Stories by Anne Casselman

Will the Opening of the Northwest Passage Transform Global Shipping Anytime Soon?

With the melting of Arctic Ocean ice, the fabled waterway between Europe and Asia has been open to shipping the past two summers--or has it?

Highway of Good Intentions? Vancouver Olympic Plans Bulldoze Rare Forests

Despite a reputation for environmental friendliness—and official pledges—the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics are already taking an environmental toll

Vancouver's Green Efforts for the 2010 Winter Games

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, recaptured gas, and a hydrogen highway are parts of attempts to be the greenest Olympics ever

A Lake That Looks Like Mars

To see what extraterrestrial life might be like, scientists are busy studying freshwater coral reef–like structures in a Canadian lake

Fact or Fiction: Men Have a Biological Clock

Does male fertility have an expiration date?

Identical Twins' Genes Are Not Identical

Twins may appear to be cut from the same cloth, but their genes reveal a different pattern

The Earth Has More Than One North Pole

The North Pole is more than just the top of the planet

Strange but True: The Largest Organism on Earth Is a Fungus

The blue whale is big, but nowhere near as huge as a sprawling fungus in eastern Oregon

The Companies and Organizations Poised to Turn Garbage into Fuel, Fertilizer and a Means of Carbon Sequestration

Special Report: Inspired by Ancient Amazonians, a Plan to Convert Trash into Environmental Treasure

New bill in U.S. Senate will advocate adoption of "agrichar" method that could lessen our dependence on fossil fuel and help avert global warming

The Companies and Organizations Poised to Turn Trash Into Fuel, Fertilizer, and a Means of Carbon Sequestration