The decline of the monarch butterfly results from multiple causes. The one that gets the most play is logging (often illegal and done by the cartel) in its wintering ground in Mexico. Brad Plumer's piece suggests a bigger reason is the rapid growth in intensive...
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In a plot line rejected in favor of the airplane in Season 2 of Breaking Bad because the metaphor was too heavy-handed, here is the most Albuquerque story of all.
Earlier this week, Tom Waits told you a nice bedtime story. Tonight he provides you a useful entomology lesson. Good for any Friday night.