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Brock Turner Only Wanted “Outercourse,” Lawyer Argues In Sexual Assault Appeal

Screenshot via Oxforddictionaries.com Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A lawyer for Brock Turner argued this week that his client shouldn’t have been convicted of intending to commit rape. His reasoning is that Turner only wanted “outercourse” with the woman he sexually assaulted.  Turner, of course, is the former Stanford University student who…

Skyscrapers Full of Lettuce Promise an Eco-Friendly Alternative to Outdoor Farming. There’s Just One Problem.

Jun Cen Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. For growing food, the sun is yesterday’s technology. Soil? As quaint as an iPod. Such are the promises of vertical farms—indoor towers stacked high with crops. Waterborne nutrients feed the plants, and led lights drive their photosynthesis. The idea emerged back in 2000, when Columbia…

It’s Barely July and This Wildfire Season Already Looks Terrifying

Paul Kitagaki Jr/TNS via ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Just in case you’ve been living in an (air-conditioned) underground cave, summer is in full swing. The heat is breaking temperature records coast-to-coast, drought covers half of the country, and—sure…