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SXSW: Look who Grumpy Cat has upstaged

The annual music, film and technology conference South By Southwest boasts a stellar lineup of guests this year: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, NSA leak Edward Snowden, music superstars Lady Gaga, Blondie, Spandau Ballet and Coldplay, and environmental advocate Al Gore. But have they all been eclipsed by a pussycat with a miserable expression etched on its face The so-called Grumpy Cat – a two year old mixed-breed cat which became an internet superstar in 2012 because of its seemingly unhappy demeanour – is also attending the conference in the Texas capital, Austin, and appears to be its breakout star

Film review: After Earth

AFTER EARTH (M) (100 min) Directed by M. Knight Shyamalan

Fish With Human-Like Teeth Found

Lake Lou Yaeger’s superintendent Jim Caldwell brought the fish to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources after initially responding to a report that a piranha had been caught. The lab quickly identified it as a pacu. There are conflicting reports that a second pacu fish had been spotted shortly after. The is how did a […]

A Scary Report Card on the World’s Oceans

Work in environmental journalism for very long and you can eventually become inured to catastrophe.

China’s Three Gorges Dam Under Fire

The giant Three Gorges Dam across China’s Yangtze River has been mired in controversy ever since it was first proposed 88 years ago by Sun Yat Sen, the founding father of Modern China.

It’s Inconvenient Being Green

My condition began when I read of a couple in New York City who had vowed to live a whole year without toilet paper. They were conducting an experiment in environmentally low-impact living as research for a book, they said

The Most Hated Man In Science: JEREMY RIFKIN

The nation’s foremost opponent of environmental neglect and genetic engineering is waving a $20 bill as he makes a bet.

‘Animal Factory’ Author David Kirby on Industrial Farming

If you eat meat, the odds are high that you’ve enjoyed a meal made from an animal raised on a factory farm . According to the USDA, 2% of U.S.

Cocaine Effects on Brain Genes Could Help Treat Addicts

It’s hardly a secret that taking cocaine can change the way you feel and the way you behave.

The Energy Source In Our Backyard

Turmoil in the oil-rich Middle East, combined with the nuclear crisis in Japan, has caused a lot of experts to recalculate the global energy algorithm for the future. But people need energy now, and with the ravenous economic growth of China, India and Brazil, demand has grown even more urgent