Articles By: David Biello

News 2/8/10
City Dwellers Drive Deforestation in 21st Century
Satellite data reveals that demand from urban areas may be the primary driver of the loss of trees--a shift from the patterns of the past
News 2/5/10
How Toads Conquered the World [Slide Show]
An ancestral mutation in the direction of thriving under drier conditions than their amphibian peers has allowed toads to thrive almost everywhere
News 2/3/10
Shining a Light on Plants' Quantum Secret to Boost Photosynthesis
Photosynthetic microbes employ quantum coherence to efficiently channel the incoming energy from photons
News 1/29/10
U.S. Commits to Greenhouse Gas Cuts under Copenhagen Climate Accord
U.S. plans to cut emissions 4 percent below 1990 levels by 2020--other countries such as China, India will submit plans, as well
News 1/29/10
Is Water Vapor in the Stratosphere Slowing Global Warming?
A mysterious drop in water vapor in the lower stratosphere might be slowing climate change
Scientific American Magazine 1/28/10
Negating "Climategate": Copenhagen Talks and Climate Science Survive Stolen E-Mail Controversy
Release of stolen messages fails to undermine climate negotiations at Copenhagen
News 1/27/10
Bacteria Transformed into Biofuel Refineries
Synthetic biology has allowed scientists to tweak E. coli to produce fuels from sugar and, more sustainably, cellulose
Features 1/19/10
100 Percent Renewable? One Danish Island Experiments with Clean Power [Slide Show]
One small island in Denmark is technically 100 percent powered by sustainable sources of energy. Could the experiment succeed anywhere else?
News 1/15/10
Perilous Plastics?: FDA Joins Other U.S. Health Agencies in Chorus of Concern about BPA
The Food and Drug Administration and other federal health agencies now share a growing concern about bisphenol A--and are undertaking more research
News 1/13/10
Chemical in Many Consumer Plastics Linked to Heart Disease
A second study links BPA measured in human urine to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease
News 1/7/10
Another Reason to Save Coral? Reefs Are Responsible for Ocean Biodiversity
An analysis of the fossil record shows that coral reefs are most often responsible for the diversity of sea life

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