Editorial Cartoons
Editorial Cartoons
King Penguins Face a Shrinking Realm
Mar 5, 2018 When an ecosystem changes, those creatures most precisely adapted become the most vulnerable—and that is bad news for king penguins.
VIDEO: 150,000 Penguins Have Died Since a Huge Iceberg Blocked Their Colony From the Sea
Feb 15, 2016 The penguins died in recent years after an iceberg "the size of Rome" became grounded near their Antarctic colony in 2010, separating them from their food source: the sea.
The Animal Kingdom Has Been Up to Some Freaky Sexual Antics Lately
Jan 3, 2015 Some seals have taken a liking to sex with penguins while an octopus was found to have strangled its lover; meanwhile, 2014 was filled with protests and strikes along with technology failures. These discoveries and more after the jump.John Oliver on Why You Should Never Go on Vacation to Antarctica
Jul 10, 2014 Seriously, don't do it.
Penguins Feel Climate Change’s Impacts
Feb 2, 2014 Fewer penguin chicks that hatch in a colony in Argentina reach maturity, scientists found -- and they say climate change is the culprit.
Reports of Publishing’s Death Are Exaggerated
Dec 8, 2012 Some people think the book business in on its last legs. But others think it isn't a business at all.Happy Feet: Your Gay Penguin Romance Update
Nov 8, 2011 Fans of the Toronto Zoo's same-sex penguin couple Buddy and Pedro will be dismayed to hear that the bonded pair will soon be parted and subjected to heterosexual retraining measures (paging Marcus Bachmann) -- specifically, placing them in contained areas with females -- in the interest of saving their species.
The Koch Brothers’ Gallery of Million-Dollar Buddies
Sep 9, 2011 Twice yearly, the billionaire industrialists Charles and David Koch assemble a crowd of wealthy economic libertarian sympathizers to raise funds for their efforts to influence government and the American public. (more)
Ice Cream
Aug 2, 2011
Have Your Hummer and Hug It Too
Apr 13, 2007 Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to make the environmental movement sexy Why get rid of Hummers, California's governor argued Wednesday, when you can make them run on biofuel and hydrogen, like his? Schwarzenegger has a warning for politicians who stand in the way of environmental progress: "Your political base will melt away as surely as the polar ice caps ".
