Let’s face it: all Arctic ice looks about the same. Cold, and white, and deserted. But now, there’s one piece to watch.
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Kids Do the Darndest Things: Teen Builds His Own Teeny-Tiny Home
For some 16-year-olds, planning for college consists of choosing the best party school. For Austin Hay, it consists of building the house he’ll be living in.
Those Tiny Hotel-Room Shampoo Bottles Might Be Going Extinct
Say goodbye to tiny bottles of shampoo and conditioner in hotels. They’re useless to people with lots of hair and bad for the environment.
Watch: Daryl Hannah Arrested After Protesting in Front of White House
The moment Daryl Hannah was actually arrested on Tuesday for refusing to move from a sit-in staged in front of the White House actually seems a trifle anti-climactic.
Watch: History Lost as Vermont’s Covered Bridges Take a Beating
Floodwaters care little about history. That much is certain.
QUOTE: Forecasting Hurricanes Not an Exact Science
“Every storm comes up with a surprise. In this case it was one where it went downhill.”
— BILL READ, National Hurricane Center director, explaining there is still plenty of ground to cover in forecasting hurricanes, but he …
California Lawmakers Might Ban Styrofoam Containers
Certain to-go containers could get the heave-ho if a California bill is passed into law.
Specialist: Hurricane Irene Is Just the Beginning of an Active Season
Forecasters routinely get blamed for simply blowing hot air. But nobody accuses the National Hurricane Center of anything of the sort.
Swap Meet on Steroids: California Store Gives Away All Items for Free
If everything’s free, is it still a store? No matter — the Long Beach Free Store just says all its items are 100% off.
College Professor Wants To Name Mountain Peak After John Denver
J.P. McDaniel wants to name the eastern peak of Mount Sopris after the singer and she has a petition’s worth of people to back her up.
Alaska’s ‘Orange Goo’ Answer: Eggs
These aren’t the kind of eggs you want to scramble or serve sunny side up, that much officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration know.
After Public Uproar, Chinese City Cancels Upcoming Dog Ban
Update: According to a statement from the International Fund for Animal Welfare, Jiangmen has canceled the upcoming ban on dogs after citizens pressured city officials. Full story below.