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That Grizzly Bear Killed by a Mountain Goat Was Innocent
Earlier this month, hikers discovered the body of a 70 kilogram grizzly bear near Burgess Pass in the Canadian Rockies. Unbelievably, an autopsy by Parks Canada found the bear had been killed by a mountain goat. Even more unbelievably, my colleagues on the Gizmodo science team celebrated this, calling the goat a “badass.”
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Lake Powell Is Losing So Much Water, It May Not Be Able to Generate Hydropower in 2 Years
Thanks to dwindling water levels brought on by megadrought, there’s a one-in-three chance Lake Powell will drop below a critical threshold in the coming years. If it does, it would curtail hydropower generation at the second-largest reservoir in the West.
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Summer Wildfires Emitted More Carbon Dioxide Than India Does in a Year
The world set a scary new record last month: Wildfires around the world pumped out more carbon dioxide than ever before.
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Austin Funeral Homes Regularly Pour Blood and Embalming Fluid Down the Drain
There’s blood in the water in Texas. No, I’m not being metaphorical or quoting a country song. I mean that Austin funeral homes have been pouring human blood from corpses down the drain along with toxic embalming fluids.