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When design firms RESORTUM and OSUMA Architects were tapped to design a house by a Finnish lake, it was clear from the get-go that there was no point in trying to compete with the pristine landscape. Thus, the team turned to nature for inspiration in their design of Villa Kaislaranta, a summer retreat that blends...

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Pinwheel-shaped timber cabin grows more beautiful over time

  • Lucy Wang
  • 05/01/2018

Like fine wine, the timber facade of this charming Norwegian cabin will improve over time. Designed by Mork-Ulnes Architects, the contemporary dwelling sits just outside of Oslo in the pine forest where it serves as a retreat for an American geologist and his family. Named after the nearby lake, Mylla Cabin is...

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For the past two years, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been testing food samples for the weedkiller glyphosate, but the agency hasn't released any results of their findings. This week The Guardian used a freedom of information request to discover that the FDA has had "trouble finding any food that...

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This all-weather bicycle highway could fulfill the dreams of bike commuters everywhere

  • Lucy Wang
  • 04/30/2018

Architect Richard Moreta just unveiled the MINILOOP, an enclosed cycleway that could be a dream come true for bicycle commuters. Envisioned as the “ideal zero-emission transportation system,” the MINILOOP is designed to harness renewable energy and supply excess power to the local city grid. Geared to satisfy...

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  • Kristine Lofgren
  • 04/30/2018

Something strange is happening at the tallest geyser in the world in Yellowstone park  - and scientists can't explain it. Steamboat Geyser can shoot up to 300 feet in the air when it erupts, which isn't often, but over the past six weeks, the geyser has erupted three times. Even though scientists are baffled...

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This floating pyramid city generates 100% of its own food, water, and electricity

  • Lucy Wang
  • 04/30/2018

As the world’s first floating city draws closer to completion, designers like Pierpaolo Lazzarini have begun drawing up their own utopian sea-based societies as well. The Italian designer recently unveiled plans for Wayaland, a floating self-sustaining community comprising solar- and wind- powered pyramidal...

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