Links for 6/15/14

Dream Cars: the lost wonders of the automotive age

Climate change: historians will look back and ask ‘why didn’t they act?’

The Threat Down Under: The Rise of Zika Virus

With Millions of Tons of Plastic in Oceans, More Scientists Studying Impact

Absurd Creature of the Week: The 120-Foot-Long Jellyfish That’s Loving Global Warming

Kickstarting a documentary about Moondog, the blind, homeless father of minimalist music

Plastic pollution in oceans can’t be solved with a gadget

James Bond Gunbarrel Sequences 1962-2012

The 1950s Flying Saucer Conventions at an Underground Rock House

Antibiotic-resistant superbug found in raw squid raises new concerns

Tesla Just Gave All Its Patents Away to Competitors

Pledge Takers

Links for 6/10/14

Protest against oil drilling in the Canary Islands, power to the people!

Vinyl Records Excavated at Famous ’60s Commune Challenge ‘Hippie’ Stereotype, Study Says

35 Clearest Waters In The World To Swim In Before You Die

Hawaii 5-0 drum fill

Marine reserve ‘dream’ arrives

World’s Most Fuel-Efficient Car Makes Its Debut

Download Over 22,000 Golden & Silver Age Comic Books from the Comic Book Plus Archive

President of Kiribati Anote Tong on climate change: “It’s too late for us” on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS

Links for 6/2/14

It Came from the Deep: David Shale Captures the Beauty and Terror of Deep Sea Creatures

5 Oldest Tiki Bars in America

Global Warming Threat: Florida could be overwhelmed by Sudden Sea Rise

10 Essential Life Hacks That Make L.A. So Much Better

Something Is Seriously Wrong on the East Coast—and It’s Killing All the Baby Puffins

Wind up flashlights

How BP’s oil spill is still making people sick

A daughter, her mother, and their drowning homeland

Coral Reefs Soften Ocean’s Fury for Millions of Coastal Dwellers

Mass produced nothing

R-E-S-P-E-C-T: New Bill Puts Oldies Under Federal Copyright…

53 spectacular wildlife photos around the world

Encroaching desert stokes religious tensions in Nigeria

For Sea Captains, Flettner Rotors May Make Their Job More Tactical in Nature