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What the Dark Knight knows about holding our urban lives together

"The Dark Knight Rises" might be a crazy movie full of plot holes -- but it understands the systems that serve as the vulnerable hearts of our cities.

Paul Ryan: ‘Big debate about the scientific veracity’ of ‘so-called’ climate solutions

Mitt Romney's running mate pulled out the standard climate-denier language on Friday.

Here’s your chance to drink beer with Obama! Sort of.

The White House promises to release its beer recipe if an online petition gets 25,000 signatures.

Romney got his great energy policy ideas from oil execs

Which is just super surprising.

New map keeps track of 25,000 species

Scientists and garden-variety animal lovers who want specifics about where to find particular species have reason to rejoice: A new online database called The Map of Life provides cutting-edge accuracy about the whereabouts of some 25,000 species, and it’s adding more all the time.

Antarctic temperature spike linked to ongoing ice loss

If all of the Antarctic ice were all to melt, it would reveal a new continent and a chain of islands. And flood huge areas of the world. But it's not going to happen any time soon.

This rescued baby manatee is so cute we can’t stand it

There's nothing cuter than a baby manatee with a sad story that has a happy ending.

Looking for kids’ books? Avoid this Monsanto propaganda

A book with cute illustrations introduces kids to the "neat topic" of biotechnology, but fails to mention hazards associated with GMOs, like increased pesticide use and possible liver and kidney damage.

What other cities can learn from Seattle’s troubled ‘deep green’ building program

Three years ago, Seattle challenged developers to build the next generation of uber green buildings -- but few answered the call. What can we learn?

Umbra’s second helpings: Speedy showers [VIDEO]

We're rinsing off an Ask Umbra classic about power showers.