaghetti and other tasty gluten-free options

You can still enjoy a wide variety of pasta dishes while following a special diet with these suggestions.




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Well, here's a good reason to go to bed earlier

People who stay up late and sleep in late have a greater risk of early death, U.K. researchers find.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Everything you want to know about Lyme disease

What is Lyme disease? Here's where you are more likely to get it and the symptoms to look for if you're concerned.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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Your car as food dehydrator

Why drive when you can dehydrate? Discover the fruit dehydrator you already own. It's parked on your street.



  • Fitness & Well-Being

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9 organic fast-food restaurants

Fast, cheap, and high quality? That's right. Fast food does not have to be bad for you.




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Pizza Fusion: Organic pizzas that please ethical omnivores and vegans alike

An organic pizza franchise is expanding fast with a menu that boasts vegan cheeses, organic meats, and gluten-free brownies.




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EcoTaster: A cardboard tasting spoon

One company’s answer to the waste of plastic tasting spoons is simple but effective.




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Where to find good vegetarian fast food

Vegetarians usually have to opt for salads or bean burritos at fast food restaurants. That’s changing as restaurants realize the demand for meatless options.




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5 ideas to green your all-white-attire affair

Ideas to green a white attire dinner that is all the rage.




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CFL sales soar 300% but Oscar the Grouch has a warning

A recent study by the World Watch Institute reports explosive sales growth in compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs. This is great news for the climate with a p



  • Gadgets & Electronics

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Tr-Ash talk: Mercury In the showerhead

In this video by Sam Despeaux and Carly Calhoun titled "TVA At the Crossroads" (also check out "American Nightmare"), Lynn and Jean Gibson speak about living ne




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Are Teavana and Celestial Seasonings teas safe to consume?

Shocking lab results have convinced me to buy my tea elsewhere.




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Rat meat sold as lamb in China

Yet one more scandal rocks the Chinese people as ongoing food regulation issues continue to haunt them.




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Monsanto wins Supreme Court case on GMO soybean seeds

Unanimous decision rules in favor of Monsanto regarding the replanting of seeds from genetically modified soybeans.




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How to get rid of wasps naturally

There is no need to use harsh and poisonous sprays to get rid of wasps; there are plenty of ways to get rid of them naturally.




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Brilliant bird uses human-made pesticide to rid its nest of parasites

Wild finches in the Galapagos made famous by Charles Darwin 'self-fumigate' their nests using human-made pesticides.




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Young honeybees may be growing up too fast

A buzzworthy new discovery might help explain the alarming speed of colony collapse disorder.




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EU passes total ban on bee-harming pesticides

The European Union has banned bee-harming neonicotinoids. The policy is expected to come into full force by the end of 2018.




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Interior Department to allow bee-harming pesticides, GMO crops in some wildlife areas

Rescinding a 2014 ban, the planting of genetically-modified crops and the use of neonicotinoid pesticides are allowed in U.S. national wildlife refuges again.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Green States: Asparagus malfunction

A few years ago, when Janet Jackson “oopsed” her way into Super Bowl and Federal Communications Commission history, 140 million viewers of the biggest game



  • Organic Farming & Gardening

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Green States: A planet for all seasons

Nature has a great way of giving clues to the clueless. When spring arrives a little earlier, and fall stays a bit later, it’s not necessarily a good thing.



  • Climate & Weather

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Life Cycle Analysis doesn't budge outcome of the great dishwasher debate

Even if you take the energy and water it takes to build a dishwasher into account, it still beats washing by hand.




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We're running out of water, NASA images show

More than half of the world's largest aquifers are being depleted, according to satellite system data.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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Water-conserving Nebia shower system is the toast of Silicon Valley

Sure, it's backed by Apple's Tim Cook. But would you spend $300 on a shower apparatus?



  • Research & Innovations

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900-year-old 'holy well' discovered that still has clean, drinkable water

The well was uncovered in the basement of an old London building that was also used as a 'Harry Potter' set.




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California's waste-curbing water restrictions should be enacted everywhere

The now-permanent rules are just common sense, really.



  • Climate & Weather

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NASA photos show Dead Sea dying

Thanks to massive water-diversion and salt-evaporation projects, satellite images show how the Dead Sea is gradually living up to its name.



  • Wilderness & Resources

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This edible water blob could replace plastic bottles

The Ooho 'water bottle' is a gelatinous blob that allows you to have your bottled water (minus the plastic) and eat it too.




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Will the $9 CHIP computer crush the Raspberry Pi?

The CHIP is a computer the size of a credit card that can do a lot. But it's no Raspberry Pi.




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Today's big computer news is this Raspberry Pi

The other fruity computer company introduces a touch display for $60.




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Your next super-secure password? A brainprint

When fingerprints fail, a map of your brainwaves could help keep your cyberworld safe.




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New Raspberry Pi Zero costs less than a latte

What an extraordinary story, the increase in power and decrease in price of the personal computer.




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Raspberry Pi 3 has enough oomph to work as a real computer

With WiFi and Bluetooth, Raspberry Pi 3 a lot more than the educational tool it was designed to be.




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Teachers want to ban Wi-Fi in the classroom

The teachers say they never gave permission to be bathed in radiation all day.




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Scientists measure the smallest increment of time ever recorded

The breakthrough will allow for stunning time lapses that reveal the behavior of electrons.



  • Research & Innovations

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Are your passwords truly safe?

If you're careful, if you're vigilant, if you're nimble enough, you can stay safe online with better passwords.




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Video game 'Easter eggs' are reaching Da Vinci Code-like levels

Solving secret codes hidden within video games could soon spill over into real life mysteries.



  • Arts & Culture