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In “Advantageous,” society has failed women in a big way
"Advantageous" is a thoughtful look at one possible future, and it’ll leave you thinking hard about what that future is and why -- something we should be doing more often, given our current predicament.
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Is there a beanbag chair I can rest easy on?
Are there better choices than little white plastic pellets to fill that blobby comfy chair? Of course! Umbra investigates.
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Watch us explain how to feed the world and end poverty at the same time
All the complex and amazing truth about getting the whole world onto a better-for-the-planet diet, boiled down to this one little video.
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Move over corn. Cacti can power cars, too
Cacti and other plants that thrive in arid landscapes could be the future of biofuels, according to new research.
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Happy Canada Day! There are needles in my potato
Who could be planting needles in Canadian potatoes? Those goddamn, water-loving environmentalists are suspected!
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What environmentalists can take from a week of progressive wins
I’m gay, I’m green, and for the first time in a while, I’m excited.
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Celebrate Independence Day with these rad women (and popsicles)
There's no better conversation starter than the sick things that women are doing in all the many green spheres that we love.
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Mary Iverson makes climate change paintings that are actually cool
The Seattle artist chats about what's really so appealing about shipping containers, and why we need more women in art.
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Trucks kill bicyclists all the time. This tool could change that
Trucks are singularly lethal vehicles when it comes to accidents with pedestrians and cyclists. But there's a way to make them less deadly.
