Articles by Sarah Laskow
Sarah Laskow is a reporter based in New York City who covers environment, energy, and sustainability issues, among other things.
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Sir David Attenborough thinks you’re a plague on this earth
We can’t exactly argue. Especially because it sounds so nice when we imagine it in your dulcet British broadcasting voice.
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Chernobyl’s wildlife may be surprisingly healthy
We have found animals with ridiculously high levels of radiation in their bodies. But these animals still look…totally normal.
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Lincoln’s inaugural menu had every type of meat imaginable on it
In 1865, the Bill of Fare for President Lincoln’s first Inaugural Ball included pretty much every type of meat you can think of. There were oysters and turtles, chicken, turkey grouse, beef four different ways, duck, quail ham, tongue, and venison. (OK, no horse meat — this was still America, after all.) Even the salads were […]
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Winterize your bike in under a minute with snap-on snow tires
Hardcore bikers want to keep pedaling to work even in snow and ice, but most of them also want to make it there with intact skulls.