All the best science experiments involve dynamite
Feb 18, 2015, 8:17 pm By Suzanne JacobsPicture a scientist. Good. Now make that scientist a geologist who studies tectonic plate movement.…New Yorkers’ review of New York is actually a poignant portrait of a city
Feb 18, 2015, 7:41 pm By Eve AndrewsNot to confirm what New Yorkers from Jay-Z to Taylor Swift (ha!) already brag about, incessantly and…Mounties claim anti-oil activists are a threat to Canada
Feb 18, 2015, 5:38 pm By John LightIf you consider yourself part of the “anti-petroleum movement,” you’ve joined ranks with…Are shrooms the new pesticide?
Feb 18, 2015, 5:36 pm By Nathanael JohnsonScientists in Ireland have found that growing fungus inside barley helps the plants ward off…Catholics in 45 countries are fasting for climate action
Feb 18, 2015, 5:24 pm By Liz CoreToday is Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of Lent — the 40-day period of self-denial for…Which underwater Boston do you like best?
Feb 18, 2015, 5:24 pm By Heather SmithWhen I lived in Boston, I was impressed, as so many other residents have been before me, by how the…New York City could be 9 degrees warmer and 39 inches wetter by 2080
Feb 18, 2015, 4:19 pm By John MetcalfeThis story was originally published by CityLab and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Watch the oceans acidify in real time
Feb 18, 2015, 3:29 pm By Amelia UrryWe have a new way to measure ocean acidification … from space! Just as it did for the rotary…Who killed the gayborhood? A Grist podcast investigation
Feb 18, 2015, 2:40 pm By Katie HerzogWARNING: Salty language Artist John Criscitello is pretty tired of woo girls moving into his…Miami is already sinking under rising sea levels
Feb 18, 2015, 1:57 pm By Neel V. PatelThis story was originally published by Wired and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Britain’s most powerful politicians agree fighting climate change is a jolly good idea
Feb 18, 2015, 12:56 am By Ben AdlerThere’s good climate news from the United Kingdom. On Saturday, the leaders of the country’s…USDA goes FBI on crooks who sell gross meat and run cons on food stamps
Feb 17, 2015, 9:03 pm By Nathanael JohnsonOn Friday, U.S. Agriculture Department Inspector General Phyllis Fong spoke to members of the House…12 ways you and everyone you know could die
Feb 17, 2015, 8:35 pm By Amelia UrryIf you’ve ever wondered about the many ways humanity and life as we know it could come to an end,…What is a ‘sky river,’ and why is Miss Piggy flying in it?
Feb 17, 2015, 8:33 pm By Suzanne JacobsEarlier this month, Miss Piggy took an epic seven-hour trip on the Pineapple Express, reminding…Oil trains are blowing up all over the place
Feb 17, 2015, 4:13 pm By John LightTwo tanker trains full of crude oil have derailed and burst into flames in the last few days, one in…Michelle Obama thinks carrots are better than Ariana Grande
Feb 17, 2015, 3:50 pm By Liz CoreThe days of coaxing vegetables into your child’s mouth via the “airplane” method —…“More research” into geoengineering is not such a hot idea
Feb 17, 2015, 3:46 pm By David RobertsGeoengineering is back in the news, thanks to the release of big report from the National Research…8 ways Obama sucks on climate
Feb 17, 2015, 3:15 am By Ben AdlerThe new conventional wisdom among the political class is that President Obama is doing everything he…Should I take notes on my laptop or with a notepad and pencil?
Feb 16, 2015, 7:05 am By Ask Umbra®Q. I’m a graduate student. Most of my peers are taking their notes on a laptop during class…This dreamy dude wants you to use all-natural condoms
Feb 15, 2015, 8:54 am By Eve AndrewsThis is a time of year when, allegedly, lots of people are having lots of sex, because bed is a far…
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