“Our planet Earth has extinguished large portions of its inhabitants several times since the dawn of animals. And if science tells us anything, it will surely try to kill us all again.” Ars Technica: When will the Earth try to kill us again? (I’m just a news gatherer, but based on my observations, I’ll throw this out as a guess: 2017.)

+ FastCo on a new probiotic that makes cow burps less damaging to the environment.

+ It’s that time of year again. Let’s bitch about Starbucks cups.