Things that kill more people than sharks….
(via scientificillustration)
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Hybrid Sharks Show How Nature Adapts to Climate Change
Off the coast of Australia, researchers have found a new breed of shark cruising the deep blue. The first hybrid shark is a genetic mashup of the common black tip and Australian black tip. The result is a more robust breed of shark with a timely adaptation: an increased coastal range. The researchers speculate that the interbreeding may help ensure the survival of the shark species in the face of climate change or fishing pressures. (Long live Shark Week.)
good:
Brownwashing: Why Green Consumers Buy Brown Things
Dunkin’ Donuts, Cinnabon, and Target are swapping their white napkins for brown ones. Seventh Generation even dyes its translucent diapers brown. But does “brown” necessarily mean “eco-friendly?”—or are marketers messing with our minds?
“At last! The controversy is over. It turns out the "scientific” claims promoted for decades by whiny self-righteous liberals were a lie, a fraud, a con–and we don’t need to change after all. The left is humiliated; the conservatives are triumphant and exultant.
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Looking back, the historian Allan Brandt said the conservative-corporate machine that conned people into thinking smoking was safe pulled off “the crime of the century.” We are now witnessing the crime of the twenty-first century, using the same strung-out old script. In his smoky hell, Clarence Cook Little must be offering a little chuckle.“
-fucking brilliant little piece on the idiocracy behind the current international climategate.