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How to grow and care for a money tree
The money tree, which symbolizes good luck, requires a brightly lit area, well draining soil, and a…
L. Daniela Alvarez
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This new book about saving a forest as big as 178,000 football fields is only partly fictional
"As a family, we are wildlife enthusiasts. While my husband and kids look for interesting sigh…
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20 years ago, a female gorilla saved a child who fell into her zoo enclosure
On August 16, 1996, Chicago's Brookfield Zoo had a similar scene. A toddler fell 15 feet into a hab…
Jacob Shamsian
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This 'genius' architect just won $625,000 to save cities from rising sea levels - take a look at her solutions
Landscape architect Kate Orff, founder of the urban design firm Scape Studio, aims to address those…
Leanna Garfield
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What's the difference between whiskey and bourbon? How bourbon is different from other types of whiskey
Bourbon is a type of whiskey made under strict parameters. The difference between bourbon and other…
Dylan Ettinger
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30 things everyone should do in Scotland
Here are 30 things to do in Scotland on your next trip, from the Lowlands, to the Highlands, to the…
Brittany Kriegstein
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Video shows chaos on Delta flight after an emergency landing caused by 'crazy' turbulence as 'atmospheric river storm' batters the Western US
Joe Justice, a passenger on the plane, shared a short clip of the inside of the cabin, which showed…
Sinéad Baker,Sinéad Baker,Sin…
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Contractors working on Trump's border wall are pointlessly blowing up chunks of Arizona that they won't have time to actually build on, campaigners say
Contractors are causing devastation to Arizona's landscape where they rushing to finish Trump's bor…
Mia Jankowicz
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A slightly twisted Kickstarter for Harambe shot glasses has already raised 25 times its goal
The options for backers are equally strange, dark, and funny. Those who pledged between $9-$12 get …
Ian Phillips
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An Ohio prosecutor will not seek charges against the mother of the boy who entered the Cincinnati Zoo's gorilla exhibit
An online petition called "Justice for Harambe" asked that Michelle Gregg, the mother of the b…
Ali Sundermier
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6 books President Obama is devouring during his summer vacation
"All That Is," by James Salter The story follows the life of a naval officer-turned book editor a…
Jason Guerrasio
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New research reveals secrets of how the ancient trade routes of the Silk Road were formed
Now, researchers think they've found a way to explain the origins and importance of the mountain ro…
Kevin Loria
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An animal conservationist came up with a brilliant way to save these obscure, adorable mammals
Over the years, Medici and her colleagues at the Lowland Tapir Conservation Initiative got up close…
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Why zoo officials couldn't sedate Harambe, the gorilla who was killed after a 4-year-old entered his enclosure
The death of Harambe has caused outrage among animal rights activists. Many have raised the ques…
Ali Sundermier
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13,000 people want Harambe the dead gorilla to be a Pokemon
The petition's creator, who goes by the name Eric CreamyMemes and runs the popular meme F…
Jacob Shamsian
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This map shows the US really has 11 separate 'nations' with entirely different cultures
Colonized by settlers from the war-ravaged borderlands of Northern Ireland, northern England, and t…
Matthew Speiser
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The US just had its first Zika death
Puerto Rico, a US territory, has seen more than 600 Zika cases of Zika. Seventy-three of those case…
Erin Brodwin
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These two charts nail exactly why a Brexit could destroy some of the UK's biggest food, drink and agriculture firms
In the very short term, Brexit would actually benefit FDA companies. Should Britain vote against le…
Matthew Nitch Smith
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A local's ultimate guide to visiting St. Martin, an island in the Caribbean
An island local who's lived there 20 years shares what to know before you go, the best places to ea…
Riselle Celestina
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ISIS is raising a new generation of terrorist fighters - and its system of indoctrination is 'unprecedented'
"The recruitment of children takes place in several phases, beginning with harmless socialization. …