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New Climate Agreement Is A Step Forward, But Is The Step Big Enough?
A mini drama just played out in Lima, the capital city of Peru. More than 190 countries have agreed to a tentative deal to lower carbon-dioxide emissions by 2020. The salvaged agreement, which was threatened by clashing views from the U.S. and China (of course!), will set the stage for the United Nations Climate Change…
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Nobody Knows What Built These Weird Little Web Structures
For some baffling reason, a bunch of tiny, fence-like web structures keep showing up in the Peruvian jungle. Measuring about two centimetres across and delicately constructed, they’re beautiful in a way. And since scientists have no idea how they got there, they’re also totally mysterious.
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Take Your Hands Off Your Phone And Onto Your Privates [NSFW]
Here’s one way to reduce testicular cancer: make people choose between using a BlackBerry and examining their balls to prevent death.