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Global warming could explode ‘compost bombs’ all over the planet
When the compost pile in your backyard revs up, it starts producing heat, as the microbes in it do their work breaking down organic matter. On a small scale, that’s […]
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Welcome to the Anthropocene
We have entered what a growing number of earth scientists are calling the "Anthropocene," a geological era characterized by the influence of a single species.
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Climate scientists: It’s basically too late to stop warming
If you like cool weather and not having to club your neighbors as you battle for scarce resources, now's the time to move to Canada, because the story of the 21st century is almost written.
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‘Point Nemo’ is the farthest you can get from land without being in outer space
The Pacific Ocean’s Pole of Inaccessibility, aka Point Nemo, is 1,670 miles from the nearest land. It’s the furthest you can get from terrestrial lifeforms without launching yourself into space.
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Denver zoo test-drives elephant-poop-powered vehicle
The Denver Zoo has to deal with a lot of waste. A good deal of that waste comes from visitors, but the zoo also produces hundreds of thousands of pounds […]
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This ocean climate model is downright hypnotic
Last year, a group of NASA scientists and animators put together this animation of the world’s ocean surface currents, based on ocean flow data for June 2005 to December 2007. […]
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Katniss Evergreen: Do ‘Hunger Games’ fans care about climate?
Has the obsessive fandom surrounding Hunger Games led to more climate change awareness in the shiftless youth of today? We attend a midnight premiere to find out.
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Triumph, tragedy, and climate change: ‘The Island President’
A new documentary follows former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed in his efforts to tackle climate change.
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Climate change threatens baby seals
You could probably intuit that climate change would threaten seal pups, being as how they’re vulnerable critters who require cold climates. But just in case you had doubts, new research […]
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Earth Day too committed for you? Celebrate Earth Hour instead
Thanks, global recession: Earth Day gets cut down to Earth Hour. Or is this that thing where everyone turns their lights out?