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Eco-Pak: A game-changing container home concept, delivered

British aircraft structural engineer James Green teams up with Seattle-based sustainable architect Matthew Coates to unveil Eco-Pak, a shipping container housing concept that’s not what you might think it is. [...]

Shark runs aground on English channel coastline

A sand tiger shark ran aground on the French coastline of the English Channel, even though it is normally found in deeper and warmer waters. [...]

Shark runs aground on English channel coastline

A sand tiger shark ran aground on the French coastline of the English Channel, even though it is normally found in deeper and warmer waters. [...]

ExxonMobil begins probing Arctic with Rosneft

Both oil companies hope that being first in the frozen territory will make them long-term global energy leaders. [...]

Extreme heat pushes Georgia high schools to institute new football rules

Hard-hitting high school football is a way of life in some parts of the state, and new rules banning 3-a-day practices and requiring coaches to monitor temperatures on the field aren’t a hit with some diehard fans. [...]

Fishermen find weird deep-sea sharks

If any of the caught sharks are from a new species, the graduate student that accompanied the fishermen will get to name them. [...]

Watch: Couple transform school bus into tiny home on wheels

Meet Richard and Rachel, a couple who instead of going the RV route, purchased a 39-foot school bus and spent $12K transforming it into an off-the-grid home. Rachel’s mother’s initial reaction? This isn’t the ’60s. [...]

Scientists grade oceans’ health (and there’s room for improvement)

The new index looks at such criteria as biodiversity, clean water, coastal protections and carbon storage. [...]

Hammerhead sharks and 8 other fabulously freaky fish

Fleshy appendages, flamboyant camouflage, pouty lips and old-man faces swim rampant beneath the sea. [...]

Asia’s new delicacy: Africa’s lion bones

The big cats’ bones have become a hot commodity for their use in Asian medicine, driving up exports and creating new fears for the species’ survival. [...]