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Save the axolotl! Um, sure, but why?
Bears and sloths and salamanders are nifty and all, but do we really need to save every one of them? There’s a lot that needs saving, and frankly, we’re busy people. The Generation Anthropocene crew explores this tough question.
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Obama’s stimulus package was a ginormous clean energy bill, says Michael Grunwald
Despite all the right-wing carping, the big 2009 stimulus bill was successful, well-administered, and virtually scandal-free, writes Michael Grunwald in his new book. And it gave a huge boost to renewables and cleantech.
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John Boehner wants to know why Obama caused this drought
We have some theories.
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Hotter weather could lead to parasite problems — at least for frogs
Some frogs were found to be more susceptible to parasites following broad swings in temperature. People? To be determined.
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A climate change fix conservatives can love
Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer advocates for a tax on carbon-spewing companies -- an approach to climate action steeped in conservative economics.
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This new species of bug was originally discovered on Flickr
It’s not news that you can discover a lot of stuff on Flickr, if you have safe search turned off and you sort photos by “interestingness.” (Seriously, try it sometime.) But this has to be the first time the photo-sharing site has contributed to finding a new species. Entomologist Shaun Winterton spied this picture of […]
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Tick bites can make you deathly allergic to meat
If there weren’t enough reasons to be totally terrified and grossed out by ticks (they drop on your head from the trees, they suck your blood, they burrow into your skin, they transmit a terrible disease you’ll never be fully rid of), the bite of a lone star tick can trigger allergies that mean eating […]
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Here’s what happens when water levels drop to scary lows
The hottest July in history means that wells in Missouri, the only source of water for some residents, are going dry.
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Floating island the size of New Jersey discovered in South Pacific
The New Zealand Navy discovered the 7,500-square-mile slab of buoyant rock, which an Australian officer described as "the weirdest thing I've seen in 18 years at sea."
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L.A. needs desert solar farms — but not everyone’s happy about it
As Los Angeles slowly phases out coal and some natural gas, solar parks in the deserts to the east are filling the energy void. But are they worth the potential local impacts?
