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Domestic Transformer: 24 Rooms Packed Into One : TreeHugger

all photos: Marcel Lam for The New York Times Apartments are small and expensive in Hong Kong, so architect Gary Chang designed his 344 square foot unit to change into 24 different designs, just by sliding walls and panels

Solar Manufacturing: Not So Sunny - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Skin Deep - Seeking Self-Esteem Through Surgery - NYTimes.com

Acne is no longer the star of teenage and adolescence horrors.

Earth, observed - The Big Picture - Boston.com

The Big Picture - News Stories in Photographs from the Boston Globe

NASA - Martian Methane Reveals the Red Planet is not a Dead Planet

Human Hair: The Next Green Fertilizer? : Discovery News

Scientists test the claim that human hair helps plants grow. Guess what? It worked.

reportonbusiness.com: As jobs tonic, big digs may be a thing of the past

The most authoritative news in Canada featuring articles from The Globe and Mail, breaking news coverage, national news, international news, sports, weather, Report on Business.

Europe Makes New Threat to Russia and Ukraine on Gas Supplies - NYTimes.com

The European Commission threatened to review its entire relationship with Russia and Ukraine unless there is a breakthrough this weekend.

Patient Money - Health Care You Can’t Afford Not to Afford - NYTimes.com

As the recession intensifies, more Americans are delaying doctor visits and medical treatments. What can you safely postpone, and what must be treated now?

Andrew Wyeth, Revered and Ridiculed Artist, Dies - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com

Mr. Wyeth, whose precise realist views of rural life sparked endless debates about the nature of modern art, was 91.

Observatory - Monkeys Pick Right Stone for a Tough Nut - NYTimes.com
Researchers have found that bearded capuchin monkeys in the wild will select the most effective stone for use in cracking nuts.

Birds, Humans Increasingly on Collision Course | Wired Science from Wired.com

The number of collisions between birds and aircraft has rapidly increased over the last two decades, despite better technology to combat them. The US Airways plane that improbably wound up

A New Weapon in the Battle Against Drug-Tolerant Bacteria | Wired Science from Wired.com

The key to battling drug-tolerant superbugs could be keeping them awake. New research into how bacteria go dormant, allowing them to evade drugs, could lead to a method to keep

Humans are reason for why domestic animals have strange and varied coat colors

(Physorg.com) -- Humans have actively changed the coats of domestic animals by cherry-picking rare genetic mutations, causing variations such as different colours, bands and spots, according to a new study.

How Google Is Making Us Smarter | Machine-Brain Connections | DISCOVER Magazine

Humans are "natural-born cyborgs," and the Internet is our giant "extended mind.". Visit Discover Magazine to read this article and other exclusive science and technology news stories.

Now Even You Vegetarians Can Get Your Daily Allowance of Antibiotics : TreeHugger

photo: Foodnet I cut way back on my consumption of meats mostly for sustainability reasons. Living in an area where restaurants with grass fed and antibiotic-free meats are few and far between, I decided not to take the chance.

Texas drought worsens, cattle dying
(AP) -- Drought conditions in Texas are so bad cattle are keeling over in parched pastures and dying.

Device helped ensure US Airways plane would float -- Newsday.com

Planes can float, but the US Airways Airbus A-320 that crashed into the Hudson River Thursday had a better chance than most.

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When the Action Moves On - NYTimes.com

As the eyes of the world are on Washington this week, some New Yorkers feel that the city is losing, along with many jobs, its swagger and its sense of pre-eminence.