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The only time driving and booze mix: Scotch biofuels
Scottish researchers could make your post-work Rusty Nail a little more eco-conscious. Cheers!
Drop everything and watch this video of our gorgeous planet
This time-lapse from the International Space Station will stop you in your tracks.
Tesla co-founder wants to reinvent the … garbage truck?
Ian Wright wants to electrify big autos -- and when cleaning up the streets, where better to start than with garbage trucks?
Here’s ONE geoengineering scheme that isn’t crazy
Sucking excess CO2 from the air could likely be our best hope for returning concentrations to pre-industrial levels. If it works.
We love this fake plan to turn Seattle’s fusterclucked tunnel into a park
Bertha is still stuck, but locals have a plan to upcycle the unfinished highway tunnel under downtown.
Meet the invasives: Asian tiger mosquitos have feelings, too
This week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week. But are they really scary invaders, or exciting new neighbors? The choice is yours.
Finally, these celebrities get naked for fish
The British campaign Fishlove is pretty much what it sounds like: assorted naked celebrities expressing their love for the ocean's creatures, to raise awareness of overfishing.
3 reasons to give a damn about the deep sea
Scientists are slowly piecing together the dark and murky puzzle that is the deep ocean's effect on global climate.
Your pet gerbil is plotting your death
Gerbils, not rats, may be responsible for the plague that wiped out half of Europe in the 1300's. If you've ever met one, this should not surprise you.
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Care about global climate change? Then fight local air pollution
The dirty fuels that cause particulate pollution are the same dirty fuels that cause global warming -- another great reason to crack down on them.
Obama vetoes Keystone bill. You can thank 30 Rock.
Congress tried to take the Keystone decision out of Obama's hands. Obama said no -- probably because Julianne Moore and Alec Baldwin told him to.
The wind turbine could get a snazzy green facelift, thanks to Dutch architects
Part real-estate complex, part green-tech marvel, the Wind Wheel might be the sweetest Dutch invention since the stroopwafel.
19 manatees avoid garbage ocean, hang out in actual sewer
On a quest to find warmer water, a posse of 19 manatees lumbered into a storm drain in Satellite Beach, Fla.
IPCC chief Pachauri resigns over sexual harassment charges
Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, is stepping down after leading the organization for more than a decade.
What a 20-year biomass battle tells us about environmental justice policy
A recent news story held up a wood-burning power plant as the poster child for the EPA's civil rights failures. But the issue is not black and white.
What we can learn from British Columbia’s carbon tax
A new report contains interviews with 14 key figures in the development of British Columbia's carbon tax. They share what they've learned.
Why some grads are refusing to pay their student loans
Occupy leaders' latest move is supporting students who were burned by a shady for-profit college.
Tiny apartments: The new trend that’s not actually new
Decades ago, lots of Americans lived in rooming houses and residential hotels. Today's micro-pods are just resurrecting a good old idea.
Meet Amanda Cohen, the raddest vegetarian chef in the U.S.
Chef Amanda Cohen wants to boost women in the kitchen, pay her employees equal wages, and get you to eat your vegetables while she's at it.
19 badass Little Free Libraries spotted by our readers
Tiny libraries made from bicycle parts, painted in Hufflepuff colors, and crafted with stained glass? Knowledge can be dangerous and adorable.
Patricia Arquette had a great Oscar speech — and then something went wrong
In a post-ceremony press conference, Arquette said a couple of things that were markedly less clap-worthy.
This map shows where your state’s oysters are in trouble
A new study pinpoints when ocean acidification will become a big problem near you.
Climate-denying scientist got piles of money from fossil fuel interests
Willie Soon, a favorite among climate deniers, describes his research as "deliverables" in correspondence with his dirty funders.
Russian outfit plans to spend $25 million to secretly study GMOs
The world could use more studies of GMO crops and health. But if they're going to make any headway, they'll need to be a lot more open.
Is there such a thing as a green snowblower?
A reader needs help clearing her driveway. Umbra digs deep for an answer.
Balmy or blizzards? U.S. coasts are experiencing opposite winters
The recent bout of winter weather has painted the middle of the country and the East Coast in white, while the West has been downright hot.
Here’s why climate advocates should love Obama’s community college plan
Community colleges are training students for green jobs, creating living laboratories for sustainability, and serving as safe havens during disasters.
Scientists want to turn your old sandwich into an indestructible wonder material
Your food waste could be used to make tougher solar panels, better batteries, sustainable condoms, and more.
We just had a very hot January
The warmth that led 2014 to become the hottest year on record has continued into 2015.
How Michele Bachmann’s lies inspired Factcheck.org
On the Inquiring Minds podcast, Factcheck's Kathleen Hall Jamieson discusses their new initiative to debunk politicians' science lies.
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