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The Bloody Bodies Of Polar Bears Rain From The Skies, Because Of You!
In what might be the most frighteningly graphic commercial we've ever seen, it's raining polar bears. The giant bloody bodies are destroying this town, sending the message: Go green, or be smashed by flying bear corpses. Really horrible. [Geekologie]The New York Times Columnist Who's Helping To Ruin The Future
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This is the blue morpho butterfly, which has a cool alien-sounding name, but also has inspired a new biomimetic fabric that refracts light like the butterfly's wings. It's just one of the eco-friendly future fabrics. More »The Best Green Technology Is Population Control
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Plants Invade Singapore Skyscraper
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Norway Builds Giant Shelter For The End Of The World
Norway's "Doomsday Vault" will open tomorrow, just in time to safeguard our biodiversity against the apocalypse. Carved into the permafrost of a remote Arctic mountain, about 620 miles from the North Pole, the vault has been built to withstand nuclear missiles or a plane crash on top of it, but it's also far enough above sea level that it won't be flooded by melting icecaps. Click through for more images of the Doomsday Vault. More »Is the U.S. the Least Futuristic Country?