What we can learn from the millennials who are opting out of driving
Mar 17, 2014, 2:50 pm By benadler
The signs of an American shift away from driving have been so well-reported as to amount to a new…This eye condition means you don’t see pedestrians — but in many states, you can still drive
Mar 17, 2014, 1:25 pm By hrichmond
As surprising as it is, people who have lost sight in half their visual field in both eyes — a…Baby gorilla born via C-section is both cute and freaky-looking
Mar 17, 2014, 12:30 pm By hrichmond
After chimps and bonobos, gorillas are our closest animal relatives, sharing 98.3 percent of our…Alabama wetland still infested with oil, four months after train accident
Mar 17, 2014, 11:42 am By John Upton
Public HeraldCleaning up this oily mess turned out to be hard, so it looks like the railroad pretty…Judge rejects latest Koch-led bid to snuff out Cape Wind
Mar 17, 2014, 11:15 am By John Upton
Wind won, and Bill Koch took another one in the crotch. A U.S. District Court judge rejected a…Tomatoes could be giving you BO
Mar 17, 2014, 10:46 am By hrichmond
Can we just pen a quick love letter to tomatoes? Zesty dried ones. Juicy organic ones (bonus:…Watch Will Ferrell and Robert Redford hilariously insult each other to save a river
Mar 17, 2014, 9:23 am By hrichmond
This is probably the first river-related PSA that’ll actually crack you up. Golden fox Robert…Vetting antibiotics: How the FDA’s new rules look at hog’s-eye level
Mar 17, 2014, 7:20 am By Nathanael Johnson
We’re about to enter the post-antibiotic era, in which perhaps the most transformative medical…Ask Umbra: Can I drink coffee with a clear conscience?
Mar 17, 2014, 7:01 am By Greg Hanscom
Q. Would you explain the environmental impact of my drinking coffee? I am a coffee fiend, and I am…Paris bans cars, makes transit free to fight air pollution
Mar 17, 2014, 1:35 am By John Upton
Air pollution is about as romantic as wilted flowers, chapped lips, and corked wine, so the…Keystone XL and the energy rush that could change America forever
Mar 16, 2014, 8:05 am By Amelia Urry
The following is excerpted from Tony Horwitz’s BOOM: Oil, Money, Cowboys, Strippers, and the…Shell game : Scientist would study climate change’s effects on turtles, if not for climate change
Mar 15, 2014, 8:24 am By Amelia Urry
Climate change, like all things in life, consists of some stuff we are relatively certain about,…Will frackers cause California’s next big earthquake?
Mar 14, 2014, 6:03 pm By John Upton
The Ring of Fire, an earthquake-prone area around the edges of the Pacific Ocean, might not be the…Blacking out America would be a cinch, because there’s not enough distributed solar
Mar 14, 2014, 5:23 pm By John Upton
Crippling America’s old-fashioned electrical grid for a long period of time would be disturbingly…America could be vegan by 2050, says lady totally out of touch with America
Mar 14, 2014, 5:01 pm By hrichmond
First: I don’t hate vegans. I like vegans. I sleep with vegans. But the idea that America could go…When in drought, Californian salmon take to the road
Mar 14, 2014, 1:14 pm By Samantha Larson
Spring is typically the time when salmon in Northern California hightail it to the Pacific via…Coal companies get hit where it counts for polluting Appalachian water supplies
Mar 14, 2014, 12:54 pm By Greg Hanscom
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.’s coal mining operations have been ruining the rivers and water…EPA gives BP a big “welcome back” kiss
Mar 14, 2014, 11:21 am By John Upton
Congratulations and best wishes are in order for BP. The federal government has decided that the…The week in GIFs: Jetsons, Jess, and Jersey Shore
Mar 14, 2014, 10:38 am By hrichmond
A few J GIFs at a reader’s request. Tell us what you wanna see next week! (Last week: pee,…Here are the first-ever photos of the “unicorn of the sea” (maybe)
Mar 14, 2014, 9:53 am By hrichmond
In case you’re not intimately familiar with every type of marine life — and that’s OK; we know…
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