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more about #earth Quilt: Broccoli is killing our Earth. more » rehabber: Just give it a few weeks and something else will come along to KILL the planet. I am 71 and played with mercury when I was a kid and it did not hurt ... more » InsertBullets: Does that make Vin Diesel the world's worst enviromental criminal? more » Klebert L. Hall: "Sure whipits are fun, but now nitrous is destroying a lot more than your brain cells." More accurately, it always has been, but now someone is point... more » Log1c: Needs more Devo more » RandomFrequentFlierDent-Hogswatch!: "So now you know. Every hit you take on that nitrous cracker is killing the Earth." So I guess going green would consist of . . . starting to shoot u... more » gorehound: hahah and i still remember the first time i sukced down on the nitrous and it was in the early 70's high on LSD at a party where some guy had a tank o... more » omgwtflolbbqbye: "Every hit you take on that nitrous cracker is killing the Earth" Guess this chick is the Ted Bundy of the environment then. EDIT: Ah dang, I ju... more » Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.: I never understood the practice of sucking the nitrous out of whipped cream. The short span of intoxication is no match for the HUGE amount of bliss y... more » Anekanta - Go Play!: Does this mean I have to take the nitro booster tank out of my car? more » Grey_Area: This had me busting out with laughter! Oh look, Annalee posted something about science. more » twophrasebark: It's true there aren't a lot of bids for Earth on GalaxyBay. The Osoob just bought the planet for about 7 Jeorbs. They'll be here next Tuesday. more » Cory Gross: I'm fascinated by the philosophical transition here... It used to be that life in the universe was so improbable that Earth was the only possible pla... more » j.blo: Am I really going to be the first person to point out that the dude talking about stars is named Guinan? On this site? more » kolacek: Look, honestly? With lip service and apologies to all of the experts we hear from every week: Given the immense frigging size of this universe we li... more » Blue_Thark: More radiation = better for life... how? Oh I think i get it. Life, like super powers, can only arise from the primordial ooze due to the side effect... more » simonbarsinister: How ridiculous. All of the actual evidence we have says that RIGHT HERE is the best possible world for life. It's the ONLY EXAMPLE we have that has w... more » SnehalMarten: It's quite possible that the laws of physics simply won't allow the human race practical large scale interstellar technological means of transportatio... more » Ben Babcock: "...leading to a runaway greenhouse effect in less than 2 billion years." There you have it, proof that global warming isn't caused by humans and that... more » The Curse of Millhaven: So, we are not the best of all possible worlds? Then again, for intelligent life as we know it there may be other factors. For instance, some kind of ... more » -
#madgeoscience
Nitrous Oxide Is Destroying the Earth
Sure whipits are fun, but now nitrous is destroying a lot more than your brain cells. A study published today in Science proves it is the leading cause of ozone layer destruction in the twenty-first century.
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#astrobiology
Other Suns and Planets May Provide Better Conditions for Life than Our Own
While our sun and Earth have allowed for the development of a relative bounty of life, many astronomers are starting to believe that the conditions they provide aren't unique, or even ideal, suggesting we may not be alone after all. More » -
#triviagasm
30 Characters Who Survived Their Planet's Destruction
It's the ultimate loss - the destruction of your entire planet, and science fiction is full of characters who have had to live through this unimaginable tragedy. Warning! At least one truly massive spoiler ahead...
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#globalwarming
Pollution May Actually Be Good for the Earth
The hazy weather caused by pollution has made plants far more productive when it comes to scrubbing greenhouse gasses out of the air. Scientists say factories that belch smoke may be slowing global warming. More » -
#conceptart
What If The Moon Crashed Into The Earth?
Well, we'd be screwed for one thing. Plus it's doubtful that the chunks of the moon would remain identifiable and intact like they are in this piece of concept art... but it's still haunting and beautiful. It's strange to imagine something that's been hanging in the sky your whole life plummeting into your world, but that's exactly what's happened in "Moon Crash 1: Winter." More » -
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#hardtobeagod
Smite Primitive Screwheads With Your Laser Gun
Ever wanted to carry a laser gun back in time to the Dark Ages and have everyone worship you as some sort of demigod before they eventually overthrow your ass and toss you down a well? Well, now you can. Ascaron Entertainment is releasing the role-playing game Hard To Be A God in April, and it's probably exactly what you'd get if you crossed Star Wars with World of Warcraft. More » -
#dystopia
Video Games That Plunge You Into Existential Dispair
The arrival of dystopian scifi video game Mass Effect has us reaching for our Prozac . . . and our controllers. The darker and weirder the world a video game gives us, the better. Whether it involves an alien invasion, or a maniacal artificial intelligence, we love games that crush our dreams in an orgy of hopeless shootouts. Mass Effect is just the latest in a whole crop of disturbing, scifi thriller games you should stockpile for the long, cold months ahead. More »
