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If you could hold them forever, you would – but when it’s time to offer something second only to your loving arms, rest your little one on a buckwheat baby mat from honeydumplings. Filled with organic buckwheat hulls (a natural material that requires no pesticides or fertilizers), the mat shifts to form around the baby’s shape. There is a light rustling sound from the buckwheat hulls which is actually said to soothe fussy babies – our tester agreed!

The easily moldable mat is covered in a  super-soft bamboo case that can be removed for washing. Use as a staple in the baby’s crib or easily roll up and take with you for traveling to ensure for the sweetest of dreams.

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The relationship between the tropical acacia plant and ‘guard’ ants that defend it from predators has long been a fascinating example of symbiosis in nature: the ants feed on the acacia’s sugary nectar, and in turn aggres… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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In Africa, vultures are facing the threat of extinction from an unlikely source–gamblers who want to smoke their brains. Some people believe that inhaling the smoke from the burning vulture brain will give them insight into the future, which will help them place wiser bets. And, with increased gambling around the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, environmentalist groups fear that the practice may be on the rise…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo via Steve aka Crispin Swan @ flickr

If you live in the kind of place where pigeons and robins are pretty much de riguer for bird sightings, then you’re missing out on a whole world of birds that look–well, to be honest, atypical in comparison. Short bodies, huge wings, giant beaks, and rainbows of feathers make these weird and wacky birds must-sees–but since they’re all classified as vulnerable or endangered, you’d better catch these feathered friends while you can…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image credit: nick_russill/Flickr

Named after Aurora, the Roman goddess of the dawn, and Boreas, Greek for “northern wind,” the aurora borealis is more commonly known as the “northern lights.”

“Polar lights,” however, is a more accurate name, as they occur in both the northern and… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Image: Planeta

Nominations have closed and the list of candidates for the 2010 Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Website Award is set. All that is left is the voting. Fifteen tourism services owned and operated by indigenous or local communities, and representing ten countries, are eligible for the 2010 award. So twitter away, with the hashtag #itbw10, if you want to help bring public attention to biodiversity and best practices in managing tourism. Awards will be presented at the annual International Convention for Alternative… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Imagine Surfboards

Imagine make surfboards from a 100% recycled, (and recyclable*) polystyrene foam they call, very informatively, B-XP3. Apparently this particular foam, besides being made as a waterproof extrusion, off-gasses 50% less volatile organic compounds (VOCs), during manufacture, than standard polyurethane (PU) surfboard blanks.

Tagged as Eco Boards, these planks are also laminated with a stretch bamboo cloth, instead of the usual fibreglass…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Imagine Surfboards

Imagine make surfboards from a 100% recycled, (and recyclable*) polystyrene foam they call, very informatively, B-XP3. Apparently this particular foam, besides being made as a waterproof extrusion, off-gasses 50% less volatile organic compounds (VOCs), during manufacture, than standard polyurethane (PU) surfboard blanks.

Tagged as Eco Boards, these planks are also laminated with a stretch bamboo cloth, instead of the usual fibreglass…. Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Photo: Point 65

Roof racks decrease a car’s fuel efficiency by anything from 5%, through 10% or more. And that’s empty racks. Stick our favourite sports toy up on your cars roof and watch you fuel economy plummet by up to 27%, according to Ecomodder.

Folding mountain bikes like the Montague Paratrooper can be slipped inside, to return a car to its designers intended aerodynamic sleekness. But a robust r… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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