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From the Redwood forest, to the Gulf stream waters, this yogurt was made for you and me.
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Stonyfield Source Map

Yogurt company takes consumers from cow to cup

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Pretty soon, it'll be easier to count the utilities this guy doesn't provide than those he does. elon musk; outside online; outside magazine; solar panels; solar arrays; tesla; solarcity; paypal; spacex; industry standard; electric cars
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The World According to Elon Musk

It's his clean-energy world. We just revolve around it.

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With Lake Mead's infamous bathtub rings pointing to dangerously low water levels, people in the Colorado River are riding a slippery slope into critical drought. outside online; outside magazine; hoover dam
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Draining Water from SW Cities

As the drought worsens, restrictions get tough

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Disaster for Wiggins

And other news from cycling's front lines

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Despite legal pressure from the international community, Japanese whaling campaigns are continuing.
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Japanese Fleet Kills 30 Whales

Marks the country's first whaling campaign since IJC court ruling

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The ISSpresso makes the best coffee off earth.
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Espresso in Space?

Because Tang and Nescafe are so Apollo 13

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Sodium cleanup, aisle seven.
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New FDA Guidelines to Lower Sodium

Put the saltshaker down, America

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D.C. Named Most Walkable Metro Area

Study ranks 30 largest U.S. cities.

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Delta's Giraffe Gaffe

There are no giraffes in Ghana

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It's not unheard of for two tornadoes to form at once, but it's rare for them to continue spinning next to each other for a long time and at high intensity.
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Twin Tornadoes Hit Nebraska

2 dead, at least 16 injured

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Wear Your Helmet! Bike Shares Linked to Brain Trauma

14 percent increase in brain-injury risk

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Retired German racing legend Michael Schumacher was comatose for six months before doctors decided to start withdrawing sedatives in an effort to wake him.
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Michael Schumacher Emerges from Coma

Ski accident victim looking at long recovery

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Now, winding roads and desert highways are yours to record--as long as you have a GoPro and a Bimmer.
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BMW and GoPro Partner for In-Car Camera

Record every trip around the block

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Can "Super Bananas" Save Africa?

Genetically engineered fruit fights malnutrition

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American Andrew Talansky Wins the Dauphiné

Upsets Favorites Froome and Contador

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With tusks weighing more than 100 pounds each, Kenya's
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World's Largest Elephant Poached in Kenya

Killed with a poisoned arrow

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Jornet ran up and down Denali's frigid terrain as part of his Summits of My Life project—and because he can. kilian jornet denali mt. mckinley
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Kilian Jornet Sets Denali Speed Record

Ultrarunner shaves 5 hours off fastest time

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A radar glitch or aliens? You decide.
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13 Aircraft Mysteriously Disappear from Radar

Two separate blackouts of identical length

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Third time's a charm--Alison Powers becomes the USA's first hat trick titleholder.
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Hat Trick History for Alison Powers

Cyclist also holds lead in North Star Grand Prix

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Double Whammy: Full Moon and Friday the 13th

Is this the worst day ever?

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Who knew that fish bladders could make for such a lovely, clear lager?
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Craft Brewers Raise a Glass to New Regulations

While big corporations face pressure to post ingredients

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Francesco Totti of A.S. Roma plays in the 2013 Major League Soccer All Star Game—a setup that, according to new research, might have been a real nightmare for team players.
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How Star Players Can Ruin a Team

There's such a thing as too much talent

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George H.W. Bush Skydives

"41" turns 90. Still charges.

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These little chicks could grow up to be fuel for stroke prevention.
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STUDY: Protein Is Key to Avoiding Stroke

14-year study pushes chicken, fish

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Sydney Harbor Shark Video Outside Online Fake
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That Viral Shark Video from Australia?

Yeah, it's fake, and you've been duped

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Do You Know How Hard You Work Out?

A new study says you don't

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About 200 endangered mountain gorillas live in Virunga National Park, which is also Africa's oldest and most diverse park.
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Huge Victory for Virunga

Oil company agrees to stop exploring World Heritage Site

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A new Mexico City ban on animals in circus acts puts nonhuman performers in a precarious situation. animal cruelty outside online barnum and bailey ringling brothers animal trainer elephant lion tiger bear dog
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Mexico City Bans Use of Circus Animals

Violators face $70,000 fines, confiscation of animals

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Great Pacific Race Underway

Rowing from Monterey to Honolulu

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Better pose harder if you want to get your money's worth out of D.C.'s yoga classes—they may come with an extra tax in the coming year.
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D.C. Proposes Tax on Gyms, Yoga Studios

Owners protesting "fitness tax"

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This little moose needed a vacation--it's hard out there in the wilderness.
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Baby Moose Checks in at Vail Ski Lodge

Sometimes you just get sick of roughing it

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Behold "Meat Rushmore"

National Jerky Day spotlights all-beef monument

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A Marine launches a Puma AE by throwing it in the air. The first drone approved by commercial use with BP is also popular with the military.
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First Commercial Drone Flies

Belongs to energy company BP

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365 Nights Outside

Duluth Boy Scout raises $6,000

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Colorado Pot Revenue Growing Like Weeds

Stoners take hits, marijuana sales do the opposite

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Why can't we be friends--oh wait, now we can be.
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Puppy Love Potion Discovered

Makes the world a friendlier place, one hormone spritz at a time

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Animals Feel Regret

When it comes to food choices

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Camel Milk: The Next Superfood

Fuel to get you through your hump days

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Utah's Mountain Man in Court

Faces 10 years in federal prison

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Another bear checks out the video camera our Beaufort Sea polar bear carried around. Scientists gathered about 40 hours of video from the bears.
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Polar Bears Film from POV

Capture life in the Arctic

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Castration Looms for Alpha Bear

The downside of sexual dominance

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New App Geotags Roadkill

Nail a deer? Get our your phone!

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Good thing there are seagulls to keep Nick Hancock company on Rockall--because nobody wants to be lonely.
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Well THIS Man Is An Island

Scott plans 60-day stay on deserted rock

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You can keep your cool while tempting a tan if you follow these controversial guidelines. sunburn sunscreen uv skin protection outside online
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Melanoma Hotbed Dishes Bold Sun-Exposure Rules

Australians say: Get more natural rays

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These kids are on their way to better bones—but they'll benefit more if they stay just as active through adolescence.
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4th Graders Swap Chairs for Stability Balls

Bouncing Builds Better Bones

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Bicycles: a free ride that you can ride freely.
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World Naked Bike Ride Set for June 7

"Carfree" (not Carefree) is the motto

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It's looking more and more like Lance Armstrong will be taking the stage to testify in two separate cases very soon.
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Pressure Mounts in Armstrong Whistle-Blower Suit

Rider asked to testify this month

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WWII paratroopers ready for drop.
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WWII Vets to Parachute into Normandy Again

Originally part of the Allied invasion

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OR-7 was the first gray wolf in California since the 1920s, and now his pups are the first born in the Oregon Cascades since the 1940s.
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Famous Gray Wolf Fathers Pups

Big news for the endangered species

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World's Largest Artificial Reef Underway

Off Yucatan coast

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What better way to end your day than with a nice sunset and an 88-pound motor strapped to your back?
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Across the Emerald Isle in 3 Days

Paramotorist makes history as the first to complete the cross-country flying feat

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There are more than 168 reasons to eat lunch after you strap into one of Verrückt's rafts. schlitterbahn water slide world's tallest water slide outside online outside magazine netting protective drop ascend height speed fast insanity
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World's Tallest Water Slide Opens in Kansas

168.5 feet high, reaches speeds up to 65 mph

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Witch Doctor "Injures" World Cup Mega-Star

Ronaldo's bum knee could be blessing for U.S.

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Apollo Mission Photos Surface

From treks across Hawaii's Big Island

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No, koalas don't get more sympathetic as the heat turns up—tree-hugging is purely a survival tactic.
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Koalas Hug Trees in Hot Weather

Bears cling to trunks during heat waves

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The Aquarius Reef Base off the coast of the Florida Keys, where Fabien Cousteau will live for 31 days, has been around for 25 years and is now in danger of funding cuts.
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Cousteau Grandson to Live Underwater for a Month

Intends to make documentary, study coral reef

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Exoskeleton to Open World Cup

A young, paralyzed Brazilian may walk onto the field for the start of the world's largest sports tournament

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Google Glass, which just made its 2014 debut, is already recruiting designers like Diane von Furstenberg and Ray-Ban to make you want to wear a computer on your face.
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Google Glass Gets Designer Makeover

Shades to be released June 23 go for the "hot nerd" look

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Cannabis: Just what your morning cup of joe was missing.
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Brewers to Release Marijuana-Infused Coffee

Rise and shine is now wake and bake

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Vancouver is just one example of a city who has suffered at the hands of what once brought them gold, silver, and bronze.
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Few Takers for 2022 Olympics

Only two cities seriously interested

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World's Highest Gondola Open

Commute to work at 13,615 feet

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Spiders: The Original String Musicians

Silk can communicate structural information, inspire new materials

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Hurricane Name Implications

Causing a stormy debate

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That scenic ride along the Seine? You could get paid for it if you're French and it's part of your work commute.
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French Cyclists Celebrate

Get paid to commute

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Fight or flight? When dealing with an angry hawk parent, definitely go with the latter.
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Hawk Knocks Woman Out Cold in Her Driveway

Aggressive parent protecting nearby nest

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A triathlete finishes the 1.5-mile swim from Alcatraz Island to San Francisco's shore.
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Andy Potts Escapes from Alcatraz

Olympian wins triathlon for sixth time

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Researchers offered their two cents about how to curb America's obesity epidemic through innovative taxation. calorie soda soft drink pop
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Should Drinks Be Taxed by Calorie Content?

Instead of volume

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EPA Proposes Coal-Fired Regulations

White House responds with #ActOnClimate

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Mars One envisions that their colony on the red planet will look like this. Astronauts who make it there better get comfy—they'll never see Earth again.
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Mars Efforts Ramp Up

Choosing astronauts and testing new vehicles

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Google to Provide Worldwide Internet Access

With satellites

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Galan Rupp at the 2012 London Olympics where he won silver in the 10,000 meters.
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Galen Rupp Breaks His Own American Record

Runs 26:44.36 in the 10,000 meters at Prefontaine Classic

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A California resident displays his medical marijuana card.
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Cali Pot Farms Draining Forests Dry

Battle heating up over environmental impact

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Long hair, don't care? Think twice before you let it flow free on your morning bike ride.
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Are Helmet Laws Sexist?

Aussie woman says rules deter women from biking

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We can't all be boy wonders, but in the meantime, Rheinhardt Harrison is.
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10-Year-Old Runs Record 13.1

Fastest kid in the world clocks in at 1:35:02

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Six Feared Dead on Mount Rainier

Likely fell 3,000 feet

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Who needs water when you can surf wind from a plane 30 feet above your head?
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"Fence Surfing" in the Caribbean

Tourists ride the wire at St. Maarten beach

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One Step Closer to Space Tourism

Official clearance given for space flights

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Thieves stole more than 40 of these beach cruisers Monday, putting Baltimore's entire recreational bike-share program in jeopardy. ride around the reservoir outside online charm city bikeshare
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Baltimore Bike-Share Bikes Snatched

Crime affects 3,000 cyclists

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Drink up. Note that these mushrooms are not those found in North Korea's new sports beverage—they're actually of the poisonous Amanita muscaria variety.
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Putting the Spore in Sports Drink

Performance bev made from mushrooms

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Robot Runs Faster Than Usain Bolt

Okay, so, um, the machines are winning

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