Climate Culture
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Please do not shoot the world’s oldest wild bear
So 39 is now considered "old, old, old." Great. JUST GREAT.
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These women deliver food from farm to table by bike, in minutes
A vegan bicycle maker and two organic urban farmers walk into a bar … (Hint: Yep, it’s for real, and nope, it’s not in Portland.)
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A red panda has gone missing from the National Zoo
A red panda named Rusty went missing at 6 last night. He's probably just in a tree somewhere and not running with a tough raccoon gang, but who knows.
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Minnesota mother-son crime team steals and sells 3,200 gopher feet
Sure, times are tough and Minnesota is overrun with gophers. But REALLY?
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Preschoolers write adorable letter to save the trees
"Animals live in trees, they might get mad!" Just TRY to be cynical after reading this.
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How climate deniers are like ignorant patrons of ’80s gay bars
Gay-rights activist Dan Savage compares climate deniers to gay men in the early '80s who refused to face up to the reality of AIDS.
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In New Orleans, a Vietnamese community bounces back with urban agriculture
The community rallied together after Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill.
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This is the weirdest bike safety video you’ll ever watch
Norway's Share the Road campaign kicks off with a bizarre video. Make sure and wait for the M. Night Shyamalan-worthy twist ending.
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Video solves the asparagus/smelly-pee mystery for good
Biochemist Shirley Corriher explains why not everyone gets to enjoy the stank of asparagus in their urine.
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Beware — this sheep-eating plant is about to bloom
In the wild, Puya chilensis uses its spines to trap sheep, which then fertilize the plant as they rot. In captivity, it is perfectly safe, say horticulturists who are definitely humans and not plants in disguise.