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All the plants in the Amazon would die without this tiny patch of desert in Africa
Sometimes nature has the coolest trans-continental bromance with itself.
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Tommy Lee: ‘Please don’t torture whales by playing them Mötley Crüe’
Tommy Lee may specialize in loud music, amateur porn, and wearing eyeliner even though he’s almost 50, but he’s not a monster. He loves his animal brethren, and he would […]
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Giant pythons are taking over the Everglades
Last week, researchers at the University of Florida got a present — a gigantic Burmese python, the largest anyone had ever found in the Everglades. The good news: It was […]
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At long last, the Exxon Valdez will be turned into scrap
The ship responsible for the 1989 disaster will finally be converted to scrap.
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Save the axolotl! Um, sure, but why?
Bears and sloths and salamanders are nifty and all, but do we really need to save every one of them? There’s a lot that needs saving, and frankly, we’re busy people. The Generation Anthropocene crew explores this tough question.
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Obama’s stimulus package was a ginormous clean energy bill, says Michael Grunwald
Despite all the right-wing carping, the big 2009 stimulus bill was successful, well-administered, and virtually scandal-free, writes Michael Grunwald in his new book. And it gave a huge boost to renewables and cleantech.
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John Boehner wants to know why Obama caused this drought
We have some theories.
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Hotter weather could lead to parasite problems — at least for frogs
Some frogs were found to be more susceptible to parasites following broad swings in temperature. People? To be determined.
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A climate change fix conservatives can love
Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer advocates for a tax on carbon-spewing companies -- an approach to climate action steeped in conservative economics.
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This new species of bug was originally discovered on Flickr
It’s not news that you can discover a lot of stuff on Flickr, if you have safe search turned off and you sort photos by “interestingness.” (Seriously, try it sometime.) […]
