A Canadian Company Is Legally Making and Selling Psychedelic Peyote
Lophos Pharma is starting to produce the psychoactive cactus, which is legal in Canada but illegal in the U.S. except for as part of Native American religious ceremonies.
Climate Change
Family of Taylor Swift Fan Who Died After Brazil Concert Calls for Investigation
“I feel this loss deeply and my heart goes out to her family and friends,” Taylor Swift said in a handwritten statement.
Climate Change Is Threatening Fire Island’s Beaches—and its Queer History
On Fire Island, queer culture and ecology are inextricably linked.
Celebrity Polluters of the Month
Which of the world’s rich and famous rode gas-guzzling private jets and Hummers in October?
Policy
Climate Change Is Violent. Should the Fight Against It Be Too?
Peaceful protest isn't curbing the rapidly worsening crisis. Some activists say it’s time to attack the actual tools used to destroy the planet.
How to Figure Out Which Candidates Actually Care About the Environment
Here's a set of tools to help you understand the issues and vote in support of climate reform.
Coronavirus Could Be a 'Trigger Event' That Reshapes Society for the Better
The Sanders campaign could use this opportunity to transform into a pandemic-fighting, world-changing social movement.
Earth
Anomalies Deep Inside Earth Are Wreckage of Crashed Alien World, Scientists Propose
The long-lost remnants of the planet Theia are far beneath our feet.
Traces of Earth's Core Were Found In the Arctic and Scientists Don't Know Why
“We know very little about Earth's core, other than that it exists."
Scientists Found Microplastics Deep Inside a Cave Closed to the Public for Decades
A Missouri cave that virtually nobody has visited since 1993 is contaminated by high levels of plastic pollution, scientists found.
Cities
Montreal Libraries Will Be Able to Kick Out People for Smelling Bad
The new rules will allow libraries to fine and remove people for “personal hygiene that inconveniences staff.”
A New Uber Clone With Armed Drivers Is the App for a Violent and Paranoid America
“What I’m creating is a necessary evil,” the app’s founder claims while operating in a city with falling crime rates.
The Urban Exodus Narratives Are Wrong
The Census Bureau has published two population estimates that say cities are losing people fast. But factoring in the margins of error on their data changes the story entirely.