EnvironmentAugust 8, 2012
What Makes a Community "Sustainable"?
Green Living
August 7, 2012
Will Mount Saint Helens Become a National Park?
The Young American Scientists Issue—Read Now
EnvironmentAugust 3, 2012
Can Facebook Show How to Reduce the Growing Energy Use of the Internet?
Computer design and server farm location could dramatically reduce the energy required to run Facebook and the rest of the Internet, reducing greenhouse gases, too
EnvironmentAugust 1, 2012
Why Is NYC Swapping Residential Heating Oil for Natural Gas?
July 28, 2012
Besides Red Meat, What Types of Protein Are Hard on the Environment and Human Health?
July 27, 2012
Drought-Tolerant Corn Efforts Show Positive Early Results
Types of genetically modified corn could offer modest protection for drought tolerance and might help individual farmers recoup yield losses in drought conditions
The SciencesJuly 26, 2012
Simmering Science: Can Your House's Color Reduce Your Summer Energy Bill?
An environmental engineering exercise from Science Buddies
EnvironmentJuly 26, 2012
Tropical Parks Fail to Protect Animals and Plants [Slide Show]
A new survey shows that even protected areas are failing to stem the tide of plant and animal extinctions
July 25, 2012
Can Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs Damage Skin?
A new study suggests that certain types of the energy-saving lightbulbs can become damaged and then may hurt skin cells
EnvironmentJuly 22, 2012
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
EnvironmentJuly 15, 2012
Could Geoengineering Stop Heat Waves?
Scientists explore whether artificial volcanoes might beat the heat. David Biello reports
EnvironmentJuly 8, 2012
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