Climate change, and its ongoing worsening, leads Matthew Huber to look seriously at many issues. They include how accurate climate models will be decades out (contra Katharine Hayhoe and Michael Mann, he thinks they're "undercounting"), just how much "resilience" the average human body has and more.
On this issue politically? Besides remembering that, to the degree Democrats pretend to be serious about climate change (Republicans don't even do that), their answers are neoliberal and ignore class-based issues, which Huber discusses.
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If you've hiked in the US Southwest very much, you've probably seen or heard "Don't bust the crust." If you understand why, you'll probably be interested to read about attempts to grow man-made biocrust.
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One gene is why a rose pricks you. Can it be reverse engineered?
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Can chimps speak? New study of old video adds fuel to the debate.
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