Ta-Nehisi Coates Announces The Water Dancer Book Tour
After attempting to deliver us all from evil with the beautifully written Between the World and Me, and his essay collection, We Were Eight Years in Power, award-winning author Ta-Nehisi Coates—who arguably may be the...
This website shows you exactly how guilty you should feel about flying
Demand for air travel is growing around the world, with the number of passengers poised to double over the next 20 years. At the same time, we’re beginning to reckon with the...
Press Freedom Victory: Democracy Now! Reporters Win Landmark Settlement over 2008 RNC Arrests
Note from 5/29/20: Following today’s arrest of CNN reporter Omar Jimenez in Minneapolis, we are highlighting our past coverage of the 2008 arrest of Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman and two producers while they...
In Australia Wildfires, Scenes Of Smoke, Sparks And Chaos
Wildfires are a regular occurrence in Australia, but on New Year's Eve, residents of the state of New South Wales experienced blazes stronger and more destructive than they had in years. In...
TOP 10 Robotic Stories of 2019
Every day, artificial intelligence – and robotics at large – become more and more clever and capable. there is still a fascination for devices capable of enhancing the use of our bodies and humanoid...
The Northernmost Settlement on Earth Cracked 70 Degrees For the First Time This Week
It’s not just the eastern part of the U.S. roasting this week. Much of the planet is on a heat bender, including the northernmost inhabited place on Earth.
Alert, Canada cracked 70 degrees...
How California’s Power Outage Is Hurting Legal Marijuana
Electricity drives many legal grow operations and could irrevocably damage marijuana plants during harvest season.
Following massive, deadly wildfires a year ago, while also dealing with bankruptcy negotiations, California utility company Pacific...
The Hidden Light Show Below
As I descend into dark waters, my blue flashlights reveal a spectacular display of fluorescent colors shining out from some of the corals and marine creatures below. Normally hard to detect...
Earliest evidence for cannabis smoking discovered in ancient tombs
Traces of potent pot were identified in 2,500-year-old wooden artifacts buried with people who lived along the Silk Road in China.
The earliest direct evidence for human consumption of cannabis as a...
Bitcoiners Are Biohacking a DIY Coronavirus Vaccine
Anonymous bitcoiners are taking the search for a coronavirus vaccine into their own hands – bypassing academia, pharmaceutical companies and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The “biohacking” effort by...