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There's an Airbnb for Fields in England

In the U.K., you can rent a field for weddings, concerts, sports matches or simply your own enjoyment

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Just in Time for Black Friday, San Francisco Passed the First Ever Retail Worker Bill of Rights

San Francisco's retail staff will have more stable hours and the possibility to work overtime

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A Dutch Actress Is Journeying to the South Pole on a Tractor

She pays tribute to great polar expeditions of the past and carries the dreams of thousands with her

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A Simple Way to Reduce Car Crashes: Start the High School Day Later

A later roll-call time for teens also means improved health, mood, and grades

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One Idea to Get to Mars: Fill the Walls of a Spaceship With Water

The insulation from radiation would also be drinkable

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How to Fold a World Record-Setting Paper Airplane

The secret lies in the design, but having a football quarterback on hand to throw the plane might help you break records

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Now a Person Can Scramble Up a Wall Just Like a Gecko

Or use the same material to catch wayward space trash

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This Company Is Crowdfunding a Mission to the Moon

Your reward: a spot in a digital time capsule buried beneath the lunar surface

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Outfitting Football Helmets With Magnets Could Reduce Concussions

Strong magnets can repel at least 300 lbs of force, preventing heads from colliding

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How to Heat Your House With a Cloud Computer Server

A German company is installing servers in homes and offices to recycle heat

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How to Live With Hallucinatory “Voices” Without Drugs

A European-centered movement is trying to change the perception that hearing voices is bad

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Look How 30 Years of Automation Changed How Crayons Are Made

"Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" showed how people made crayons. Today, crayon-making is a robot's job

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Why Charging for Plastic Bags Makes People Give Them Up

It's all about setting up psychological tripping blocks

First introduced in 1961, the B-52 is still an important part of the U.S. Air Force's fleet. Retrofitting some to let them carry and launch drones could give these flying fortresses even more utility.

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DARPA Wants Flying Drone Carriers

Retrofitting big bombers into drone carriers could make Cold War tech more useful for modern warfare

Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo, the world's first commercial manned spacecraft at the Mojave airport on December 7, 2009.

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Virgin Galactic's Aggressive Plan to Get Back in the Air

The company hopes to resume flying with a new ship by summer 2015

A worker installs filters on an experimental carbon capture and storage project in Spremberg, Germany, July 19, 2010.

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It’s Still Possible to Stop the Worst of Climate Change

Say so long to fossil fuels

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo during its initial unveiling in 2009.

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Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo Just Crashed in California

The private spaceflight company was testing a new fuel for their experimental spaceship

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Google Is Working on a Pill That Can Figure Out What Ails You

Microscopic particles will spy on the cells of your body and look for any disease, including cancer

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The Pope Would Like You to Accept Evolution and the Big Bang

The Roman Catholic Church is pro-evolution and Big Bang, but with a twist

A farmer in Sierra Leone holding cassava roots

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How the Gates Foundation Is Making Cassava the Next Corn

Sophisticated plant breeding techniques (but no GMOs) and lots of money are aimed at improving this staple crop of the tropics

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