How the universe began and how humanity will drown: A scientist’s to-do list
Aug 11, 2015, 5:39 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
No pressure, scientists, but you just got your marching orders for the next 10 years, and,…This could be a huge move for air-pollution monitoring
Aug 11, 2015, 5:06 pm By Heather Smith
A few years ago, I moved to a cool neighborhood. It didn’t seem cool at first; it was in a…IKEA makes a big promise on LEDs, clean energy
Aug 11, 2015, 4:11 pm By Katie Herzog
We’ve all heard the horror stories about IKEA: The couple who goes to purchase matching bed stands…Want to go to an eco-friendly college? Here are the 10 best.
Aug 11, 2015, 4:07 pm By Katie Herzog
When I was in college a mere decade and a half ago, if anyone used the word “green,” I would…Murals in Harlem show birds like you’ve never seen them before
Aug 11, 2015, 3:09 pm By Ben Adler
If you know New York City, you’re familiar with rolldown gates. Also known as “riot gates,”…What’s it like to be at home on the ocean? Ask a fisherman
Aug 11, 2015, 5:00 am By Eve Andrews
For those of us who live our lives with both feet firmly planted on land, it can be difficult to…Sunspot science throws wrench in favorite climate denialism claim
Aug 10, 2015, 8:14 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
The moon landing was fake! Aliens did crash in Roswell! Tupac and Elvis are living in your…China is exporting ozone pollution to the U.S. — which is only fair
Aug 10, 2015, 8:04 pm By Clayton Aldern
It’s no secret that the U.S. imports a lot from China, and according to a new study in Nature…John Oliver reminds us how ridiculous American sex ed is
Aug 10, 2015, 6:55 pm By Katie HerzogEven if you aren’t a proponent of voluntary human extinction, few people would argue that teen…True Detective is over — here’s who’s left standing
Aug 10, 2015, 5:57 pm By Eve AndrewsIn this installment of Green Screen, we highlight the greenest parts of your favorite TV guilty…How subglacial discharge is kind of like blowing all of your money at Chipotle
Aug 10, 2015, 3:39 pm By Suzanne Jacobs
What do glaciers have in common with my bank account? They’re both slowly melting away —…EPA turned this river orange by dumping 3 million gallons of mine sludge into it
Aug 10, 2015, 3:09 pm By Katie Herzog
You might have seen the photos of the Animas River in southwest Colorado after waste from a gold…America could double its gas tax and it would still be incredibly low
Aug 10, 2015, 2:59 pm By Eric Jaffe
This story was originally published by CityLab and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Why the Donald Trump phenomenon is bad for the climate
Aug 10, 2015, 1:10 pm By Ben Adler
Over at Vox, David Roberts investigates Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump’s views…With Obama poised to reject Keystone, TransCanada tries to figure out what to do next
Aug 10, 2015, 12:19 pm By Katie Herzog
TransCanda, the company responsible for making Keystone XL a part of your vocabulary, is looking to…Water cooler talk: Should our office ditch that big fat upside down jug?
Aug 10, 2015, 5:48 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. My office has a water cooler, and our 5-gallon jugs are from Nestle, which sources water from the…Putin bulldozes tons of perfectly good (and illegal) cheese
Aug 7, 2015, 6:42 pm By Ana Sofia KnaufCheeseheads of the world, it’s time to mourn. Earlier this week, Russian President Vladimir Putin…Jon Stewart gets in one last great dig at climate deniers
Aug 7, 2015, 5:05 pm By Ted AlvarezJon Stewart’s celebrated 16-year-run on The Daily Show ended last night in part with a spirited…A huge, toxic algae bloom is basically eating the West Coast alive
Aug 7, 2015, 5:02 pm By Amelia Urry
Remember that big algae bloom that was sweeping the West Coast a few weeks ago? Here’s an update:…Watch the wind swirl across Earth with this awesome map
Aug 7, 2015, 3:52 pm By John MetcalfeThis story was originally published by CityLab and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…
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