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Why are bees hurting? A lineup of suspects
There are so many possible explanations for why honeybee populations have been in decline. Here they all are, carefully evaluated.
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Floss is good for your teeth — but is it bad for the environment?
A reader asks for alternatives to plasticky, over-packaged dental floss. Umbra sinks her teeth into some answers.
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Food cops bust Whole Foods for shady prices
A sting operation checking out if Whole Foods prices are really supposed to be that high found that “every label was inaccurate."
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The NSA has a farmers market. What they don’t tell you is [REDACTED]
Farmers have to go through two security clearances and have their wares sniffed by a K-9 unit before setting up shop.
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What will happen to a sinking California? Just ask San Luis Obispo
An overdependence on groundwater is costing millions of dollars in damage in the idyllic coastal town.
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The battle over abortion just got a whole lot weirder
Hail Satan and our robot overlords, I guess?
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This chart will silence your friends who make excuses for climate change
You know all those other explanations for climate change? A brilliant infographic shows how lame they actually are.
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This bike does everything for your lazy ass
This smartbike is set to synch up with your smartphone or smartwatch, making it very appealing to your lazybrain and lazybody.
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Dutch citizens just sued their own government for not stopping climate change
The ruling suggests that any nation that contributes to climate change is abusing the human rights of its citizens, not to mention the rest of the world.
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It’s time to get rid of old, racist Confederate statues
Public spaces all over the U.S. harbor symbols that celebrate racism, separatism, and white supremacy. It's time for that to change.
