Rundown 1970s A-frame cabin transformed into light-filled modern getaway

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Dubai's new self-sufficient floating villas can withstand rising seas

Millions of people will be displaced by rising sea levels, but for a lucky few, these floating homes will help them weather the storm. Waterstudio designed a community of 33 villas to float on top of the water so that they won't be inundated by sea rise. Construction of the community - dubbed Amillarah - starts this month with developer Dutch Docklands off the coast of Dubai. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw5ikX5xILM Sea levels could rise 3 feet by 2100, which could flood a good portion...

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"Like a fly in amber:" two meteorites with ingredients for life

Two meteorites crashed to our planet in 1998 after moving for billions of years in the asteroid belt. And they had something in common besides reaching Earth the same year: they were the first meteorites we've found to have complex organic compounds like amino acids and hydrocarbons, and liquid water. They may have come from the asteroid Hebe and the dwarf planet Ceres.

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Light-filled Indianapolis home is a base for Airstream adventurers

Architecture studio Haus completed a modern energy-efficient home with its very own Airstream port. Commissioned by clients with a love of traveling, the Copperwood House in Zionsville, Indianapolis boasts passive and active green-building strategies to achieve an HERS Performance Rating of 43, that the architects say is 60% better than a standard new energy code-compliant home. The geothermal-heated home is equipped with low-energy appliances; all lighting, security, and the HVAC can be remotely...

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Green-roofed office is the first large-scale CLT structure in southeast Europe

Instead of concrete or metal, this striking eco-friendly office building in Romania features a sturdy timber skeleton in what’s claimed as the first large-scale CLT structure in southeast Europe. Romanian firm Tecto Arhitectura designed the building as the new office for HSR factory in Reci, Covasna. Designed for long-term sustainability, the office building draws on geothermal energy, uses energy-efficient technologies, and is topped by an extensive green roof. Shaped like a cross...

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Switzerland rules lobsters must be stunned before they are boiled

Lobsters may not really scream when you boil them - they don't have vocal chords - but research shows they may feel pain, and Switzerland's government decided to do something about the common culinary practice of boiling lobsters alive. They will no longer allow the practice - according to the government order, the crustaceans "will now have to be stunned before they are put to death." Related:

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INFOGRAPHIC: All of the solar eclipses until 2075 in one handy graphic

Couldn't get enough of last year's incredible solar eclipse? The following infographic by RS Components will show you all you need to know to find the most exciting upcoming eclipse events. From the longest eclipse, the best places to view them and the one year where you can see two eclipses, you will be able to plan for all the exciting upcoming eclipses.  

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