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Airbus and Italdesign unveil modular urban land and air transport system

  • Colin Payne
  • 03/17/2017

Showcasing what could be the future of human transportation, Airbus and Italdesign unveiled their Pop.Up concept vehicle at the Geneva Motor Show yesterday – a modular ground and air transport system. With the goal of tackling rush hour traffic around the world, the companies have essentially created a car paired...

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Archaeologist suggests ancient humans helped catalyze the Sahara's desertification

  • Lacy Cooke
  • 03/17/2017

The Sahara Desert we know, with its rolling sand dunes and hot temperatures, used to be a verdant grassland with lakes. Scientists have traditionally attributed the dramatic change to a wobble in Earth's orbital axis, but now archaeologist David K. Wright of Seoul National University is suggesting actually, humans...

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Trump team claims funding climate change is "a waste of your money"

  • Lacy Cooke
  • 03/17/2017

Predictions that the environment wouldn't fare well under Donald Trump are already coming true. His budget proposal aims to slash Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding by 31 percent, tossing out climate change programs because as White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said, those are "a waste of your...

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Architecture

Why this city is waging a war on shamrocks

  • Jill Fehrenbacher
  • 03/17/2017

St. Patrick's day is here, and with the plastic shamrocks popping up in stores everywhere, it got me thinking about the real plant, which grows everywhere around the world, and is under attack with a vengeance by the city government in San Francisco. Oxalis, Sourgrass, Wood Sorrel, Bermuda Buttercup, Shamrock,...

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Environment

9 booze inspired designs to ring in St. Patrick’s Day

  • Yuka Yoneda
  • 03/17/2017

St. Paddy's Day is definitely an homage to Ireland, but there's no denying that it also pays tribute to something a little more universal - booze. And while you may be thinking "What the heck does alcohol have to do with green design?" there are actually a keg's worth of hooch-related eco innovations out there...

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Lucid releases details about new electric car - including $60,000 price tag

  • Colin Payne
  • 03/17/2017

Lucid has released new details about its much-anticipated electric car, including an extremely affordable starting price tag for a fully featured luxury electric car. Unveiled at a recent VIP event in California, the Lucid Air comes in at just $60,000 for a base model—a figure that drops to a very-palatable...

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  • Lucy Wang
  • 03/16/2017

Sustainability and a tight budget were the driving features for this bright and airy lean-to extension to a detached 1960s home. Designed by Warc Studio, the timber-and-glass addition houses a spacious open-plan living area, dining space, and kitchen that connect to a rear garden. To meet sustainability requirements,...

Sustainability and a tight budget were the driving features for this bright and airy lean-to extension to a detached 1960s home. Designed by...

NEWSAGRICULTUREANIMALSBUSINESSCLEAN ENERGYCLIMATE CHANGEPOLITICSPOLLUTIONSCIENCETRANSPORTATION
DESIGNARCHITECTUREARTAUTOMOTIVEFASHIONFURNITUREINTERIOR DESIGNTECHNOLOGYTINY HOMESTRANSPORTATION
LIFESTYLEBEAUTYDIYFOODGARDENINGHEALTHHOLIDAYSPARENTINGPETSSUSTAINABLE LIVINGTRAVEL
ENVIRONMENTAGRICULTUREANIMALSCOMMUNITYCONSERVATIONREDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLERENEWABLE ENERGYSCIENCE
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AGRICULTUREANIMALSBUSINESSCLEAN ENERGYCLIMATE CHANGEPOLITICSPOLLUTIONSCIENCETRANSPORTATION
ARCHITECTUREARTAUTOMOTIVEFASHIONFURNITUREINTERIOR DESIGNTECHNOLOGYTINY HOMESTRANSPORTATION
BEAUTYDIYFOODGARDENINGHEALTHHOLIDAYSPARENTINGPETSSUSTAINABLE LIVINGTRAVEL
AGRICULTUREANIMALSCOMMUNITYCONSERVATIONREDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLERENEWABLE ENERGYSCIENCE
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