Environment
The Discovery of Global Warming [Excerpt]
The basic physics of climate change have been known for more than a century, but it is in recent decades that the fundamental science of global warming has solidified
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Environment
A New Ocean Health Index Shows Clean Water but Poor Management [Interactive]
The first science-based assessment of the world's seas shows clean water but poor management
The Sciences
Students' Cloud Observations Online (S'COOL)
Help NASA scientists better understand the impact that clouds have on Earth's atmosphere
Environment
Has Any Significant Progress Been Made to Reduce Diesel Pollution?
Environment
Drilling for Offshore Oil Comes to the Arctic
As Shell prepares to drill for oil in the Chukchi Sea, what are the risks? David Biello reports
Environment
Is the EPA Taking Any Steps to Curb Pollution from New Power Plants?
Environment
Who Are the Clean Air Ambassadors, and What Is Their Mission?
Environment
Greener Olympics Mean Cleaner Air
A new analysis shows how the summer Olympics helped clear the air in Beijing--and combat climate change. David Biello reports
Environment
Is Anything Being Done to Minimize Air Pollution in U.S. National Parks?
Environment
Marijuana Farms Poison Wildlife
Pathologists have found the first evidence of wildlife poisoned by a cash crop--and not in a traditional agricultural area. David Biello reports
The Sciences
Storm Scents: It's True, You Can Smell Oncoming Summer Rain
Researchers have teased out the aromas associated with a rainstorm and deciphered the olfactory messages they convey
Environment
Could Geoengineering Stop Heat Waves?
Scientists explore whether artificial volcanoes might beat the heat. David Biello reports
Environment
35 Years of Renewable Energy
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory has been working for 35 years to make solar power and other technologies a reality. David Biello reports
Environment
For Sustainability, Go Beyond Gross Domestic Product
The widely used economic measure grossly distorts the environmental and social costs of some growth, David Biello reports
Environment
Earth Summit: A Report Card to Preview the Rio+20 Mega-Conference
The world has failed to deliver on many of the promises it made 20 years ago at an Earth summit in Brazil
Environment
Walking the Line: How to Identify Safe Limits for Human Impacts on the Planet
Should planetary limits on the alteration of critical environmental systems be used as guidelines for human activity?
Environment
A New Leaf: New Catalyst Boosts Artificial Photosynthesis as a Solar Alternative to Fossil Fuel
Scientists have found a single catalyst for artificial photosynthesis that could create storable solar energy in a liquid or gaseous form for use in transportation or electric power generation...
Technology
E-Motive Response: Electric Car Owners Dish on Their Real-World EV Experiences
With modern plug-in cars such as the Nissan LEAF and Chevy Volt on the road for more than a year now, their owners have a lot to say
Environment
Alternative Energy and the Future of Our Fuels
Novel fuels, "green" sources and new technologies will enable us to get around in more environmentally friendly ways
Technology
A Tale of 2 Transit Systems: Battery-Powered Buses Enter the Mainstream
Using stimulus funds, two transit systems, in California and Washington State, pioneer a cleaner, greener and less expensive method of transportation
