Washington University in St. Louis Earth's Core Has Been Leaking for 2.5 Billion Years and Geologists Don't Know WhyLive Science As an associate editor for Live Science, Laura Geggel covers general science, including the environment, archaeology and amazing animals. She has …
Men's Fashion If You Buy One Thing on Prime Day Make it a Mosquito-Repellent BraceletNew York Magazine - Liza Corsillo Despite being a regular barbecuer, hiker, and beach-day planner, I’m also a spontaneous one. I never remember to pack bug spray. Still, on the rare …
Laos Agent Orange's Continued Legacy in Cambodia and LaosThe Atlantic - Charles DunstWashington has admitted to the long-lasting effects of dioxin use in Vietnam, but has largely sidestepped the issue in neighboring Cambodia and Laos. KAMPOUT TUK, Cambodia—Paris Dauk’s left arm lies close
Play buttonPlastic How the Plastics Industry Is Fighting to Keep Polluting the WorldThe Intercept - Sharon Lerner The students at Westmeade Elementary School worked hard on their dragon. And it paid off. The plastic bag receptacle that the kids painted green and …
Atlanta, GA Inside Atlanta’s First Food Forestmedium.com - Tianna Faulkner Atlanta, Georgia, known for being one of the major cities at the center of the civil rights movement during the 1960s, has in recent years taken on …
Volcanoes Magma found simmering under an 'extinct' volcano. Here's what that means.National Geographic - Maya Wei-HaasNew analysis provides a stunning peek into the inner workings—and potential hazards—of volcanoes thought to have long ago gone quiet. Lush rolling hills cradle the still waters of Romania’s Saint Anne
Methane Climate Solution: Use Carbon Dioxide to Generate Electricityscientificamerican.com - Mark Fischetti The world is quickly realizing it may need to actively pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to stave off the ill effects of climate change. …
Chile Finding Stillness in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters in the Age of TrumpThe New Yorker - Alex KotlowitzIn the summer of 2014, Thomas Tidwell, who had worked for the U.S. Forest Service for thirty-seven years, the last five of those as its chief, decided to visit the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness,
Environment ‘Off-the-charts’ heat to affect millions in U.S. in coming decadesNational Geographic - Stephen LeahyWithin 60 years, hot days in the U.S. could be so intense that the current heat index can’t measure them. In less than 20 years, millions of people in the United States could be exposed to dangerous “off-the-charts”
Paris Agreement Southerners Are Scared of the Climate Crisis, and Their Politicians Are Ignoring Them - VICEVICE - Shayla LoveBack in 2017 when Donald Trump reneged on our national commitment to fight climate change by pulling out of the Paris Agreement, a bunch of U.S. states formed a coalition to push back. Called the United
Gulf of Mexico The Mississippi Is Bringing A Lot More Than Just Water To The GulfForbes - Trevor NaceAs Tropical Storm Barry continues to weaken and move north, one might think New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico are past the brunt of the damage. However, the combination of rainfall from Barry (as high
Science The Dawn Of Low-Carbon ShippingNPR - Rebecca HersherThe global shipping industry is enormous — thousands of ships carry billions of dollars of goods each year across nearly every ocean on the planet. Those ships run mostly on a particularly dirty type fuel
Northern California In New Climate, California's Wildfires Are 500 Percent LargerThe Atlantic - Robinson Meyer“Each degree of warming causes way more fire than the previous degree of warming did. And that’s a really big deal.” On a hot July evening last year, a rancher tried to use a hammer and stake to plug wasp’s
Coral Reefs Thirty years of unique data reveal what's really killing coral reefsphys.org - Florida Atlantic University Coral reefs are considered one of the most threatened ecosystems on the planet and are dying at alarming rates around the world. Scientists attribute …
For Men The 12 Best Camping Chairs to Kick Back in the Great OutdoorsMen's Health - By Josh St. ClairWhether you’re a casual camper or a total pro, here are the best chairs to rest your bum. Maybe "camping" just means a bonfire and a BBQ. Or maybe “camping” means something more Jack-London-like: hiking
Game of Thrones Humans May Be Accidentally Geoengineering the Oceansscientificamerican.com - Chelsea Harvey, E&E News As the saying goes, what goes up must come down—and, as it turns out, a lot of what goes up comes down into the world’s oceans. Iron particles, …
Austin, TX The Best Swimming Holes Around Town for a True Austin Summerthrillist.com - Thomas Allison T exas is dry. And hot. We know this. But Austin's got one thing going for it that you won't find in other big Texas cities (OK, it's got a lot going …
Iceland Where Is There Cool Weather In August? 11 Vacation Destinations Where You Won’t Sweat All DayBustle - Kaitlyn Wylde When summer first begins, the air is enchanted. Everyone's thrilled to be outside without a jacket and the sun feels like magic on your skin. Then …
Snakes The best remedy for a snakebite: Carry car keysPopular Science - Alisha McDarrisSnakes rarely bite humans—and if they do, here's how to deal with it. Snakes have a reputation problem. In both fiction and real life, we frequently hear about life-threatening attacks from these reptiles—but
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Everything to know about Hawaii Volcanoes National ParkNational Geographic - National Geographic StaffOne of the most popular attractions on the Big Island, the park offers some of the best volcano viewing in the world. Exploring Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, on the Big Island of Hawaii, is like stepping
Play buttonTravel The 'Wall of Sharks' Is an Actual Phenomenon, and It Only Happens Once a YearCoastal Living - Marisa Spyker Calling all daredevils! If you’re a fan of Jaws, The Meg, or the totally realistic Sharknado, you might hear the phrase “Wall of Sharks” and think you’re …
Scotland Scotland just produced enough wind energy to power all its homes twice overCNBC - Anmar Frangoul The numbers, which were supplied by WeatherEnergy, mean that Scottish wind generated enough electricity to power the equivalent of 4.47 million homes …
Caribou A small town's economy. Endangered caribou. Which do we protect?The Guardian - Cassidy RandallThere are some perverse incentives on the table here. If you get rid of caribou, then you don’t have a problem Candace Batycki Now we’re seeing there are consequences to the way we altered the landscape
Florida International University What is red tide?NBC News - By Tom MetcalfeThe algae blooms are colorful, but the toxins they produce can harm sea life, birds and people. A red tide is a dangerous overgrowth of microscopic marine plants known as algae. The overgrowth — there
Blue Ridge Mountains The Story Behind Mildred the Bear of Grandfather MountainSouthern Living - Melissa Locker Once upon a time there was a bear who didn’t know she was a bear. Let me tell you a story: Once upon a time there was a bear who didn’t know she was a …
University of Georgia Rare sea turtles smash nesting records in Georgia, CarolinasAssociated Press - By RUSS BYNUM, Associated PressSAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Rare sea turtles are smashing nesting records this summer on beaches in the Southeast, with scientists crediting the egg-laying boom to conservation measures that began more than years
Culture Are You an Elk Parent or a Bison Parent?Outside Magazine - Katie ArnoldA few weeks ago, while visiting Vermejo Park Ranch in northern New Mexico, my family and I were out on a wildlife safari in a remote valley when we spotted a newborn elk calf wobbling across the road,
Amazon Echo Best Outdoor Gear Deals for Prime Day 2019: Get Ready for 2 Days of DiscountsThe Manual - Nicole Raney Prime Day is literally around the corner. During this Amazon “holiday” — Monday, July 15 and Tuesday, July 16 — the shipping giant will discount a …
Wolves Trump’s plan to take wolves off the endangered species list is deeply flawedVox - Lindsey BottsWith the public comment now closed on the Interior Department’s proposal to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list, gray wolves across the country are one step closer to losing federal under
