Archive: Jun 2012
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Solar-powered lasers could save us from asteroids
There are a few key facts to know about Earth being potentially hit by an asteroid, which could happen in about 25 years (so yes, if you’re reading this, you will probably be alive to see it): It’s best to try not being a dinosaur. Bruce Willis will save you. Robert Duvall won’t. And our […]
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Catch of the day: Weird blue lobster!
A fisherman in Nova Scotia named Bobby Stoddard has been catching lobsters for decades. And in early May, he had a catch unlike any he had seen before: a bright blue lobster. Blue lobsters are not cold. Well, they might be cold, since they live in the water in Nova Scotia, but that’s not why […]
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Big mystery: U.S. oil production hits 14-year high, gas prices not at 14-year low
We're as puzzled as you are. It's almost like the argument that drilling more will lower gas prices is totally wrong.
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Google is making a Street View for hiking trails
Lucky Google employees get to hike around all day with a camera and call it work, so that you can know what to expect when you get out on the trail.
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Giant dog adopts baby chimpanzee
A zookeeper brought an abandoned baby chimp home to live with her mastiff and her mastiff puppies, at which point the chimp decided he was a dog. Here's a day in the life of the chimp and his adopted family.
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‘Himalayan Viagra’ is going extinct
A parasitic caterpillar fungus that grows in the Himalayas has many names, according to Scientific American — yarsagumba, yarchagumba, yartsa gunba, yatsa gunbu. But we are only going to remember one name: Himalayan Viagra. This fungus, which leeches off of Tibetan ghost moth larvae, is said to get the fellas going when boiled and consumed […]
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China’s smog city: What Wuhan looks like with 20 times the U.S. dust limit
Residents of the Chinese province of Wuhan are coping with a smog like you've never seen.
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Soil survivor: An interview with urban farming legend Will Allen
The MacArthur Genius talks about his new book, his organization's recent gift from Walmart, and his hopes for the next generation.
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Romney is not a secret moderate on energy; he’s a Republican
Lots of centrist types think that once Romney's in the White House, his inner moderate will re-emerge. That's because lots of centrist types are naive about American politics.
