Climate Culture
All Stories
-
Russia has a black-market squirrel problem
Poachers are swiping squirrels from Moscow parks and reselling the cute, bushy-tailed critters as pets.
-
This tower is made out of self-growing mushroom bricks
It's also engineered to keep people cool in the hot summer.
-
Giant rats will inherit the earth
Human-induced climate change is not going to make the planet uninhabitable: Some species are going to thrive. (Just not us.)
-
People hate corporate coffee so much they’re flocking to Dumb Starbucks in droves
It looked like a Starbucks and tasted like a Starbucks, but it wasn't a Starbucks.
-
Bike beer caddy lets you tote your brews around in (slightly kinky) style
Nothing like some nice full-grain leather to help you get 50 shades of drunk. After you get off your bike, of course.
-
Horrifying five-foot jellyfish washes ashore, signaling our imminent demise
If THIS doesn't scare you, keep in mind that jellyfish can can be up to 10 feet across -- perfect for wrapping you up like a soggy human burrito.
-
Ask Umbra: Are shrimp farms killing the oceans?
A reader says he's reluctant to give up his shrimp cocktail. Umbra says don't be shellfish.
-
British weather makes penguins so sad they need antidepressants
Winter in England has been rainy and windy, and penguins at the Sea Life Center in Scarborough are getting downright depressed.
-
This map shows how climate change is screwing over your immediate area
It lets you see how average temperatures in specific locations all around the world have changed.
-
Subway removes yoga-mat ingredient from its bread
An activist gathered more than 57,000 signatures on a petition asking Subway to cut the chemical.