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Gadgets AstroReality’s AR Earth model is the world laid bare in your hand — and it’s amazing Boing Boing's Shop

climate Greenland and Antarctica melting 6x faster than in 1990s: NASA Xeni Jardin

Environment Antarctica reaches 20º C (68º F), highest recorded temp ever on icy continent Xeni Jardin

Gadgets Save the planet one sip at a time with this reusable straw Boing Boing's Shop

animals Newly discovered sharks that walk are the "youngest" shark species on Earth David Pescovitz

climate Amazon threatened to fire two tech workers who spoke about climate and Amazon's business, then 357 more workers joined them Cory Doctorow

climate Five steps for thinking about climate change without being overwhelmed by hopelessness Cory Doctorow

elections This Thanksgiving, don't have a political argument, have a "structured organizing conversation" Cory Doctorow

happy mutants Extinction Rebellion floats a drowned house down the Thames Cory Doctorow

social media How cities can serve as a model for social media platforms to build better community spaces Thom Dunn

language AP's how-to-use-hyphens-wisely guide causes consternation among pedants Cory Doctorow

california LA is going to get cheap nighttime power from a massive solar and battery array in the Mojave Cory Doctorow

climate change Errol Morris and Bob Odenkirk team up to "capture the absurdity and the desperation" of climate change Mark Frauenfelder

picks As Amazon burns, Trump wants to log world’s largest intact temperate rainforest in Alaska Xeni Jardin

Bird's eye views Aerial photos of sea-salt flats Clive Thompson

happy mutants Science fiction and the law: beyond mere courtroom drama Cory Doctorow

Business Felony Contempt of Business Model: Lexmark's anti-competitive legacy Cory Doctorow

independence day Trump's Fourth Of July 'Salute to America' now includes Air Force One flyover of Mall Xeni Jardin

Journalism Australia's raids on journalists signal an authoritarian turning point Cory Doctorow