Curio |

On This Day | Crazy or Brave?

The athletic girl has less chance of marrying than she who displays more dependence. A hard featured, wrinkled woman is not the type that attracts the opposite sex. Such a woman may be more independent but she is not enough of a[...]

Curio |

On This Day | Crazy or Brave?

The athletic girl has less chance of marrying than she who displays more dependence. A hard featured, wrinkled woman is not the type that attracts the opposite sex. Such a woman may be more independent but she is not enough of a[...]

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Scientists have a dire new warning about the state of the planet

As 2025 winds down, climate scientists aren’t tallying resolutions — they’re tallying red flags. A new global report warns that Earth’s “vital signs” are flashing danger, with record heat, vanishing ice, dying coral, and forests burning at unprecedented rates. Twenty-two of 34[...]

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The oceans just hit an ominous milestone

For 12,000 years, Earth’s steady climate has been the backdrop for human civilization. Now, scientists warn that balance is unraveling. A new report finds ocean acidification has joined the list of planetary “boundaries” humanity has crossed, signaling we’ve pushed Earth’s systems into[...]

Commentary |

A Chicago Editorial the Plays in North Dakota: That hazy sky out there isn’t harmless

It felt like summer finally arrived in Chicago—sunshine, patios, lakefront strolls. But look a little closer, and something’s off. The haze isn’t just humidity; it’s smoke, drifting down from wildfires still burning across Canada. This week, Chicago briefly claimed the worst air[...]

Curio |

On This Day | Keeping an Eye On Climate Change

Some geologist who did not have much else to do has figured that if all the ice in Greenland and arctica should melt, enough water would be added to the oceans to raise their [...]Read More... from On This Day | Keeping[...]