Surprise — teens are having sex. How can we make it safer?
May 26, 2015, 6:04 am By Eve Andrews
This is a story about teens having sex, which is something I know you don’t want to think about.…In which I feed my children “land shrimp”
May 25, 2015, 6:11 am By Nathanael Johnson
I was completely unprepared for Andrew Middleton when he showed up at my front door with a bag full…What happens if I flush leftover drugs down the toilet?
May 25, 2015, 5:10 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. What is the best way to dispose of liquid antibiotics once treatment is done? Do pharmacists…The Navy gears up for huge war games in Alaska — wildlife and environment be damned
May 24, 2015, 8:02 am By Dahr Jamail
This essay is a joint TomDispatch/Truthout report. I lived in Anchorage for 10 years and spent much…Go diving for sea urchins with a hilarious 73-year-old
May 23, 2015, 8:01 am By Liz CorePete Halmay has been diving for sea urchins off the coast of San Diego for over 30 years. He’s 73,…Is Tomorrowland the the most dystopian movie of 2015?
May 22, 2015, 7:39 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
The basics: A girl genius who just doesn’t want the world to stop dreaming, Casey Newton (Britt…Climate change is messing with gravity again
May 22, 2015, 7:20 pm By Ana Sofia Knauf
The Southern Antarctic Peninsula has dropped the ice equivalent of 350,000 Empire State buildings…Diverse cities don’t always have diverse neighborhoods
May 22, 2015, 7:08 pm By Sara Bernard
It’s not a new idea, perhaps, but it bears repeating: Even if you live in a city that is…It’s official: California farmers volunteer to give up water
May 22, 2015, 5:49 pm By Nathanael Johnson
California’s drought has touched everyone in the state. First the government eliminated irrigation…Sea lion, fed up with climate change, hits the bar
May 22, 2015, 5:25 pm By Eve Andrews
Michael Armstrong Sea lions have been driven out of the sea and onto city streets because their…Prepare to pay more for eggs
May 22, 2015, 4:24 pm By Madeleine Thomas
Breakfast is about to get a bit more expensive: A particularly nasty case of avian influenza…Nashville is pretty ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ about its giant accidental lake
May 21, 2015, 7:28 pm By Ana Sofia Knauf
Nashville, Tenn. — historical home to music legends like Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, and Willie…This palm oil company just bulldozed a rainforest
May 21, 2015, 6:36 pm By Nathanael Johnson
In the last two years, a series of companies have made bold commitments to halt deforestation in…This map of food cravings across the United States will make you hungry
May 21, 2015, 5:35 pm By Madeleine Thomas
Ever wonder which foods Americans crave most across the country? Using menus, tips, and ratings…The Tea Party can’t stand this presidential hopeful
May 21, 2015, 5:19 pm By Jenna McLaughlin
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…Finding good bagels outside of New York is impossible, and here’s why
May 21, 2015, 5:15 pm By Madeleine ThomasLeave it to science to finally confirm what I’ve been saying out here on the West Coast for,…CIA to close a secretive climate change science program
May 21, 2015, 4:49 pm By Tim McDonnell
This story is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboratio On Wednesday, when President…Scientists may have found a solution for space pollution
May 21, 2015, 4:31 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
When someone says, “This is where the laser cannon comes in,” that person is usually either…The Constitution doesn’t care about your uterus
May 21, 2015, 2:29 pm By Eve Andrews
There’s a moment in almost every American woman’s life when she thinks to herself: “Hold up…Oil spill returns to its ancestral waters near Santa Barbara
May 21, 2015, 11:49 am By Heather Smith
Early on Tuesday, an 11-mile-long underground pipe owned by a company with the very patriotic name…
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