Climate Culture
All Stories
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Will fake snow on my Christmas tree land me on the naughty list?
A reader asks about faux snow. Umbra says only the sheep should be flocking.
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E.O. Wilson talks science and the meaning of life
E.O. Wilson discusses his new book, religion, and robots.
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E.O. Wilson answers your questions about GMOs, ants, the Pope
The noted biologist and public intellectual had some surprising answers to your questions.
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6 fascinating facts about the evolution of food
National Geographic's "Eat: The Story of Food" is a delicious trove of food facts. Here are some choice tidbits.
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This sausage prank exposes our weird food issues
A butcher pretends to put piglets into a sausage machine. Madness ensues.
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Roadkill fur is flat-out the hottest fashion trend of the season
We got over the Carmani ick factor pretty quickly with this sobering stat: A million animals end up dead on U.S. roadsides every day.
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11 ways to fall in love with humble, spicy daikon this winter
How to use this large root in more ways than you thought possible.
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Of course Portland wants you to bike to the airport
Cycling to PDX can even offset about 1 percent of your flight's carbon emissions.
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Aaron Sorkin tackles climate change on “The Newsroom” and … oy
It is not in fact true that we're doomed to face a "catastrophic failure of the planet."
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Thanksgiving leftovers? Nah. Turkey empanadas? You bet.
Food that’s not eaten still has a climate impact, after all, and beyond that, pie in the trash in an honest-to-God crime.