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The only way to evacuate all of humanity from Earth is to use nuclear propulsion
Yes, it is awesome the Curiosity rover can Instagram Mars pics back to Earth from 50 million miles away. But ultimately, one goal of all this space exploration is to have another place to go if we really royally screw up the planet, right? XKCD’s Randall Munroe answers a critical question about that overplayed movie […]
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Giant pythons are taking over the Everglades
Last week, researchers at the University of Florida got a present — a gigantic Burmese python, the largest anyone had ever found in the Everglades. The good news: It was dead. The bad news: It weighed 164 pounds, measured a record 17.5 feet in length, and was a foot wide. For context, that’s as long […]
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At long last, the Exxon Valdez will be turned into scrap
The ship responsible for the 1989 disaster will finally be converted to scrap.
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The travails of a novice bike commuter
Want to ride to work but too scared to try? You’re not alone. Here is one first-timer’s harrowing tale, along with a few words of wisdom for those new to the biking tribe.
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Save the axolotl! Um, sure, but why?
Bears and sloths and salamanders are nifty and all, but do we really need to save every one of them? There’s a lot that needs saving, and frankly, we’re busy people. The Generation Anthropocene crew explores this tough question.
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Obama’s stimulus package was a ginormous clean energy bill, says Michael Grunwald
Despite all the right-wing carping, the big 2009 stimulus bill was successful, well-administered, and virtually scandal-free, writes Michael Grunwald in his new book. And it gave a huge boost to renewables and cleantech.
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Hot seawater forces shutdown of nuclear reactor in Connecticut
Can't decide what's most alarming about that headline.
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John Boehner wants to know why Obama caused this drought
We have some theories.
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Our Father, who art making the glacier smaller, please make it bigger now, OK?
The people in Fiesch, Switzerland, live near the massive Aletsch and Fiesher glacier, which, like most glaciers, is melting rapidly. But it’s OK — because the town’s highly religious residents have come up with a solution with proven results: prayer. They know it works, they say, because it’s prayer that got the glacier to recede. […]
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Paul Ryan used to drive the Wienermobile
Romney's VP pick has driven one of the most intrinsically funny objects on Earth.
