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Infographic of the Day: We're Getting Good at Going to Mars

Mankind has sent over 40 missions to Mars, and they've only recently begun succeeding.READ»

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NASA's Too Broke to Reach the Moon, What's Next for the Constellation Program?

NASA's ambitious Constellation human space exploration program has been under an Obama-steered spotlight to see how it's going. That investigation has come to a stunning conclusion: NASA can't get to the moon if things stay as they ...READ»

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Le Petit Prince Robot Grows Earth's Plants on Mars

Le Petit Prince robot is perhaps the least optimistic design to come around in a long time. Created by Martin Miklica, the greenhouse robot is "specially designed to help the future exploration and expanding population in the Mars" ...READ»

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Terracycle's Global Expansion, First Stop Brazil

Ultra-popular upcycling company TerraCycle is introducing its reclaimed products to the global market with a new program in Brazil. 59 Wal-Mart stores in São Paulo, Curitiba and Recife are putting up collection points for Frito-Lay ...READ»

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Don't Throw That Chip Bag Away! Give It Back to Frito-Lay, and Let Terracycle Turn It Into a Fashion Accessory

Instead of tossing that bag of Doritos in the trash, consider sending it back to Frito-Lay. It might just get turned into a tote bag. Frito-Lay has announced that it's opening 1,000 collection sites in the U.S. for used snack ...READ»

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Because You're Worth Sh*t: L'Oreal's Poop-Powered Hair Products

The next time you buy L'Oreal haircare products, you can tell everyone that your sweet-smelling locks come courtesy of cow manure. The cosmetics company is powering one of its haircare factories in Belgium with poop beginning later ...READ»

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Mars Promises Candy from Sustainable Cocoa

Only a month after Cadbury announced its plan to buy fair-trade cocoa from Ghana, rival candy giant Mars has promised to source all chocolate products from sustainable suppliers by 2020. The move, which means the company will only buy ...READ»

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105 Days in a Space Condo for Russia's Mars-500 Team

Russian scientists test drive a pied-à-terre for Mars.READ»

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Tone Deaf Chronicles: Snickers Kills Fan Site

We've heard the story before: Brand wants to inspire user generated content. Brand inspires user generated content. Brand hires lawyers, and shuts down user generated content.  Think, record labels and Napster users. Think, ...READ»

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New Earthly Extremophile Bacteria Could Live on Mars

A new type of extremophile life has been discovered in Chile that may help us recognize what life on Mars may look like--and that will undoubtedly help in the search for discovering that life, should it exist. Scientists pondering ...READ»

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