| Welcome to MNN's daily newsletter for Friday, May 4. For breaking news throughout the day, visit us online at the Mother Nature Network. |
EDITORS' PICKS:
With summer just around the corner, it's time to start planning your great American road trip. Hit up some of the country's greenest (and oddest) roadside attractions. Read the story... |
The vast majority of water on our planet can't be used, so the fresh water that's available should be treasured. In this infographic, we show that these are just a few of the water supply issues we face. Read the story... |
Helgeson, who's part of our special Innovation Generation series, co-founded Better World Books, an innovative bookseller that also donates books and funding to literacy initiatives. Read the story... |
Cats sleep two-thirds of the day which, if you do the math, means your 9-year-old kitty has slept away about six years of life. Find out more fascinating factoids in our roundup. Read the story... |
With Asia's energy demands pulling more U.S. coal to West Coast ports, rail-line communities across Montana fear the effects: More train traffic, health problems, noise and congestion. Read the story... |
THIS DAY IN HISTORY:
 May 4, 1972: The Vancouver-based Don't Make a Wave Committee, formed to oppose U.S. nuclear weapons testing in the Aleutian Islands, officially changes its name to the Greenpeace Foundation. May 4, 2007: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issues a major report calling human-induced climate change "unequivocal," and predicting that average temperatures will rise between 2 and 11.5 degrees Fahrenheit by the year 2100. |
