Latest Articles
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Farmed fish are breaking out of their pens at an alarming rate
Fish escaping from aquaculture pens is a really big problem, with a really great name: Fishbreaks!
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Here’s what climate hawk Martin O’Malley would do as president
The former Maryland governor is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination on an audaciously ambitious environmental platform.
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These lovely, innocent wildflowers are slowly dying. Thanks, climate change!
Flowers are losing species diversity as winters get warmer and drier, according to a new study.
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5 reasons the Supreme Court’s Obamacare ruling matters for the environment
Maybe government can actually act, sometimes. And maybe common sense could become a driving force in our national decision-making.
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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?