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Compostable Swimsuits Make a Splash in Miami

When your swimsuit goes out of style, you may tuck it away in the closet, toss it in the trash, or donate it to Goodwill. Or, if you have one of designer Linda Loudermilk's new compostable swimsuits, you could just bury it in the garden.

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How Shark Skin May Help Save Lives

For a creature known for taking life, Shark skin may prove to be a life-saver for humans in the near future.

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Deforestation Drops in Mexico's Monarch Butterfly Reserve

Deforestation in the wintering grounds of the Monarch butterfly in central Mexico has dropped to just over one acre’s worth of trees, compared to the hundreds of acres lost annually in the past.

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Smart eBike

The smart ebike is a high-tech bike with four electric boost levels offered by its power-electric hybrid drive. The smart ebike works different than the smart escooter, meaning its powering system is not incorporated in the rear wheel, instead it ...

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Tequila Gives New Biofuel Crops a Shot

The desert plants used to distil tequila could cut emissions from transport by providing an important new biofuel crop.

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Biomimicry: Nature's Blueprint for Invention

Conventional wisdom has generally assumed that the technology required to move gases and liquids – propellers and pumps – should be based on the idea that the path of least resistance is always a straight line. Nature, with its approximately 3.8 billion years of research and development, would disagree.

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7 Countries Home to the World’s Healthiest People

They live well into their nineties and often times break the hundred year mark. Their existence is healthy but the underlying reasons are often cultural. In fact, it’s not just that individuals take care of themselves; it’s a country-wide phenomenon that’s based on lifestyle choices.

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How Meat and Dairy are Hiking Your Carbon Footprint

It's tough enough dealing with all the hectoring we get about eating less salt, using bigger forks, and making sure that this or that food group makes up only this or that percentage of our diet. All that, however, is only when it's the nutritionists talking. Things get even harder when the environmentalists enter the picture.

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Good News on the Ocean Front for a Change

Some Pacific island countries are successfully protecting their reefs, haddock and scallops are recovering in New England waters and a few types of whales are even making a comeback.

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