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Ask Umbra: My dog’s pee pads are breaking my heart
A reader wants to find a sustainable alternative to her dog's disposable pee pads. Umbra sniffs around for an answer.
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Monsanto’s 10 most misleading talking points on GMO labeling
The biotech giant will go to great lengths to spin the story on GMO labeling, even if that means making claims it can't support.
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Two ways to concentrate and save tomatoes
Have a bunch of tomatoes lying around? Lucky you! Here are two delicious ways to make them last.
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An oceanographer, a marine chemist, and a couple of geologists walk into a bar …
The Slow Ride Stories gang descends on the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in search of a punchline for this joke -- and a few answers to life's persistent questions.
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Prescription for healthier humans: More time at the park
The average boy partakes in two minutes of “vigorous activity” each day. The average girl, just one minute. The solution is right down the street.
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Black licorice recalled for containing lead, tasting disgusting
To be fair, not all black licorice contains lead. Just some. It is all disgusting, though.
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Why does Mitt Romney continue to hate Colorado and/or wind?
With time running out and the wind industry wavering, Congress still hasn't moved on the production tax credit.
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Cinnabon pizzas exist, and these guys ate one
As long as we’re having hot dog pizzas and cheeseburger pizzas, why not put pizza on everything? Why not go mad? We could have pizza coffee and pizza ice cream and pizza s’mores and pizza Cinnabons! Ha ha ha ha ha oh wait that last one actually exists. Cinnabon is only rolling out these personal […]
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How Boston and New York hope to avoid becoming Atlantis
New efforts by both cities are trying to address sea-level rise before it becomes a big problem.
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This beautiful image is actually 150 years of hurricane data
John Nelson, the guy who brought you the gorgeous maps of wildfire and tornado data, has really outdone himself this time. This is more than 150 years of hurricanes, presented in an unusual orientation (Antarctica is at the center of the map), and it is downright stunning.
