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Ask Umbra: Are we about to wreck space, too?
A reader asks if it’s ethical to mine asteroids. Umbra takes us on a voyage of discovery.
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Facebook will sell me to you, and you to me
Facebook is going to try to turn personal relationships into an advertising medium. That will be a big turn-off -- and will spur the search for better alternatives.
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Galaxy, right ahead! The Milky Way’s on course for a head-on collision
One day, this is what the night sky will look like. Yup, that’s a galaxy (Andromeda, to be specific) headed straight for … our galaxy! Andromeda’s rushing towards us at the crazy fast speed of 250,000 miles per hour. Luckily, it is a galaxy far, far away, and so it will take 3.75 billion years […]
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Global warming could wipe out the goth population
As a former goth, I had to love this article from British satire site NewsBiscuit about the latest species to be threatened by climate change: the normally nocturnal, tree-dwelling Common Goth. Britain’s Goth population, identifiable by its distinctive eye markings, peaked at around 90,000 in the 1970s, but since then has been driven out of […]
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Umbra’s second helpings: Staying green with sunscreen
How can you prevent turning red while staying green? Umbra takes on this burning issue.
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Resisting the splurge: The travails of an urban hunter-gatherer
Grist’s green-living pioneer, the Greenie Pig, quit shopping, cold turkey, for a month. Well, almost. What do you think -- in the No New Stuff challenge, did she pass or fail?
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David Attenborough narrates video of a tortoise humping a shoe
You may remember the internet going mildly crazy for this video of a tortoise with sexual identity issues. (Not his identity, just the identity of his chosen mate, which is a Croc.) It had all the hallmarks of a blockbuster — sexy sexy romance, dubious fashion choices, animals making adorable “enh!” noises. But what it […]
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This guy’s apartment is the size of a closet
Check out a 78-square-foot Manhattan apartment -- just enough space to park a Mini Cooper, or to live a happy urban existence.
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Most climate communication only reaches partisans
Most climate coverage in the media is on cable news and political blogs, and most of the people consuming that news have already made up their minds about climate change.
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Ask Umbra: Is it ‘cheating’ to ride an electric bike?
A reader thinks a motorized bicycle would make riding easier, but it feels like cheating. Umbra makes the call.
