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U.S. Wind Project Size [Infographic]
Big dreams for renewable energy often goad people into imagining big wind projects, with hundreds of turbines. But lots of smaller projects are just as likely to add up to […]
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Stopping the next great extinction could cost just $11.42 per person per year
This is according to a new study in Science, which estimates that it would cost $80 billion per year to stop extinction.
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Devoted under-consumer feeds her friends a meal made of trash
A woman on the TLC show Extreme Cheapskates gave her friends a dinner picked from the trash. Uh ... check please?
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This video of a rude emu will make you pee yourself in terror/hilarity
Birds are basically dinosaurs, which can seem pretty cool, until one of them is sticking its head in your crotch looking for treats.
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WATCH: Happy Birthday Clean Water Act!
On October 18th, 1972, the Clean Water Act was passed by Congress on an overwhelming bipartisan vote. Now, forty years later, our rivers, lakes and bays are in far better […]
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Female komodo dragons live half as long as males because they do so much frickin’ housework
Female komodo dragons live half as long as males. This is because they exhaust themselves raising children, which, if they are female, can in turn exhaust themselves and die young.
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Moss-covered keyboard lets you commune with nature while you work
It's a keyboard made out of moss and wood. It wasn't on our Christmas list, but it's cool. And maybe if we worked on it we'd actually feel like we were outside?
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Koch’ed up: Petcoke’s political pollution
If there is a statistical correlation between dirty oil and dirty politics, we have yet to fully quantify it – but you can add this to the growing pile of […]
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My TEDx talk on climate, pimped out
David Roberts' TEDx talk on climate has gotten a boost from some added imagery and music. It makes an amazing difference.
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25 species of primate are on the brink of extinction
The future doesn't look so bright for our primate brethren. But conservation efforts are helping at least some species hang on.
