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Hanging tough: 8 bike racks for urbanites

Are you a bike-riding city dweller looking for a way to rest your wheels without taking up too much precious real estate in your apartment? Check out these 8 storage options. [...]

10 speed: Green home goodies for Bike Month

To help usher in National Bike Month, here’s 10 cycle-centric items for around the house ranging from organic cotton tea towels to coat hooks. [...]

Infographic: Your home, Romneyized

In an effort to further extend his plebeian cred, Mitt Romney moves ahead with plans to upsize his California mansion-by-the-sea by 8,000-square-feet. Care to take a moment to Romneyize your own home? [...]

Professor McCarver’s ‘baseball bat’ theory of climate change

Baseball commentator Tim McCarver says global warming is creating thinner air, which allows a baseball to travel higher and farther. [...]

24 new lizard species discovered in Caribbean

Scientists say it’s possible the lizards have been around for a while, but the small population may have caused some to assume it was the same few species. [...]

New Yorkers: When AC season hits, will you be a ‘modlet’ citizen?

The green gadgeteers responsible for the Modlet and Con Edison partner to launch coolNYC, a grid-relieving, energy-saving initiative revolving around remote-controlled smart thermostats for AC window units. [...]

Global warming creates unusual coral refuge in Pacific

Slower warming times around some islands may give coral and their algae time to to adapt to the new temperatures. [...]

‘Supermoon’ alert: Biggest full moon of 2012 occurs this week

May 2012′s full moon is due to be about 16 percent brighter than average, but it isn’t cause for alarm about tides or earthquakes. [...]

New Yorkers bring fish farms into urban apartment kitchens

Christopher Toole and Anya Pozdeeva have devised a miniature ecosystem that allows residents to grow healthy food — even in a cramped space. [...]

New Yorkers bring fish farms into urban apartment kitchens

Christopher Toole and Anya Pozdeeva have devised a miniature ecosystem that allows residents to grow healthy food — even in a cramped space. [...]