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U.N. Climate Report Skips Over Curbing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of the most interesting facets of a new United Nations climate change report is what's not in it: much mention of curbing the greenhouse gas emissions that trap heat in Earth's atmosphere and in turn can spur some natural disasters. "It is a change," said Christopher Field, a top editor of the 600-page document released on Wednesday. [More]

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Industrial Designer Christopher Stuart Turns Plasti Dip And Cable Ties Into Creative DIY Projects

Industrial designer Christopher Stuart on his essential DIY tools. .boxxy {display:inline-block;width:280px;border:none;margin:6px;vertical-align: top;} .boxxy img {width:200px;} Photo by Billy Delfs "The economy made everyone rethink how they consume," says designer Christopher Stuart.

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Bone-Rattling Sound: New Speakers Made from Cow Femur

By Christopher Mims Bones have amazing electrical conductivity properties and, as one artist recently found out, can vibrate at the right frequencies to make a lovely macabre speaker set. Turned on its head, bone's response to physical stress can be used to produce music---or at least musical tones.

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EU Lawmakers Call for Action to Protect Bees

By Christopher Le Coq STRASBOURG (Reuters) - European Union lawmakers on Tuesday called for stronger action to protect Europe's bees, saying that the rapid decline in the bee population could affect the growth of important food crops.

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Are Men Funnier Than Women?

In a 2007 Vanity Fair article Christopher Hitchens asked: Why are men, taken on average and as a whole, funnier than women? Well a recent study finds that men might have a tiny edge over women in producing humor but the gap is too small to account for the stereotype. [More]

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Global Handwashing Day – why you probably have poo on your phone.

Apparently yesterday was Global Handwashing Day ! This is a day designed to encourage awareness of proper handwashing procedures and in the spirit of this I thought I’d take a look at a paper that came out recently about the amount of

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Halting Species Loss Has Economic Benefits

By Christopher Le Coq BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union should halt the rapid extinction of plant and animal species by 2020 because it will cost less than trying to repair the damage once it is done, Europe's environment chief said on Tuesday. [More]

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Seeing the Light

Photography by David Roemer. Styling by Christopher Campbell.This spring, designers have delivered so many brilliant, white classics that dressing for the weekend is bound to be a leisure pursuit in itself

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