Red and Black
Downtown Athens gave an extremely warm welcome to the Grassland String Band on the main stage of AthFest early on Saturday afternoon. “It's going to be a hot day in Georgia . . . 100 degrees in the shade,” they sang. “All concentrated areas of people ...

Wall Street Journal (blog)
Exxon Mobil Corp. is ramping up its lobbying of other energy companies to support a carbon tax, marking a shift in the oil giant's approach to climate change as the industry faces growing pressure to address the politically charged issue. Vice ...

The Dodo
In the weeks following Cecil's death, Zimbabwe's beloved black-maned lion was mourned all over the world, sparking new debate about how people treat animals. Luckily, the debate did not subside and go forgotten, but escalated, marking a new era in ...

Yorkshire Post
“We're looking at being out at sea until July 3rd or 4th now – so another three weeks. Our biggest new challenge is carrying the extra water on board – we have 120L which is heavy and will alter the way the boat moves and will require more effort from ...

Phys.Org
In many parts of Europe, grassland diversity was historically very high in so-called "semi-natural grasslands." Semi-natural grasslands are areas that are grazed by small-scale livestock farming over the course of decades. This low-level of disturbance ...