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Beverley Mitchell

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18 tech-tastic green gadget gifts

With the ubiquity of smartphone technology and tablets, there's really a little bit of gadget geek in every person on...

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10 vegetables to plant now for a bountiful spring harvest

Here we are at the end of the Northern Hemisphere harvest season, but that doesn't mean you have to pack up your...

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This lush, green backyard office is a dream artist's studio hidden in a San Francisco garden

Scott Lewis Landscape Architects were tapped for this Presidio neighborhood townhouse garden renovation after working...

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13 kid-friendly Halloween pumpkin decorating ideas

1. Scribble Pumpkin This crayon scribble pumpkin from The Swell Designer is bright, fun, easy and adaptable....

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Stephen Hawking says AI could spell the end of the human race

Professor Stephen Hawking has revealed in an interview with the BBC that he believes, "The development of full...

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Tiny Tsubomi House is a Multi-Level Residence that Blooms Atop a Cookie Shop

The Tsubomi House is focused around its central staircase, which is made of concrete on the lower floors and folded...

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Bernhard Lang's aerial photographs give a whole new perspective on the day at the beach

Lang has been producing his Aerial Views works since 2010. He charters small planes to take him above mines, shipping...

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"Refugees Welcome" is the sharing economy's response to the crisis in Europe

So far the sharing economy has offered innovative solutions to everything from reducing food waste to getting around...

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Adorable Wild Thing Cabin is perched in the middle of a rewilding Latvian meadow

The Wild Thing's home is the Pirtsupite Valley in the Latvian town of Cēsis. The valley is a wild area within...

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Study shows planting street trees can make residents feel up to 7 years younger

A new study published in the journal Nature has a shown a strong correlation between an abundance of street trees...

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Polish designer lives every minimalist's dream in a tiny 140-square-foot apartment

First the obvious: this tiny space is for single living only. However, within the compact floor plan, Hanczar has...

Chao Chen, water sensitive building material, hydro sensitive, water sensitive, transforming materials, wood laminate building cladding reacts to water, biomimicry, wood laminate, natural ventilation, wood, surface treatments, cladding, student projects, Royal College of Art, RCA

Astonishing water-sensitive building material acts just like pine cones

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW_IyExkydI] Chen's inspiration for the Water Reaction Project grew...

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Pod-like Survival Capsule protects those who can't flee a tsunami

The Survival Capsules are designed as a last-resort measure, to be placed in schools, public buildings and private...

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Adidas unveils new sneaker prototype made from reclaimed ocean trash

Adidas has partnered up with Parley for the Oceans to create the world's first sneaker made from reclaimed ocean...

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This colorful Bienenhaus is a bee castle that provides sanctuary for 16 beehives

A Bienenhaus (literally translating as "house of the bees") is often found as an out building near a farm or home....

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