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More and more of the meat you buy in the supermarket is produced in meat factories, a.k.a. CAFOs. Hold your nose and have a look, then think hard about that next hot dog.
A research team recently discovered previously unknown life under young Arctic sea ice. Could it have anything to do with climate change?
Almost half the food in the U.S. goes uneaten, and every part of the supply chain is to blame -- including you and me. But we can do better.
The veteran science writer isn't worried about earthquakes -- he's talking about diseases that come from wild animals as we tear into the Earth's last wild places.
Climate change brings so many uncertainties that it's hard to know how to make decisions and plan for the future. The trick is not to aim for the most efficient solution, but the most robust, resilient one.
Check out photos and videos of San Diego accidentally setting off 20 minutes worth of fireworks simultaneously.
People involved in climate politics are always using polls to show that the public supports their policy positions. But polls actually tell us very little about how politics will play out in the real world.
Science: Harder for people who aren't scientists.
Bugs, expensive food, ruined highways. The future is not looking great.
