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Take a time machine through culture to understand climate change

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6 hotels from the movies you can totally stay at

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Stateless “Team Refugee Athletes” cleared to compete at Rio 2016 Olympics!

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Earth breaks its own world temperature record, again.

A new report from the Climate Council of Australia revealed that last year's global average temperature was the highest since global records began in 1880,...

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Free wonder drug available now. No prescription needed.

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Will COP 21 finally deal with climate change ?

This year's Conference of the Parties, known as COP21, may turn out to be the one that finally addresses the ravages of human caused climate...

Protein powder? Plague of locusts could be breeding near you

Watch out world, and those in North Africa and Middle East areas: A swarm of locusts of Biblical proportions could be heading near you....

The Martian movie started as a book – here’s the review

Imagine that you are a castaway on a dead planet. You only have provisions for a few days and you are absolutely alone. How...

Lend your nationality and swap passports to those in need

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London calling: Gulf elite caught in conspicuous consumption

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Syria’s seedbank seeds sent for safety to Morocco

Whenever I read the news about Syria's refugee and environmental crisis I wonder how Syria's dictator Bashar Al-Assad's wife Asma al-Assad, once so vocal...

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Key Rules Recreational Cannabis Users Must Follow in Pittsburgh

Adults who are 21 or older can carry up to 30 grams. This amount applies to personal use within Pittsburgh’s limits. Carrying more could lead to confiscation or legal action. Staying under the limit avoids problems during any public stop.

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A new collaboration between luxury brand Coach and textile reuse pioneer Bank & Vogue attempts to stitch those two worlds together: high fashion and the global textile waste stream.

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Jujube, the sidr tree of medicine and magic

A magic holy sidr bath to deflect the evil eye? It needs 7 powdered sidr leaves stirred into a bucket of warm water. The hadith of the Prophet Muhammad allows to repeat healing prayers and verses from the Koran to increase the water’s potency. 5 grams, or 1 tablespoon of sidr powder equals 7 leaves.

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Ancient Roman strategy game figured out with AI

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