For the first time, microplastics have been found in freshly fallen snow, this time in the Antarctic.
For the first time, microplastics have been found in freshly fallen snow, this time in the Antarctic.
↩︎ BBC News
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Couples therapist Terrence Real, whose clients include Bruce Springsteen, rails against “the toxic culture of individualism.”
When your partner is in disrepair, it’s like you are working at the customer-service window. Your partner says, “I want a new microwave.” They don’t want to hear that your toaster doesn’t wor…
A harrowing account of what it’s like to be a bus driver in Denver as the city’s roiled by fentanyl, homelessness, mental illness.
A harrowing account of what it’s like to be a bus driver in Denver as the city’s roiled by fentanyl, homelessness, mental illness.
↩︎ The Washington P…
A massive archive of found photographs, salvaged from a plant on the edge of Beijing, depicts “ordinary Chinese life.”
A massive archive of found photographs, salvaged from a plant on the edge of Beijing, depicts “ordinary Chinese life.”
↩︎ Beijing Silv…
Guangzhou, China had some 100,000 African residents in 2012, but under 5,000 in 2020. Some theories on where they’ve gone.
Guangzhou, China had some 100,000 African residents in 2012, but under 5,000 in 2020. Some theories on where they’ve gone.
↩︎ Africa Is a Country
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In most cases, in the United States, the more urban your surroundings, the less danger you face.
Put homicide and transportation risks together, and New York starts looking like a refuge from the American carnage.
↩︎ Bloomberg City Lab
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Tires have eclipsed the tailpipe as a vehicle’s biggest source of emissions—almost 2,000 times more particle pollution.
Tires have eclipsed the tailpipe as a vehicle’s biggest source of emissions—almost 2,000 times more particle pollution.
↩︎ The Guardian
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How to pose a problem in such a way that it contains its own answer.
How to pose a problem in such a way that it contains its own answer.
↩︎ Futility Closet
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