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Why yes, this IS a music video about climate change featuring Bill Nye and Isaac Asimov
The song features Bill Nye dropping some science, with guest vocalists Isaac Asimov, scientist Richard Alley, and David Attenborough.
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Male killer whales need their mommies to survive
Girl humans tend to go all gooey when a guy loves his mama — like tipping well, it’s an indicator of good boyfriend material. Girl orcas, though, might just sneer and say “oh, of course you’re nice to your mom. You’re just trying to not die.” A new long-term study of about 600 orcas showed […]
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Only 100 cod in the North Sea? No — but there’s still a problem
There are still many cod in the North Sea, but only about 100 of them are 13 years or older, and that's bad news for the species going forward.
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Northern Virginia seems to have a rabid beaver problem
If you don't want to get bitten by a rabid beaver, best to avoid Northern Virginia, where there have been a spate of attacks.
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Four decades of BS coal ads
QuitCoal.org has amassed quite a collection of misleading coal ads, misrepresenting coal’s safety, its abundance, its environmental impact, and how likely it is to save us from totalitarianism. Here we present samples of ads by coal companies and coal industry front groups from the 1970s, ’80s, ’90s, and ’00s — showing that the more things […]
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Georgia assures you: There’s no drought. Also, please send water, so thirsty
Georgia, like many other states, is suffering from the drought. Here’s Drought Monitor’s assessment of the current state of drought in the southeast; Georgia is affected far more than any other state in the region. More than half of the state is experiencing at least moderate drought; 17 percent is seeing “exceptional” conditions. If you […]
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Toxic green slime has taken over the lakes of America. Again.
It's late summer, and that means toxic algae blooms fueled by conventional fertilizers and factory farms are taking over lakes in the Midwest. Run for your lives!
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Shell gives up on Arctic drilling (until next year)
Don't worry, America. Shell will try again next year.
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Exposed: Manufacturing conglomerate’s plan for moving humans off of Earth
Sean Ragan of MAKE magazine just posted this amazing graphic, which he tracked down after being mildly obsessed with it for more than a decade. It’s an “Integrated Space Plan” drawn up by Rockwell International, a conglomerate of manufacturing companies in the aerospace, electronics, and truck component industries. The plan was created in the ’80s, […]
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Ask Umbra: What’s that stuff in my bra?
A reader wonders about what’s in those newfangled foam rubber bras. Umbra makes the big reveal, and offers some uplifting alternatives.
