New Planned Parenthood App Will Let Users Order Birth Control in Every State
Planned Parenthood (and women’s reproductive rights in general) has been the subject of a lot of scrutiny and argument over the past several years from some politicians and people, but I, for one, think that this is a great development. Why you wouldn’t want affordable birth control to be available to all women in every...
Once Upon a Time, the U.S. Solved a Climate Crisis by Planting over 220 Million Trees
It’s easy to feel a bit hopeless about the climate change situation. The planet has never faced an environmental emergency on this scale before, but it is possible for countries to rally to overcome climate crises. For proof, just look at history. In the 1930s, the United States was stricken by an environmental disaster called...
This Map Lets You Look up Your Address Across 750 Million Years of Earth’s History
Sometimes, the internet is a truly magical place. Thanks to a new interactive map, you can now look up where your house would have been 750 million years ago. Ancient Earth is a 3D map that contains geographic information for the past 750 million years. You can type in a certain location and see how...
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Giant Raft of Pumice Floating in the Pacific Ocean Could Help Heal the Great Barrier Reef
Pumice, if you didn’t know, is a volcanic rock that is light enough to float. A raft of pumice as big as Manhattan is drifting in the Pacific Ocean, and it could be bringing healing marine organisms as it heads toward the Great Barrier Reef. The famous reef has been heavily damaged by several recent...
A Kitten Named Garlic Is China’s First Ever Cloned Cat
Chinese citizen Huang Yu dug up his beloved deceased pet cat for cells to give to biotechnology firm Sinogene. Now he is owner of China’s first cloned kitten. When his cat, Garlic, died, Huang was devastated. So, he searched for a company that could create a new Garlic. The firm, based in Beijing, charged Huang...
Here’s How Long You’d Survive on Mars (And the Rest of the Solar System)
Daydreaming about going into space is a full-time hobby for some people, and there’s a subset of human beings who have the exploratory nature that’s sent us into the atmosphere, below the ocean, and into every corner of the planet. But before you pack your bags for Elon Musk’s next space adventure, here’s some good...
