Climate Culture
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Will my houseplant clean the air?
Umbra helps a reader grow wiser about the many benefits of introducing a little greenery into the office.
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A yummy new food policy podcast
Food Fight takes on food issues and the food movement in a light and engaging style.
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Beavers are good for streams. Now watch found footage of beavers parachuting
Beavers improve water quality, according to a new study.
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Your Granny Smith has a story. Here’s what it’s like to harvest apples
NPR offers a thoughtful radio portrait of one migrant apple picker's life.
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You don’t need a partner this cuffing season — but you do need to keep up on the war against abortion access
This week, we’re sharing some fantastic and fascinating long reads on the battle for reproductive rights.
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Marine reserves are a bright spot in a dark year
Palau will protect nearly 200,000 square miles of ocean. That makes a million square miles of new marine reserves for the year.
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One more reason the prison industrial complex is awful: The physical distance it puts between people
The prison industrial complex makes car travel necessary, but the answer isn't to eco-shame the loved ones of incarcerated people.
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Here are some surprising findings about religious people and science
Highly religious people are more likely to see science and religion in harmony than the nonreligious, according to a new study.
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What’s the deal with pesticides and local food?
When an inquisitive shopper wonders if her local farmers are dousing her with misinformation about pesticides, Umbra produces an answer.
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Mediterranean diet might keep your brain young, science says
Researchers found that the brains of those who stuck to a Mediterranean diet -- lots of veggies, some fish, and little meat and dairy -- had more gray and white matter.