Live Animals Trapped In Plasti...

Jun 18, 2013 by

If your heart has ever ached looking at pictures of animals pent up in tiny pet store cages …

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Chinese science academy slaps ...

Jun 18, 2013 by

The Heartland Institute — the right-wing group best known for its Unabomber billboard —

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The feds get seriously creepy ...

Jun 18, 2013 by

[Translate]   By Susie Cagle Shutterstock It’s about your friend — you know, the one who has been paranoid about the government...

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Syngenta Plays Dirty to Shape ...

Jun 18, 2013 by

As a journalist, it takes a lot to really piss me off:

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Autism, Air Pollution Link Con...

Jun 18, 2013 by

A new national study shows a potential link between autism and air pollution.

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Hug life: Sometimes activists ...

Jun 18, 2013 by

Trying to change the world for the better — being an activist, social change agent, do-gooder, whatever you want to call it —

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Best of Biomimicry

Jun 17, 2013 by

One of the best ways to understand biomimicry is through examples of its application..

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Fracking Is Already Straining ...

Jun 17, 2013 by

Some of America’s most intensive oil and gas development is occurring in drought-prone regions…

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Climate change 101 with Ernest...

Jun 17, 2013 by

…how can we be so sure that humans are responsible for climate change?

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Oyster hatcheries put heartbur...

Jun 17, 2013 by

[Translate] Grist By Holly Richmond Slurp. Taylor Shellfish Company, an oyster hatchery in Quilcene, Wash., is trying to combat ocean...

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Awesome animated GIF of a supe...

Jun 17, 2013 by

This will make you really glad you’re looking at your computer and not out the window:

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Hummingbird tree-sit could sto...

Jun 17, 2013 by

When dozens of police officers in riot gear raided the occupied Hayes Valley Farm in San Francisco…

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Pakistan can expect worse heat...

Jun 16, 2013 by

Recent extreme temperatures that are commonly followed by floods can largely be attributed to climatic warming

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‘PetroKoch’: an ar...

Jun 16, 2013 by

David Koch gets his name on the Met’s new plaza..

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Great Barrier Reef on the brin...

Jun 16, 2013 by

Environment minister Tony Burke says the government has done its best to stop downgrading of UN heritage status.

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Why Colorado’s Fire Losses, Ev...

Jun 16, 2013 by

As Coloradans grappled with the impact of the state’s latest wildfire disaster…

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Ethan Hawke, ‘The Purge&...

Jun 16, 2013 by

Hawke’s interest in environmental issues has shown itself in a variety of ways over the years —

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Climate-Proofing Cities Is A H...

Jun 16, 2013 by

Cities planning defenses to protect millions of people from the effects of global warming.

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Gina McCarthy’s EPA Conf...

Jun 15, 2013 by

With a Senate vote on President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency still in limbo…

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From Spectacular to Unthinkabl...

Jun 15, 2013 by

You’re going to have to trust me on this: Dead Horse Point State Park is a lot more scenic than it sounds.

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First class airline seats have...

Jun 15, 2013 by

I would like to fly first class someday, because I’ve heard they serve you a crème brulee milkshake..

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How climate change makes wildf...

Jun 15, 2013 by

Last year, Colorado suffered from a record-breaking wildfire season:

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Sailing to Save The Polynesian...

Jun 15, 2013 by

The Hōkūleʻa will sail worldwide for four years.

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What to Make of a Warming Plat...

Jun 14, 2013 by

As unlikely as this may sound, we have lucked out in recent years when it comes to global warming.

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The Surprising Role of CO2 in ...

Jun 14, 2013 by

Recent studies show that many of the world’s savannas, including famed southern African landscapes…

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2012 Weather Disasters

Jun 14, 2013 by

$110 Billion Price Tag Makes It Second Costliest Year Since 1980

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Bat Health Critical To Human H...

Jun 14, 2013 by

A projected image of baby bats swaddled in blankets earned a collective “awww” from the audience.

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Glyphosate Found in Human Urin...

Jun 13, 2013 by

People in 18 countries across Europe have been found to have traces of the weed killer glyphosate in their urine…

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What Is a Derecho, Anyway?

Jun 13, 2013 by

You’ve probably heard that a massive system of storms is currently bearing down on the Midwest..

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