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ZhongAn Tech is developing facial recognition for chickens in China

What if you could stare into the eyes of the organic chicken you'd be eating in a few months? Chinese company ZhongAn...

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How scaly dinosaurs turned into feathery birds - new gene study offers clues

Dinosaurs no longer roam the planet - unless you count birds. Recent discoveries have revealed many dinosaurs once...

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INFOGRAPHIC: The True Environmental Cost of Eating Meat

Do you know the real cost of a steak? We're not talking about the dollars that people shell out to buy one, but...

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Why, exactly, are chickens wearing sweaters?

We've knit mittens for koalasand put shoes on our dogs, but the question remains, what about the chickens? Do our...

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Yes, chicken diapers are actually a thing

Chickens are very intelligent, social birds, and those who raise them quickly realize that they like to cuddle...

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PHOTOS: Tour 7 Beautiful Green Spaces in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn

Human Compass Garden The Human Compass Garden, located at the corner of Sackett and Columbia Street, was the...

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Homesteaders vs Preppers: What’s the Difference?

My lack of familiarity with these terms prompted me to do some research (as any good noob should do), and I found...

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Designer John Wright's Modern Coop is a Stylish Hen House Made from Recycled Wood

The entire chicken coop can be mobile or stationary. In order to let the ground recouperate, the Wright Design...

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Grassy Green Vertical Farm Designed to Raise Happy Cows and Chickens

The vertical farm is made up of a continuous spiraling field of grass that spans from the ground floor up to the...

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Prefabricated Chicken Coop Generates its Own Power

If humans can have off-grid, prefabricated structures, who says livestock shouldn't get the same eco-treatment....

Chicken Manure to power 90,000 Homes in the Netherlands

Here at Inhabitat we love to see innovative reuses for organic waste, and so we're perpetually fascinated by the...

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