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Your city’s water would be cleaner if it had a magic island in it
Floating wetlands feed on nitrogen pollution in streams and ponds, stifling gross algal blooms and bringing some wildness back into cities.
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After you pop the pill, what to do with the trash?
A reader says her contraceptive is over-packaged. Umbra says you should see the packaging that kids come with these days.
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One man wants us all to sh*t equally. So he started World Toilet Day
You've gotta fight. For your right. To pooooootty.
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Why we’re excited about PBS’ wild new series
The new PBS doc "Earth: A New Wild" explores how humans interact with ecosystems worldwide.
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Comedy phenom Megan Amram wants to teach women science — with hot sex tips!
The "Parks & Recreation" writer's new book is a smart (and hilarious) take on the dumb idea that women can't understand science.
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These photos of China’s toxic smog are terrifying
A Beijing man uploaded one photo every day. The results are terrifying.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson just told a tiny girl to be a scientist, and now I’m weeping
Would you like to get some life advice from Neil deGrasse Tyson in a public forum? Well, first you have to be 6 years old.
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Meet the women who grow your food
Through the Female Farmer Project, photographer Audra Mulkern is documenting the rise of women in American ag.
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Comedian Wyatt Cenac on mayo, hair salons, and gentrification
The former Daily Show correspondent says there are two kinds of gentrifier. Only one would open a mayonnaise shop.
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We’re eating chocolate faster than we can grow it
Climate change is fueling a global chocolate shortage -- and we aren't helping.
