Comforts & Outrages6 hours ago“I’m not going to give back the crown”: Trans homecoming queen won’t let haters steal her joyLGBTQ Nation - Molly SprayregenTristan Young has decided her victory will "stay a joyous thing." Trans high school student Tristan Young has received an onslaught right-wing …
Comforts & Outrages1 day agoItaly Prepares for a Possible Volcanic Eruption After Earthquake Rattles Naplesfodors.com - Scott LairdThe strongest earthquake in 40 years hit Naples this week, raising concerns for a volcanic eruption. Emergency officials in Italy are drafting plans …
Comforts & Outrages11 hours agoHumans Can No Longer Ignore the Threat of Fungiverified_publisherThe Atlantic - Shreya DasguptaClimate change could make fungal diseases more potent and widespread than ever before. This article was originally published by Undark Magazine. Back at the turn of the 21st century, valley fever was an obscure fungal disease in the United States, with fewer than 3,000 reported cases a year, mostly …
Comforts & Outrages14 hours agoBiden Creates the American Climate Corps, 90 Years After FDR Put 3 Million to Work in National Parksinsideclimatenews.org - Interview by Aynsley O’Neill, “Living on Earth”The new workers will remove wildfire fuel in forests, install EV chargers in cities, retrofit thermostats in low-income homes and, it is hoped, move …
Comforts & Outrages1 day agoThis 6-million-year-old turtle shell still has some DNAverified_publisherPopular Science - Laura BaisasSea turtles have been around for at least 110 million years, yet relatively little is known about their evolution. Two of the most common sea turtles on Earth are olive ridley and Kemp’s ridley turtles that belong to a genus called Lepidochelys that could help fill in some of the gaps of sea turtle …
Comforts & Outrages3 days agoThe Bible that stopped a bulletSmithsonian Magazine - Robert PushkarOn New Year’s Day in 1863, Private Charles W. Merrill hunkered down in his tent near Falmouth, Virginia, doing what soldiers do when not on duty: …