Environment Australian beaches closed due to mysterious balls Thom Dunn

Science World's deadliest spot: the horror of Lake Karachay Ellsworth Toohey

Conservation efforts for the Sri Lankan cats that hunt underwater Elías Villoro

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long bets Kevin Kelly's 25-year bet with a neo-Luddite has been decided Mark Frauenfelder

usausausa America, before the EPA: the photos that the EPA commissioned to document the conditions that led to its formation Cory Doctorow

happy mutants It's about Time: Reading Steampunk's Rise and Roots Rachel A. Bowser and Brian Croxall

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