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100 years ago, people thought that today we’d commute by whalebus
Public Domain Review collected a bunch of turn-of-the-century visions of the year 2000. Whalebuses? Flying cabs? Personal prop planes? Yes, please!
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Temperature increases result in economic decreases
A new study finds that hotter weather hurts economies in developing countries. So, that's great anyway.
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Please enjoy this turtle with a mohawk
This turtle is dealing with endangerment in much the same way many humans deal with adolescence: He's gone punk.
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This hedgehog photo looks like a scene from a fairy tale
Photographer Cath Schneider captured this photo of her daughter and the hedgehog that lives in their garden, when the girl brought it a plate of lactose-free milk to drink and blow bubbles in.
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How the rare earth elements in your iPhone are polluting Inner Mongolia
The region in Inner Mongolia that provides critical, scarce resources for your technology has been heavily, broadly polluted.
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Is fracking linked to earthquakes? Yeah, kinda, sorta, probably
Research from the University of Texas takes on a different spin depending on where you read about it.
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This jawfish is a more dedicated parent than any human will ever be
This fish will gestate its babies in its mouth. He doesn’t eat while they’re developing. Would you do that for your babies?
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At Etsy, even the trash travels by bike
If this were a Portlandia sketch, you’d think it was too unrealistic.
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Looking back to see ahead: One woman’s quest to bring back Native American food traditions
For native foods educator Valerie Segrest, the solution to health disparities in tribal communities lies in the hunting and gathering of generations past.
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How Curiosity turns Mars into a climate-change lab
NASA's Curiosity rover will hunt for signs of Martian climate change, and in doing so will shed light on what's going on back home.
