Climate Culture
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We’re making birds sick just by existing
Not only are we humans stressing the birds out, but we’re spreading germs with our well-intentioned bird feeders. D'oh!
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A British scientist is building a 280-cubic-foot model of the entire Arctic ocean
It's hard to do research in the Arctic Ocean -- it's dangerous, expensive, and really, really cold.
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This guy found and restored the world’s oldest subway tunnel, and New York City took it back
Brooklyn's Atlantic Avenue tunnel was sealed in 1861, and totally forgotten about until 1980.
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Abandoned train tunnels in Paris could get new life as nightclubs or swimming pools
One French politician wants to revive "ghost" stations that have been out of service for 75 years.
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Ask your doctor about Not Having Kids, your prescription for a better, greener life
Not Having Kids can prevent the insomnia and crippling financial obligations often experienced with Having Kids, for starters.
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Meet Wattson, a new app that graphs your home energy use
Wattson wants to be your personal energy butler. We'd rather have a cute doctor sidekick, but this isn't bad.
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Ask Umbra: How do I dispose of an old TV set?
A reader's grandparents dumped their TV in the swamp. Umbra helps him channel some positive energy. Bonus: Tips for corralling your peas sans disposable bags.
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One Mexican community raises its fortunes with oregano
The Oregano Caxtle Co-operative aims to keep labor and revenues in Mexico by cutting out "coyote" middlemen.
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We can’t get enough of this video of young seals acting like puppies
These lucky divers got to frolic underwater with seal pups.
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Climate change could cause zombie smallpox (but, uh, it probably won’t) (BUT IT COULD)
Warming global temperatures could thaw out the bodies of smallpox victims in Siberia, a place so cold that the virus might have been sent into stasis instead of killed. Maybe.
