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Baby animals are now learning to surf, because they know something we don’t

There is literally no explanation for this that doesn't involve some kind of instinctual understanding of impending sea-level rise.

Insurance companies on climate change: ‘What climate change?’

Many insurance firms are clueless when it comes to climate change. Allstate and Travelers question its very existence.

Ending the stupid technology innovation vs. deployment fight once and for all

Should we develop new clean energy technology or deploy the tech we already have? Both, obviously. So why are we still arguing about it?

NYC judge throws out Bloomberg’s big sugar drink ban

Will Bloomberg try again, or focus on banning evil soda cups now instead?

Artists make beautiful sea creatures out of ocean trash

Mathieu Goussin and Hortense Le Calvez's photographs look like jellyfish, kelp, and anemones, but they're actually just piles of debris.

Those lucky jerks in London are getting a frickin’ bicycle highway

Mayor Boris Johnson has announced that the city will be spending a whopping $1.51 billion on better bike infrastructure.

N.Y. Times and Thomas Friedman call for killing Keystone

The New York Times editorial board and Times columnist Thomas Friedman have both come out swinging against the Keystone XL pipeline.

Hero mouse attacks snake to save his friend

A feeder mouse in a Chinese zoo jumped on a snake's head and bit it as it ate another mouse. Would you have done the same, if you were a mouse?

Five questions for DC Environmental Film Festival Director Peter O’Brien

The twenty-first annual Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital kicks off this week in Washington, DC. The event, which runs from March 12 – 24, will screen 190 films that celebrate our connection with the natural world—from an exploration of the Amazon to a kayaking trip down the infamous Los Angeles River. I caught […]

This middle schooler is building her very own tiny house

As part of the build, she's learning about physics, math, design, and engineering. But she's also figuring out what she really needs to live a happy, sustainable life.