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Scientists create Facebook for great tits
We know that more people than like to admit it troll Facebook to check out ladies, but scientists have actually created a social network that they use for nothing but looking at tits. Our more astute and wildlife-oriented readers will have guessed that the tits scientists are ogling are wild great tits — a type […]
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North Carolina elephant might be getting contact lenses
C’sar, a 38-year-old bull elephant living in North Carolina, could become the first pachyderm to wear contact lenses. Because nothing looks nerdier than an elephant in glasses. “An elephant has never been fitted with corrective lenses,” the Associated Press reports. (One elephant once had a contact put in his eye, but it was just to […]
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The Earth is going bald, ice-wise
And there's no magic foam that can bring it back.
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If we can’t end climate change in one grand effort, maybe we can do it in 21 little ones
A new proposals from a team of researchers identifies 21 small steps that could effectively reduce our carbon emissions to sustainable levels.
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Bears can count
North American black bears have the largest relative brain size of all carnivores, and apparently they are capable of using that brain power to count. Scientists tested three bears on their ability to look at groups of dots and identify whether one group had fewer or more dots than another. (Two bears were looking for […]
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Help name these weird species
Giving children names is exciting and all, but it is important to consider how they will feel when their name is shouted on the playground. But not so with species! You can name those suckers whatever you want and they will be none the wiser. The Guardian is holding a contest that lets readers indulge […]
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Twitter, storms, and Twitterstorms
Twitter is the tool of choice for influencing the Earth Summit in Rio and stopping traffic deaths in Arizona.
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Climate change is simple: We do something or we’re screwed [my TEDx video]
In April, David Roberts gave a TEDx talk entitled "Climate change is simple." Here, he expands on the points he made during that brief presentation.
