climate crisis 150,000 nature illustrations from around the world enter the public domain thanks to the the Biodiversity Heritage Library Gareth Branwyn
Science Watch crane collapse onto boat, causing a terrible oil spill in the Galapagos Islands David Pescovitz
animals China plans to ban ivory trade "within a year or so." US official: Yes it's a "huge" deal. Xeni Jardin
marijuana That Arctic doomsday seed vault? There's backup copies of cannabis in there, too. Lots. Xeni Jardin
animals Hunting competition where children try to kill as many feral cats as possible David Pescovitz
climate change COP27 is the first time the financial cost of climate change is on the agenda Thom Dunn
Science The Tasmanian Tiger's been extinct since 1936. Should we bring it back with science? Elías Villoro
florida Florida gift shop flooded to draw attention to the state's climate emergency Rusty Blazenhoff
china China is paying U.S. social media influencers to promote Beijing Winter Olympics and "good China-US relations" Mark Frauenfelder
crop circles Huge Pac-Man crop circle was guerrilla art protest against Czech prime minister David Pescovitz