This week had a pretty high ick factor. (Last week: Carrie Brownstein.)

Giant rats are one of the animals most likely to survive climate change:

America’s natural gas system is really leaky, which is bad for its pants the climate:

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Put down your Tetley tea — its laborers work under abusive conditions:

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The NSA some startup wants to track the movements of NYC pedestrians:

A five-foot jellyfish washed ashore, which means we’re all gonna die: