This popular drink isn’t far removed from its warm-weather buddies, and it’s all you’ll want to drink during the Rio Olympic Games

Source: How to make a caipirinha, the Brazilian cocktail that could unseat the margarita | Life and style | The Guardian

On a suburban beach scores of volunteers take on mountains of waste and years of apathy in India’s most populous city

Source: Modern life doesnt have to be rubbish: helping Mumbai clean up its act | World news | The Guardian

This needs to stop. Like now.

Source: Stealing Sand: The Theft of California’s Coast

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“This phenomenon can vary sea level by as much as 10 cm along the Colombian and Venezuelan coast,” researcher

Source: Caribbean Sea Acts Like a Whistle Which Can Be `Heard’ from Space | Lab Manager

New Zealand: Earth’s Mythical Islands – in pictures

Source: What’s inside a girl: An interview with former Cramps member Fur Dixon

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Premiere: Trippy cinematic surf music reissues from 1960s-70s Australia

Source: Premiere: Trippy cinematic surf music reissues from 1960s-70s Australia / Boing Boing

Skyscraper city: how New York was built – in pictures

Gidget Retro Teardrop Camper – Australian designed and owned 1950s retro style camper

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David Bald Eagle, who died July 22 at 97, was known for an eclectic mix of passions, especially his work in motion pictures. But he also left a legacy of activism for the Native American community, including his service as the first chief of the United Indigenous Nations of the Americas.

Source: Emma Niles: Truthdigger of the Week: David Bald Eagle, Lakota Chief and Native American Rights Activist – Truthdigger of the Week – Truthdig

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Biodiversity across much of Earth has recently dropped below safe levels. Here are some of the species we’ve lost just this century.

Source: Animals That Went Extinct In The 21st Century [Infographic]

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Insect populations are declining dramatically in many parts of the world, recent studies show. Researchers say various factors, from monoculture farming to habitat loss, are to blame for the plight of insects, which are essential to agriculture and ecosystems.

Source: Vanishing Act: What’s Causing Sharp Decline in Insects and Why It Matters by Christian Schwägerl: Yale Environment 360

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