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The nonprofit Good Energy has created a test akin to the “Bechdel Test” to evaluate whether the reality of climate change is being reflected in films and television.

Over 300 million shoes are thrown away each year in the United States alone.

The creature was found among 28 new species in Argentina's deep sea.

The flat-headed cat is one of the most elusive wild cats in the world.

The Paul E. Farmer Maternal Center of Excellence was over a decade in the making. A large-scale fundraising effort by Hank and John Green made it possible.

Hank and John Green’s annual charity livestream, Project for Awesome, has been a smash fundraising success since 2007.

Artists involved in the program include Dakota Bear, Jayli Wolf, Samian, Twin Flames, and Aysanabee.

“Aside from their cultural significance, these seeds carry options for our future survival as we face climate change and the erosion of agrobiodiversity worldwide,” the Palestine Heirloom Seed Library’s founder said.

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A survey of more than 1,400 local officials found that local governments are “largely insulated from the harshest effects of polarization.”