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Potty tree-ning

Dutch designer Sam van Veluw offers an interesting, non-polluting alternative to portable toilets — pines, elms, and maples — with the P-Tree. [...]

Projecting human evolution: 5 traits we might possess in the future

Given the growing evidence that humans are still evolving, it’s worth asking: What might we be evolving into? [...]

Young sailors, foot-nibbling fish and more from MNN’s week in review

Meet the teens who have sailed around the globe — alone, no less — and plan your first summer outing around one of these offbeat roadside attractions, all made from salvaged materials. [...]

Best water filters

We’ve got ideas for water filters to meet every need. [...]

European climate change to hit Scandinavia and south hardest

The European Environment Agency has said that ‘replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy technologies’ would slow the pace of climate change. [...]

Three arrested during climate protest

The protest occurred during UK Climate Energy Summit, a conference designed to work toward ‘a secure, low carbon economy.’ [...]

ESA to probe Jupiter’s moons for life-giving elements

The ESA will spend about $1.1 billion on the spacecraft, its launch and operation. [...]

Greenland’s glaciers are on the move

Scientists will adjust the rates of sea level rise since glaciers are not moving as quickly as earlier studies suggested. [...]

Rising coal exports have Montana rail communities braced for worst

Train traffic, health problems, noise and congestion plague the state as foreign demand for coal increases. [...]

Popocatepeti awakens: Why Mexico’s massive volcano poses a threat

The Mexican volcano may not spew forth much lava, but the mudslides it generates have been likened to a ‘wall of cement.’ [...]