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There’s a scary toxin in your beer can, and it isn’t alcohol
BPA is in beer cans -- even your local, small-batch, organic smoked stout.
We need to talk about your old basement TV
By collecting old electronics instead of replacing them, we're making the energy efficiency of new devices kind of meaningless.
That’s not a sheep, it’s a WiFi router! (It’s also a sheep.)
As farm animals help expand networks in rural areas, side effects could include decreased attention spans and ruminanty Facebook rants.
This map shows the freakiest places to ride a bike in NYC
This is your brain. This is your brain wired up with electrodes and forced to pedal through New York's terrifying concrete jungle.
What you should know about this week’s U.N. climate talks
There’s another climate confab happening right now in Geneva. Maybe you have some questions about it. Good, because we have some answers.
Sea-level rise wins a Grammy even Kanye would approve of
Pulitzer-prize-winning composer John Luther Adams wrote an orchestral piece about ... sea-level rise. Here's what he thinks art can do for the environment.
Watch our juicy explainer about the environment’s growing economics problem
This video makes the case for degrowth, an idea that's about producing and consuming less for our well-being and the planet's.
Is it greener to buy a new car or drive the old one into the ground?
A reader is feline unsure about buying a new, fuel-efficient car. Umbra says it's better to make the leap, and she's not lion.
What’s a watermelon radish, and what do I do with it?
A great discovery, an even better pickle, and what to do with your latest CSA haul.
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257,000 people could die from China’s toxic air over the next decade
That really is a lot of people; it’s roughly equal to the population of Orlando, Fla., or Buffalo, N.Y.
Watch America’s farmers slowly disappear from this map
Over the past 40 years, America has gone from a nation of farmers to one of truck drivers and the occasional software developer.
Whales, fed up with being fished, take revenge on fishermen
In Alaska, once overfished sperm whales are striking back against fishermen by eating all of their fish. This is one whale's tale.
Why living in Detroit doesn’t come cheap
Detroit's housing market may look accessible, but once you do the math imposed by the city's sometimes tough conditions, it's hardly a bargain.
This ad will actually make you want to ride the bus
What if your bus commute were straight out of a Michael Bay movie?
Now BP and Shell will consider the cost of climate change when doing business
Both oil giants have agreed to support shareholder resolutions that will make them take global warming a little more seriously.
Pot industry’s homegrown credit union squares off against the fed
In Colorado, marijuana industry entrepreneurs are eager to open their own credit union -- but federal regulations are a total buzzkill.
Norway divests from coal, promises to cut carbon, steals our hearts
O Nordic land, will you be our tall, blue-eyed, climate-hawk Valentine?
Who says gentrification is a myth?
Recent reports claim that gentrification is fiction. But it’s a fact of life for those who’ve been displaced by it.
2 years ago, the bad guys pledged to go good on rainforests. How’d they do?
Asia Pulp and Paper said it would stop cutting down Indonesian forests. Now, green groups say, it has delivered on much of its promises.
These magic CO2-dissolving capsules want to save the world
Scientists think they've found a new technology for pulling carbon from the air, and it looks like weird fish roe.
Why is Harvard buying vineyards in drought-ravaged California?
Harvard University's endowment fund bought 10,000 acres in the famed Paso Robles wine region.
Enjoy it while it lasts — winter is moving north
A zippy new infographic shows how our winters are warming. Type in your city and find out whose secondhand seasons you'll have by 2100.
The leaders of the next U.N. climate talks are already pessimistic
Two of the leading architects of a major U.N. agreement on climate are trying to soften expectations.
These 3D-printed bricks could replace your AC — except you, Florida
3D-printed bricks that act like air conditioners -- cool new technology for the win!
Score one for ALEC: West Virginia is first state to repeal a renewable energy standard
Other states are also moving to roll back renewable policies, much to the delight of the right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council.
Should I run the bathroom fan while showering?
A reader wants to blow off some steam. Umbra says don't waste your energy.
It’s not just climate change: Some GOP leaders disregard science on vaccines too
Chris Christie and Rand Paul have both pandered to anti-vaxxer parents. Here’s why.
5 surprising electric car Meccas
Electric cars are about to blow up in these cities -- and none are on the coasts.
Was 2014 really the hottest? Here’s why it doesn’t matter
Instead of getting stuck on annual heat records, we need to focus on the trend of global warming.
Awesome news about U.S. clean energy
When you look at some of the hard numbers about how Americans are getting their energy, there's actually a lot to be excited about.
Australian prime minister’s reign of climate terror may end soon
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott could soon be booted from office.
This amazing gadget is the best technology we have for trapping CO2
Researchers found that the most efficient way to suck up a shit-ton of carbon was ... uh, trees.
As oil buyers pull out of Venezuela, condom prices swell to $755
The fact that you filled up your gas tank for $20 this morning means that there's a couple in Caracas stewing in sexual frustration.
How to talk to an anti-vaxxer
Dumping data and derision on vaccination-doubters isn't going to get us anywhere. To change minds, we need to build trust.
What kind of cockroach are you? Take our quiz to find out!
Are you a hardy trash explorer or a shy rubbish sneaker?
Here’s how to make sure renewables keep getting cheaper
What distinguishes expensive renewable energy projects from cheaper ones is not technology, but "soft costs" like financing and permitting.
BP’s missing oil is found — where else? — on the bottom of the Gulf
Some 10 million gallons spilled by the Deepwater Horizon disaster are now sitting on the seafloor, a new study finds.
Mining the moon is a thing that could actually happen
Here are three ways entrepreneurs are already planning to use the moon, from rocket fuel to rare elements.
Warmer seas make for a transoceanic fish party
A melting Arctic is opening the path between the Atlantic and Pacific -- which could mean potential disaster for ocean ecosystems.
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