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How one N.Y. museum is already prepping for the next big flood

The new Whitney Museum on the Hudson offers a glimpse of architecture's future: It's built like a bunker to ride out assault by a warmer global climate.

Heather Smith Cities

5 ways to tackle the mess that bees are in

You can spray 'em, breed 'em, even genetically engineer 'em. But the best way to fight bee mites might be to change the whole system.

Nathanael Johnson Food and Agriculture

In which I feed my children “land shrimp”

Crickets make a great sustainable protein source. But there are still some problems with the yum factor -- we lack a culinary tradition for bugs.

Nathanael Johnson Food and Agriculture

The Navy gears up for huge war games in Alaska — wildlife and environment be damned

As climate change melts Arctic ice, the military is increasingly focused on the far north. That's bad news for ecosystems and native people.

Dahr Jamail Climate & Energy

Go diving for sea urchins with a hilarious 73-year-old

This video explores San Diego's awesome food scene.

Liz Core Cities

Climate change is messing with gravity again

Antarctic ice is still melting at a gravity-shifting rate. Climate change is really heavy stuff.

Ana Sofia Knauf Climate & Energy

Nashville is pretty ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ about its giant accidental lake

Even Google Maps recognizes the country music capital's unnatural body of water.

Ana Sofia Knauf Cities

Scientists may have found a solution for space pollution

There's a bunch of junk orbiting Earth, and these scientists want to destroy it using lasers.

Suzanne Jacobs Science

What’s the most bike-friendly city in the U.S.? Not what you’d guess

Portland? Nope. Seattle? Not even close. Here are your answers, from the brainiacs at Walk Score.