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Meat Menace: Animal Product Emissions Rival Oil

Jun 29, 2018 12:02PM

New data shows that emissions from raising farmed animals make up about 15 percent of global human-induced emissions, with three large meat producers emitting as much as some oil companies.

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Loving It: Fast Food Giants Finally Address Plastic Pollution

Jun 29, 2018 12:02PM

McDonald’s says it will end the use of harmful polystyrene foam packaging globally by year’s end, and Dunkin’ Donuts is phasing out its polystyrene foam cups in favor of paper cups.

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Algae Alchemy: Dutch Turn Seaweed into 3-D Household Items

Jun 29, 2018 12:01PM

Two Dutch designers are processing live algae into material that can be used for 3-D printing of such items as shampoo bottles and trash bins.

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In Vitro Corals: Scientists Help Repropagate Vanishing Reefs

Jun 29, 2018 12:01PM

Frustrated by vanishing reefs, scientists are fertilizing coral sperm and eggs in labs and returning them to the wild.

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Pooch Patrol: Smart Vest Could Increase Neighborhood Safety

Jun 29, 2018 12:01PM

Thailand’s stray dogs could become community watches with a new “smart vest” that transmits videos of what a barking dog sees.

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Man-Made Meat: Laboratory Food to Hit Pet Food Market

Jun 29, 2018 12:01PM

Pet food being grown in a start-up laboratory would slash land use by 99 percent and produce 90 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions.

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Natural Pools: Swim Amidst Stones and Plants

Jun 29, 2018 12:01PM

Natural pools, which may be built of stone and clay and filtered with aquatic plants, turn out to be both eco-friendly and price competitive compared to conventional swimming pools.

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Big Save: Conservation Project Protects Part of Amazon

Jun 29, 2018 12:01PM

A massive pioneering program in Brazil will protect more than 231,000 square miles in the Amazon River basin by tying local economies to conservation measures.

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Facial Exercises Ease Midlife Signs of Aging: Help for Looking Younger

May 31, 2018 11:41AM

Middle-aged women doing 30 minutes a day of specific facial muscle movements looked an average of two-and-a-half years younger in 20 weeks.

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Exercise Boosts Good Gut Bacteria: Cardio Improves Healthy Microbes

May 31, 2018 11:41AM

Exercising 30 to 60 minutes three times a week improved healthy gut microbes in people even without dietary changes.

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