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Antarctica’s permafrost is melting
A cliff of Antarctic ice is wasting away 10 times faster than it had in recent geological history, a new study says, and that could be bad news for the whole continent.
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Court tells Transocean to stop obstructing Deepwater Horizon investigation
Transocean has been refusing to hand over documents to the federal government, but now a federal appeals court says it must.
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China to spend big to clean up its air
After air pollution reached sickening new heights earlier this year, the government now says it will spend $277 billion to tackle the problem.
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Science proves that your cute animal video isn’t helping anybody
Watching video of a slow loris does nothing to improve people's knowledge of the illegal loris trade. But it does help you get through the day.
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Irony and Idiocy
Sometimes I can only shake my head at the irony of our species calling itself Homo Sapiens, meaning “wise man”, given the sheer idiocy of so many of our actions. Fellow Grist contributor John Upton just posted a report on the massive and ongoing tar sands oil spill near Cold Lake Alberta. Nobody seems to […]
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The positive economic impact of a carbon tax in, uh, hang on … 10 charts
Carbon taxes work just fine. In B.C., where they have one, emissions are falling and the economy is growing. Modeling shows the same could happen in Massachusetts. Heck, the same could happen anywhere!
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This video teaches you all you need to know about eating healthy … kinda
Burn calories running to greet the pizza guy! Eat bright-colored foods like Skittles! Avoid death! I think I can stay on this diet.
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Dolphin escapes captivity and reunites with her family
Sampal the dolphin was caught illegally and sold to an aquarium, but after a daring escape she's running free. It's basically Black Beauty but with dolphins.
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The future is a desert, but we can make it bloom
If we want to keep growing food in a changing climate, there's a lot we can learn from desert farmers.
