Watch Tesla CEO Elon Musk say crazy things about Mars to Stephen Colbert
Sep 10, 2015, 2:58 pm By Katie HerzogI learned two things from Elon Musk’s appearance on The Late Show last night: Even billionaires…A class action lawsuit against Chipotle says the chain is lying to diners about GMOs
Sep 10, 2015, 1:17 pm By Sara Schwartz
Put down your carnitas burrito and give a side-eye to your soda. Chipotle has been sneaking GMOs…California Democrats cave to oil industry, drop major piece of climate bill
Sep 10, 2015, 12:40 pm By Tim McDonnell
This story is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. It appears I was a bit too…Should I feel good about choosing clothes made from wood?
Sep 10, 2015, 6:03 am By Ask Umbra®
Q. What do you think of wood-derived fiber used for clothing? Does this type of fiber put less of a…Map shows the average hottest day of the year across the United States
7:50pm By John Metcalfe
This story was originally published by CityLab and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk…Donald J. Trump State Park is a real thing, and just as pathetic as its namesake
7:14pm By Ben Adler
If Donald Trump stands for one thing, it’s overselling. So the New York state park named for him…Many residents of this California town don’t have enough water to shower or flush the toilet
6:21pm By Julia Lurie
This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate…A surprising link between superintelligent robots, global warming, and mass extinction? Nope, not really
5:48pm By Clayton Aldern
Hold on to your tinfoil hats, folks: Robots are taking over the world after climate change forces…Why you should fix your iPhone instead of buying a new one
5:13pm By Suzanne Jacobs
Shhh! Do you hear it? That quiet weeping? Do you feel it? The tingle in your wallet? That’s the…Are scientists who collaborate with industry tainted?
3:46pm By Nathanael Johnson
Kevin Folta, a plant biology professor at the University of Florida, has received money for travel…McDonald’s announces move to cage-free eggs
3:27pm By Katie Herzog
McD’s is going cage-free. The world’s most popular and disgusting food chain…This ex-Black Panther started an urban farm to create jobs for ex-inmates
2:41pm By Katie Herzog
Ray Kidd was incarcerated for violent crimes from the ages of 16 to 23. Both of his parents are…Climate change will destroy the planet’s circulatory system
Tue 8:41pm By Clayton Aldern
We can’t have the birds or the bees. We can’t have woolly mammoths. For the love of Gotye, even…Naomi Klein’s “This Changes Everything” to hit movie theaters
Tue 7:59pm By Katie HerzogThe book This Changes Everything — Naomi Klein’s opus on how climate change could be our…High temperatures linger over the U.S.
Tue 7:16pm By Andrea Thompson
Even though Labor Day is behind us, and meteorological summer is over, the seasonal heat is hanging…You owe the world $12,000 for burning all those fossil fuels
Tue 5:02pm By Clayton Aldern
In the event those student loans weren’t enough to bring you down, a new study adds a hefty new…Massachusetts has a bunch of new roadside solar panels. Too bad they’re so ugly
Tue 4:26pm By Suzanne Jacobs
Last month, my family and I were on a pleasant drive through Massachusetts, when suddenly we came…Male frogs are turning female, and its your lawn’s fault
Tue 3:46pm By Katie Herzog
Dating is getting a whole lot harder in suburban frog ponds. In a new study published in…Sarah Palin could be secretary of energy after Donald Trump wins
Tue 1:49pm By Katie HerzogThe presidential race keeps getting weirder. After GOP favorite Donald Trump went on a radio…Farming flicks help teach ag skills where they’re really needed
Tue 4:00am By Tove Danovich
In this age of Wikipedia and Google, information is never more than a few clicks away. Of course,…
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