Climate Culture
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R.I.P. Swino, the beer-stealing, cow-fighting pig
Remember the pig that stole 18 beers and fought a cow? With heavy hearts, we must inform you that he's gone to swill brew and get pugnacious in the Great Sty in the Sky.
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Abandoned baby deer thinks it’s a sheep
It's all very awwww, except that the sheep's owner says he'll only feed the deer through the winter.
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Giant squid is terrifying even in death
Last week, a giant squid washed up on La Arena beach, in Spain.
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Scientists have grown an extinct tree from ancient seeds
Get ready for the Jurassic Park of trees.
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Baby white lion trying to roar will break your adorable-meter
This wee two-week-old lion cub is either pissed or wants her mom. (Or both.)
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It’s time you got schooled about octopus sex
Male octopuses "only have one penis" (laaaaame) -- but that's not what they use for sex. They use their special sex-arm, of course.
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Ask Umbra: What do I do with my old shoes?
A reader wonders if she can recycle her retired footwear. Umbra goes the extra mile.
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It takes a Village People: GMO disco will make Monsanto quake in its leisure suit
Good news, everyone: GMOs are getting labeled … with a terrifyingly catchy disco anthem.
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Stephen Colbert officiates and Smokey Bear is best man at the awesomest wedding ever
The government shutdown means no weddings at national monuments. It also means Smokey Bear isn't busy. Stephen Colbert brought these together.
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Now you can track your Amtrak train in real time
Amtrak's new "Track a Train" system is actually useful and pretty cool.