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Seriously, what the hell is this thing

io9 is asking for help on behalf of a reader who found a horrible tentacle-thing on the ground in Stockholm, Sweden. He wants help identifying it, presumably so that when he gets devoured his next-of-kin knows where to search for its lair. I’m gonna go with “the unholy offspring of a sea urchin, an Elder […]

Jess Zimmerman Uncategorized

Pesticide-resistant insects add insult to drought injury

Monsanto's GMO corn is succumbing to corn rootworms, the exact insects it was designed to kill. And the drought in the Midwest is only making things worse.

Tom Laskawy Food

Here is a map of America’s most obese states

Winning the dubious distinction of first place: Mississippi.

Philip Bump Uncategorized

Romney: Obama hates coal. Obama: Romney hates wind.

Romney stumps for coal and Obama stumps for wind, in a fight that could define the 2012 presidential race.

Philip Bump Climate & Energy

New Agtivist: From backyard farmer to community visionary in Oakland

With a farm store and a 220-acre project in the works, City Girl Farms founder Abeni Ramsey is pushing the urban agriculture envelope in Oakland and beyond.

Claire Thompson Cities

All the plants in the Amazon would die without this tiny patch of desert in Africa

Sometimes nature has the coolest trans-continental bromance with itself.

Sarah Miller Uncategorized

Enbridge CEO tries to defend tar-sands pipeline, says ridiculous nonsense

Enbridge chief Patrick Daniel went on the radio to try to convince people to like his company's plan for a pipeline from Alberta to British Columbia, and ended up just eating his feet.

Philip Bump Technology

Climate change could take away high school football

High school football season is heating up—but not in a good way. Climate change could ruin the sport for good.

Sarah Laskow Climate & Energy

Tommy Lee: ‘Please don’t torture whales by playing them Mötley Crüe’

Tommy Lee may specialize in loud music, amateur porn, and wearing eyeliner even though he’s almost 50, but he’s not a monster. He loves his animal brethren, and he would never torment them by forcing them to listen to the same music his human fans pay like $200 to hear live. That’s why he wrote […]