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Climate change drives California’s forest fires
Since the 1970s, California wildfires have increased in size eight-fold, with the annual burned area growing by nearly 500%.
Lab-grown meat market could be worth $85 billion by 2030
Fake meat is not just a fad.
Fossil Friday: researchers discover new, ancient relative of the tilapia
Do you think it was tasty, too?
Mosquitoes hunt first by smell, then by eyesight
They track the CO2 you breathe out.
Why mosquitoes bite me more than others
In short: mosquitoes like you more because you’re easier to find on their ‘radar’.
Rome, the eternal city – of trash
Italy’s capital is overflowing with trash and local authorities seem completely overwhelmed.
Elon Musk says ‘we’ could land on the moon in “less than two years”
Who’s ‘we’ though?
Water from thin air: a look at how rain and precipitation forms
There are a lot of elements that come together to ‘make it rain’. Both in nature and in the club.
Historian unearths more solid evidence of the Armenian Genocide
Probably the largest genocide you probably haven’t heard about.
Radiation in the Marshall Islands, where the U.S. tested nuclear weapons, is higher than in Chernobyl
During the Cold War the United States dropped nearly 70 nuclear bombs on some tiny islands in the middle of the Pacific.
Millenials donate more to charity than previous generations, but less often
The “me, me, me generation” is not necessarily less charitable than the generations before it.
California goes electric on school buses
California takes another step in the right direction.
Corals are dying off but not only because of climate change
Climate change is a major threat, but it doesn’t tell the whole story.
Natural compound found in grape skins, berries, and red wine, could help Mars explorers stay fit
It doesn’t necessarily have to be red wine…
People don’t really care about rigged games — as long as they win
The rich get richer — but they think the game is fair.
July could be hottest month ever after record in June
Get used to monthly “hottest month” updates.
Bee sting vaccine successfully passes human trials in Australia
If you’re allergic to bee venom, this vaccine is for you.
Scotland produces enough wind energy to power itself twice
This year, Scotland generated enough wind energy to power nearly twice as many homes as there currently are in the country.
Elon Musk wants to test a device on humans that can wire your brain to the internet starting from 2020
In the future, installing Elon Musk brain-computer interface could be as easy laser eye surgery.
