Harrowing video shows black man shot by Baton Rouge police
Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man, was shot and killed by a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, police office
Have a great shower while saving water and energy with Flow Loop
Flow Loop introduces a new closed loop shower that will bring back one of life’s little pleasures: a long hot wet shower.
Here Comes the Next Financial Crisis
There’s a pattern to this: First, there’s a crash; then comes a period of remorse and talk of reform; and eventually comes the great forgetting. As time passes, markets rise, greed becomes good, and Wall Street begins to champion more deregulation. The government attracts deregulatory enthusiasts and then, of course, there’s another crash, millions suffer,…
Here’s Why Black People in Canada Are Healthier Than Those in the U.S.
Researchers say it doesn’t have to do with socioeconomic status or Canada’s health care system.
Hey Eco-Warriors: Now You Can Buy Ink Made of Car Exhaust
Air Ink is the first ink made from air pollution.
Holding Up Half the Sky: Women Speak Out on the Status of Feminism in China
Signs of progress abound, but many traditions and cultural mores are yet to be overcome.
Hotels and Tour Operators are Eliminating Plastic Straws
It’s a growing trend: Hotels, resorts, safaris, and cruises are increasingly banning plastic straws.
House Republicans to Gut Ethics Watchdog
Drain the … womp womp!
How a Free Grocery Store Is Cutting Food Waste—and Hunger
Each weeknight, The Free Store redistributes up to 1,500 surplus food items to anyone who wants them—no questions asked.
How a Love of Flowers Helped Charles Darwin Validate Natural Selection
Though his voyage to the Galapagos and his work with finches dominate the narrative of the famed naturalist, he was, at heart, a botanist
