Christine Dulion

2 days ago | thecooldown.com | Christine Dulion

New research published in the journal Biology Letters indicates that a desert woodrat's resistance to rattlesnake venom may vary with temperature. As a warming climate, driven by human-caused pollution, affects weather patterns around the world, it could disrupt natural relationships in some very unexpected ways. Desert woodrats are small rodents native to the arid Southwest of the United States.

2 days ago | thecooldown.com | Christine Dulion

A brutal drought is wreaking havoc in Zambia, where little rain, scorching heat, and plummeting crop yields are threatening lives, livelihoods, and the country's future. The government has declared its first national emergency in 40 years as the impacts ripple from rural farms to city power grids and the country's important mining industry.

2 days ago | thecooldown.com | Christine Dulion

A video on Reddit has people talking about careless behavior that pollutes our rivers and public spaces. The video, posted to the r/mildlyinfuriating subreddit, was recorded from a vehicle parked near a major riverbank. Two visibly intoxicated individuals can be seen stumbling along a sidewalk, then one hurls a traffic cone straight into the water. Drunk idiot throws traffic cone into the river.

3 days ago | explore.com | Christine Dulion

The Dangerous Reason To Potentially Avoid Swimming At Oregon's Incredibly Scenic Beaches Cleanslate Photography/Shutterstock With its dramatic sea stacks, sandy dunes, and forested cliffs, Oregon's coast is like something out of a movie. It's no surprise that places like Cannon Beach, Pacific City, and Cape Lookout consistently top travel lists.

3 days ago | explore.com | Christine Dulion

Yosemite Rangers Wish Tourists Would Treat These Critters Like The Dangerous Animals They Are Pipers Place/Shutterstock Yosemite National Park is easily one of the top must-visit national parks to add to your bucket list, and with its popularity comes issues park rangers are, frankly, sick of dealing with. One is the tendency for tourists to underestimate the wildlife.