The SciencesDecember 4, 2008
Global warming's first mammal victim?
Stories by David Biello
David Biello is a contributing editor at Scientific American.
The SciencesDecember 4, 2008
Climate change is old news: Scientists predicted global warming more than a century ago
The SciencesDecember 1, 2008
Vanishing Act for Mammals
The SciencesDecember 1, 2008
News Scan Briefs: Blocking Sound with Holes
Also: electric fields increase fuel economy, sacrificial ants, explosive-free fertilizer and vanishing species
The SciencesDecember 1, 2008
Explosive-Free Mix
EnvironmentDecember 1, 2008
Clean Cities and Dirty Coal Power--China's Energy Paradox
China is aggressively building cleaner cities and renewable power supplies, but the relentless expansion of dirty coal may suffocate those efforts. A firsthand look
EnvironmentDecember 1, 2008
Rooftop Solar on a Roll
EnvironmentNovember 19, 2008
Bluefin tuna: Headed for extinction in the Atlantic and Mediterranean
November 19, 2008
Not in My Backyard: Stopping Illegal Export of Junked Televisions and Computers
A new standard would certify that old cell phones, iPods and other toxic-laden electronics are recycled responsibly, but needs government backup
The SciencesNovember 19, 2008
Obama won't Bush-whack climate change
EnvironmentNovember 18, 2008
From Bad to Worse: Latest Figures on Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The U.N. says that even countries that vowed to cut pollution that causes global warming are churning out more of it
EnvironmentNovember 14, 2008
Updating the Science of Global Warming: A Q&A with Marine Biologist Katherine Richardson
An international climate change congress aims to gather the world's top scientists to update the book on global warming
November 14, 2008
EPA ruling halts all new coal-fired power plants
November 13, 2008
Biodiesel flight across the U.S.
EnvironmentNovember 12, 2008
Save the whales, but only when national security isn't at stake
HealthNovember 12, 2008
That Burger You're Eating Is Mostly Corn
By tracing the unique chemical signature of corn, scientists have shown that most of the meat in fast food is raised on corn
EnvironmentNovember 7, 2008
Rise and Fall of Chinese Dynasties Tied to Changes in Rainfall
The record in a stalagmite tells a tale of how previous changes in climate affected human civilization
The SciencesNovember 6, 2008
Mexican "water monster" threatens to vanish
HealthNovember 6, 2008
Potty powwow: Flushing away ignorance about sanitation
EnvironmentNovember 5, 2008
What an Obama win means for the environment
EnvironmentNovember 4, 2008
One long campaign, one enormous carbon debt
The SciencesNovember 4, 2008
Birds of a Feather: Commercial Producers Play Chicken with Avian Flu
Narrowing the gene pool to enhance meat and egg production in chickens could provoke some unintended consequences
November 3, 2008
Cars running on empty, er, air
Space & PhysicsNovember 1, 2008
Space Suits Them