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Bottlenose dolphins spotted in Canadian Pacific waters for the first time

  • Lacy Cooke
  • 04/20/2018

Bottlenose dolphins typically reside in tropical or warm-temperate waters around the world — but researchers recently glimpsed a group of around 200 of the dolphins and around 70 false killer whales off northern Vancouver Island's west coast in Canada. They said this sighting is "the only occurrence of common...

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These tiny and adorable vintage campers are made for birds

  • Lucy Wang
  • 04/20/2018

Vintage camper vans all the rage nowadays — and now even your backyard birds can get in on the action. Marcus Williams and Sj Stone of the Nashville-based design studio One Man, One Garage created a line of Vintage Camper Birdhouses that are easy to put together and stunning to look at. Laser...

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Apple's new recycling robot can disassemble 200 iPhones in a single hour

  • Greg Beach
  • 04/20/2018

Just in time for Earth Day, Apple has unveiled a new recycling robot — and it can disassemble 200 iPhones in a single hour. Daisy can successfully extract parts from nine types of iPhones — and for every 100,000 devices it can salvage 1,900 kg of aluminum, 770 kg of cobalt, 710 kg of copper and 11 kg of rare...

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Trump official delays protection of endangered species at oil lobbyist's request

  • Greg Beach
  • 04/20/2018

A top United States Department of the Interior official appears to have used his position to delay the protection of an endangered species at the request of the oil industry. As reported by the Guardian based on acquired documents, Interior official Vincent deVito acquiesced to a 2017 e-mail from the Independent...

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Architecture

Clothing made from recycled water bottles highlights the ongoing crisis in Flint

  • Jasmin Malik Chua
  • 04/20/2018

A new fashion exhibit in Queens underscores the ongoing water-contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan. "Flint Fit" comprises a series of garments inspired by the "power and necessity of water, manufacturing history of Flint, and resiliency" of the people of Flint, who have had to cope with the effects of lead...

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News

This fine-dining chef transforms food waste into creative gourmet dishes

  • Lacy Cooke
  • 04/20/2018

Around one third of food produced in America is thrown out. But Tim Ma, a former electrical engineer-turned-chef, incorporates food scraps others might throw out, like kale stalks or carrot peels, into dishes at Kyirisan, his Washington, D.C. restaurant. Ma told NPR, "I'm in this fine-dining world, but I spend...

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  • Lucy Wang
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This amazing underwater hotel room lets you sleep while surrounded by marine life

  • Nicole Jewell
  • 04/19/2018

Putting a positive new spin on the expression "sleeping with the fishes," a new hotel suite at the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island in the Maldives lets guests sleep underwater. The first-of-its-kind hotel suite - called the Muraka - is a two-level residence that has an underwater living and sleeping area. Guests...

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  • Nicole Jewell
  • 04/19/2018

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