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POISONED CHALICE | 4-Minute READ |
Supposedly eco-friendly cups are still coated with a thin layer of plastic, which scientists have discovered can leach chemicals that harm living creatures. |
A Flesh-Eating Bacterium Is Creeping North as Oceans Warm |
PUBLIC HEALTH | 6-MINUTE READ |
The Vibrio vulnificus pathogen thrives in hot coastal waters, and beachgoers can contract it via a small cut or scrape. It can also kill them in two days. |
Climate Change Has Finally Come for Burning Man |
DROWNING MAN | 5-MINUTE READ |
Unpredictable weather and delays following Hurricane Hilary turned the festival for ultra-wealthy techno-utopians and hedonists into a literal quagmire. Welcome to the new normal. |
A Billion-Dollar Plan to Fix Farm Emissions Might Make Things Worse |
SEEDS OF DOUBT | 5-MINUTE READ |
Agriculture is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions, so the US is getting serious about reform. But some scientists say current efforts are misguided. |
What Ever Happened to the Tiny House Movement? |
DREAM SMALL | 9-MINUTE READ |
Tiny houses started as a minimalist revolution. They ended up as an Instagram aesthetic. |