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Danny MacAskill Rides the Playboy Mansion

Bunny hop takes on a new meaning

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If there's a lot of dead wood sitting around a sequoia grove, a fire would cause more damage. But even then it's not a death sentence for our ancient giants.
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Will Yosemite's Sequoias Burn?

Growing fire threatens well-known grove

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Teen Dies Climbing Longs Peak

No environmental hazards or foul play suspected

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As far as artificial light goes—if you want the biological rhythm of your dreams, blue is best.
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Lightbulbs Can Transform Your Health

Ideal for cave-dwelling office workers

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UCLA Is Underwater

Bruins get doused after water main ruptures on Sunset

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This is one of the very few instances when technology and nature work so well together.
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Let Eddie Bauer Be Your Adventure Guide

New app makes planning outdoor activities easy

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Will-Powered Wheels

Man biking 1,840 miles against doctors' orders

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Dubai: The city where the streets are paved and the people are paid in gold.
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Lose Weight, Get Rich

Dubai awards gold for each pound dropped

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Hilton Knows You Don't Like People

In the future, check-ins will be a purely digital affair

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Similar to a heart attack, you may not realize when you're about to suffer from heat stroke.
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The Real Killer at Endurance Races

Seriously, stop worrying about heart attacks

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Men Sprint Rope-Sled
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Froning Crowned CrossFit King Again

Leblanc-Bazinet wins female division

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What better way to feel triumphant than on a winner's podium on front of the Arc de Triumphe?
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Nibali Wins the Tour de France

First Italian champion in 16 years

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Pakistan's K2 is the world's second tallest mountain and plenty dangerous, but this climbing season seems to be turning out fortuitously.
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The Sun Shines on K2

Second-tallest mountain enjoys a potential slew of great successes

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The U.S. Open of Surfing should be known for one thing and one thing only: surfing.
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Surfing Isn't Fun Anymore

Riots, threats at U.S. Open of Surfing

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Trees Are Urban Superheroes

Gentle giants save more than 850 lives annually

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Baxter Wins SUP World Championships

Hawaii native wins third Molokai2Oahu

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When it came to road racing and Sir Wiggins, he raced, he won, he quit.
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Sir Bradley Wiggins Relinquishes TdF Dreams

He raced, he won, he quit.

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We Are Nature's Serial Killers

Human beings are awesome at making species extinct

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PETA Wants to Pay Your Water Bill

But you have to go vegan

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Iron Curtain Tourism Heats Up

Thanks to a $2.4 million bike path, not Putin

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Famous Hermaphrodite Albino Tree Is Saved

Rare redwood will be replanted, not killed

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With Instagram being the springboard for a new generation of fitness gurus like Jen Selter, it was only a matter of time before the masses took to the gym mirrors with an iPhone camera.
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Selfies Make You Stronger

New fitness app centers around "progress pictures" feature

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Go Pet Your Jealous Dog

If there's attention being doled out, your dog wants it.

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Ginger can be easily incorporated into your diet through powders and supplements--or with some really good sushi.
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2 New Superfoods You Should Be Eating Now

Algae and ginger will revolutionize your health

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Sochi's Next Act? Becoming a Bungee Jumping Mecca.

Walk the 1,800-foot bridge, then leap overboard. If you dare.

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Usain Bolt Rags on Tyson Gay

Says the one-year ban sends "a bad message to the sport"

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Why the U.S. Is Building Brazil an Aquarium

World's third-largest facility funded, designed, made by Americans

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Haris received his pilot's license after being inspired by his father, who became a pilot in the Pakistani Air Force.
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Teen Adventurer Dies In Plane Crash

While attempting to fly around the world in 30 days

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Because a shark sighting beats buttered lobster and white wine spritzers any day.
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"Jaws" Tourism Waves over Cape Cod

Give them shark sightings and they will come

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Do-Gooder Drones

UAVs are heroes when it comes to protecting the environment

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This Supermarket Runs on Rotting Food

UK giant Sainsbury's knows what to do with its leftovers

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Do Laundry While You Run

Treadmill washes clothing during your workout

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This has to be the most stylish way to carry bikes.
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The Sexiest Bike Rack Ever

Team Sky's bikes ride in style thanks to Jaguar

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James Bond Will Revolutionize Diving

$1.3 million Exosuit will take divers to depths of 1,000 feet

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Molly Huddle Shatters U.S. 5K Record

The New York native has done it again.

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How the TSA Makes Flying More Expensive

New fees take effect today

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Earthquakes: Coming to a State Near You

16 states have a "relatively high likelihood" of a damaging quake in the next 50 years

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So much for sailing away.
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Should the Kaufmans Blame the Phone Company?

Couple points finger at phone company for triggering rescue

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Shazam for Birds Is (Almost) Here

New technology identifies bird songs

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Smith-Batchen went through the lowest lows to the highest highs during her 584-mile run. Literally.
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The "Quad-Badwater" Run Is Insane

584-mile run is the baddest of them all

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Buy This Mountain, Become a Lord

It costs only $3 million, but there's a catch

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Lance still has some supporters amongst his fellow Tour de France riders—though they may back him more for the sake of the race's history.
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Former Tour Champs Back Lance

Say his titles should be reinstated

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The Salmon Cannon

Forget fish ladders—pressurized tube-transport systems are the newest way to bypass a dam

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Throughout this year's tour, Talansky showed grit that anyone can respect.
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Andrew Talansky Quits Tour

Gritty GC favorite battled crashes and illness

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They don't call it the Wild West for nothing.
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Hiker Survives on Moths, Melted Ice

Spends 144 hours alone in the Sierra Nevada

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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will leave Earth in 2018 and search for chemical fingerprints that would indicate life on other planets.
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NASA: We'll Find Aliens Within 20 Years

And that's a "conservative" estimate

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The Yamal Peninsula's terrain looks otherworldly from a bird's eye view--or an alien's eye view.
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Colossal Mystery Crater Appears in Russia

Has scientists saying, "What on (or off) earth?" as theories surface

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Sobriety Drug: Never Be Drunk Again

Scientists on track to prevent intoxication

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Californians Don't Understand Drought

State will impose emergency bans on wasteful practices in August

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These brown bears at the Alaska Zoo are just play-fighting, but a mother bear protecting her cubs means business.
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Not Your Average Bear Cam Video

Mom fights another bear after cubs tumble down falls

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Boulder Colorado Tube to Work Day Boulder Creek Floods
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Only in Boulder: Tubing to Work

Does this beat sitting in traffic?

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Airbus Plans to Replace Plane Seats with Bike Saddles

Hopes to increase space efficiency

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Why Bostonians Won't Need Snow to Shred

Crowdfunding project to create year-round indoor facility

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Shark Diver Missing in Bahamas

Mask and camera found on the ocean floor

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Paw's Up, Dude

Surf Dog Competition at Imperial Beach features canine boarders

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No, really, you are what you eat.
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The Diet That Fights Stress

Why carbs are not always (ever?) your friend

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The Tour's an Open Race

Contador becomes the second prerace favorite to exit

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Keep that face away from the tablet. An increasing number of kids getting tested for allergies have reactions to nickel, which is a component in lots of gadgets.
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We're Actually Allergic to Technology

Or at least the nickel in iPads and other gadgets

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Spartan Racing Has Arrived

Spartan Racing, Reebok, and NBC announce multiyear rights deal

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Kilian Jornet Smashes Hardrock 100 Record

In a time of 22:41:35

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How the Olympics Are Rigged

Train? Nah, just falsify your qualifying times

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Cat Got Your Jeans?

Japanese zoo auctioning jeans "designed by dangerous animals"

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Sit at your computer, put in your order, and have a drone deliver the goods straight to your home—Amazon hopes to make it a reality very soon.
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Amazon Drones: Coming Soon to Seattle?

Company seeks permission from FAA for test deliveries

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Hollywood Is Turning "Wild" into a Movie

Reese Witherspoon plays PCT hiker trying to find herself

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Your Dinner Is Printed

Company to host gourmet 3D-printed meal with robot waiters

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Athletes Are Suckers for Gluten-Free

Yes, 41 percent of athletes follow the diet (but don't need to)

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Kids need to stop reaching for the TV remotes and start reaching for the door handle to go outside.
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Next Generation Is Peaking Before Age 10

CDC report finds kids are watching more TV, moving less

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The iCloud Runs on Sunlight

Apple builds another solar farm to keep data centers green

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How Your Friends Control Your Diet

And why ordering first is best

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This Skyscraper Grows on Human Waste

French firm unveils plans for recycled structure

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The white bath tub rings around Lake Mead are tell-tale signs of trouble.
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Lake Mead Is Drying Up

Reservoir water level reaches record low

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Frozen Corpse Found on Mont Blanc

Climber's body discovered after 32 years

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Lake Nicaragua has served as one of Central America's most important fresh water sources.
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Nicaragua's 173-Mile Propoganda Canal

Would link Atlantic, Pacific Oceans

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This Humble Creature Will Save Our Oceans

But only if we stop overfishing

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Local laws give potential safer bike plans the red light.
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Why the U.S. Will Never Be Bicycle Friendly

Innovative protected intersections have potential, but…

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Uber Is Winning the War on Taxis

Ride-sharing service launches offensive in NYC

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Why the TSA Can Take Your Phone

And everything you need to know to make sure they don't.

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Why Cheap Tickets Always Cost You

Lost bags, delayed flights, and a lack of transparency

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Dom Dwyer's yellow-card selfie thrilled fans, but not the referee. At the Tour de France, selfie-taking fans have received far less punishment—at least for now.
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Selfies Are Ruining Sports

Tour de France cyclists and soccer refs hate them

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Who would've guessed that this view would ever be blasé?
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This Drone Will Make You Proud to Be American

Navigates fireworks, captures incredible video

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