
Leaking CO2 Fails to Cause Marine Catastrophe
Carbon dioxide that escapes from storage underneath the seafloor is not likely to harm the environment, based on a recent experiment

Leaking CO2 Fails to Cause Marine Catastrophe
Carbon dioxide that escapes from storage underneath the seafloor is not likely to harm the environment, based on a recent experiment

New Formula Could Cut Pollution from Concrete
The new concrete would contribute less to global warming and be stronger


Does Fair Trade Farming Give Workers a Fair Share?
Although Fairtrade products have become popular with consumers who want to make ethical purchases, a recent study about Fairtrade by the University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) suggests the most marginalized Fairtrade farm workers may not be benefiting from their sales.

China and U.S. Promise to Combat Climate Change
The world's two largest polluters committed to taking action against global warming—but offered few specifics

Researchers Produce Propane Using E. Coli Bacteria
A team of scientists has transformed E.coli bacteria into a propane factory. In their Nature magazine article, researchers from the University of Turku (Finland) and Imperial College (United Kingdom) described a new metabolic pathway for producing propane from Escherichia coli (E.coli).

This Massive Squirrel Has Been Saved from Extinction
It only took about half a century, but the once-rare Delmarva fox squirrel (Sciurus niger cinereus) now has a healthy population once again, placing it in a position to finally leave the protection of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

Climate Change Will Be Solved in Cities--Or Not at All
As world leaders gathered at the U.N. to talk about global warming, mayors set about actually doing something about climate change

Girls With a Plan to Ease World Hunger Win Top Science Award
A chance observation about warts on a pea plant led a trio of teenagers on a three-year mission to solve the world food crisis. Their perseverance earned them top honors at the annual Google Science Fair in Mountain View, California.

Ig Nobel Prizes Make You Laugh, Then Think
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—What happens in the brains of people who see Jesus in a piece of toast? What are the physics of slipping on a banana peel?

300,000-Plus People March for Climate Action, In Pictures
The Sunday morning rush hour is not usually known for packing people into subway cars like sardines. But September 21, 2014 was not your average Sunday commute as hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers, Americans from across the country and foreign contingents converged on Columbus Circle and Central Park West for the People’s Climate March.

Science Shows Up in Force at People's Climate March
Scientists who do not typically take a policy position make an exception for climate change

World Should Prepare for 11 Billion or More People
Contrary to previous estimates, the number of people on the planet now seems unlikely to stabilize this century