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Pot-thieving criminals turn out to be hungry mice
Police in Wichita, Kansas, have discovered what potheads who store their stash under the bed or in their walls have known for years: mice consider a tangle of weed to be a comfy home.
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This street artist turns urban infrastructure into miniature apartment buildings
These days, even elves are moving into high-rises.
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This 15-year-old helped convince PepsiCo to stop putting a flame-retardant chemical in Gatorade
The teen started a petition asking PepsiCo to stop using brominated vegetable oil. And, on Friday, PepsiCo announced that it would be dropping the stuff.
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How climate change could wipe out Western forests
Thanks to climate change, wildfire season is getting longer and more severe. In the Southwest, forests are on course to disappear altogether.
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5 tips for handling climate skeptics in 2013
While the New Year brings with it a sense of optimism, for those of us in the climate change business it means another year competing against any schnook with money and a billboard to address the American people (see the Heartland Institute). When it comes to the climate debate, those who invoke socialism and scientific […]
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After Nebraska setback, greens regroup on Keystone XL
Will Nebraska become a real-life example of losing a battle to win the war?
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Oh no, there’s a dolphin stranded in the Gowanus Canal!
Get out of there, dolphin. You are not pollution. You are a dolphin.
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Friday music blogging: The Wooden Sky
I had just gotten done compiling my best of 2012 music mix when I stumbled across the new album by The Wooden Sky, a band out of Toronto. (I’m telling you, good indie music is Canada’s greatest export. Way better than tar sands.) Now I feel bad, because this is one of the best things […]
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Dung beetles use the stars for navigation
The insects have an uncanny ability to roll their dung balls in very straight lines, away from the dung heap where they collected the feces.
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Adorable bottle-nosed dolphin saved by friendly diver
A group of divers were going on a nighttime swim with manta rays. They got so much more.
