A friendly PSA to shop LOCAL whenever you can this holiday season! Get your gifts from indie stores, your cards from mom & pop pharmacies…etc. Small businesses need you always, but especially during the holidays!

Breaking News: Scientists say the world’s oceans are heating up faster than previously thought, a finding with dire implications for climate change nyti.ms/2D2mR8S

Did you know Joshua trees are facing possible extinction? Scientists claim the Joshua Tree habitat will be lost to climate change by 2100. Twenty days into the government shutdown, vandals are accelerating the trees’ demise. bit.ly/2RCUqXn

have u ever wondered about the mouthfeel of hagfish slime theatlantic.com/science/archiv…

Last year Hannah Allam and I analyzed and found that Republican officials in 49 states have openly attacked Muslims with words and proposed legislation since 2015, and few have faced repercussions. buzzfeednews.com/article/hannah…

White nationalism is a constant and rising threat in the U.S. and around the world. Full stop.

i feel like something is going to happen just by LOOKING at it

I wrote about a mother and son who teamed up to translate the world of astrophysics into the Blackfoot language 💥 It's a story about Einstein, the poetry of translation, and reclaiming your heritage—and it would mean a lot if you gave it a read~ atlasobscura.com/articles/trans…

Indigenous leaders in Brasilia, Brazil marched against President Bolsonaro's indigenous land policies #TerraLivre #DireitosIndigenas

As many as 1 million plant and animal species are at risk of extinction, as humans transform the natural world at an "unprecedented" pace, a landmark U.N. report finds. nyti.ms/2GYYDxd

Enough to break your heart: “My wife and I are in a haze,” Castillo said. “He was everything to us.” Kendrick Castillo, only child, killed in STEM School shooting, sacrificed himself to save others The Denver Post dpo.st/306OGXe

Pangolins are the most illegally traded mammal in the world. #worldpangolinday

Scott Pruitt’s hostile takeover of EPA: sfchronicle.com/opinion/editor… via San Francisco Chronicle

An orangutan will have a chance to find her mate — through Tinder wpo.st/ux3e2

Pictures from the March for Science from the NY Times: nyti.ms/2p7pujn

Brazil Yellow Fever Outbreak Spawns Alert: Stop Killing the Monkeys nyti.ms/2ptrSQW

A million bottles a minute: world's plastic binge 'as dangerous as climate change' fb.me/1wS6zIP1p

"No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin or his background or his religion..."