Environment
Should Italy's Prized Olive Groves Be Burned to the Ground?
Officials are torching thousands of olive trees without knowing if fire will stop the spread of a lethal bacterium
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Environment
How Scott Walker Dismantled Wisconsin's Environmental Legacy
As governor of Wisconsin, the likely Republican presidential nomination-seeker consistently dismissed science and sided with polluters
Environment
Nuclear Power Seems Doomed to Dwindle in the U.S. [Infographic]
The transformer fire at Indian Point Energy Center on the Hudson River is just the latest incident plaguing the U.S. nuclear industry
Environment
What Are You Doing? I'm Saving Earth
One little boy exemplifies the good-works nature of Earth Day
Environment
Show and Tell: How Will You Celebrate Earth Day?
Send us photos and videos of your hiking, biking, trash-collecting, energy-saving, water-conserving selves in action
Environment
BP Oil Spill 5 Years Later: The Coast Is Still Struggling [Video]
Islands and shorelines remain spoiled, waiting for cleanup money
Environment
The BP Oil Spill 5 Years After: How Has It Affected You?
Send us photos, videos and stories illustrating how your shores and communities are rebounding—or not—from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Energy
A Historical Tour of the Clean Energy Future
A progress report on ARPA-E’s efforts to clean up energy production
The Sciences
The Best Pi Day Pies and Celebrations
Reader-submitted photos of pi pies, pizzas and parties to commemorate the Pi Day of the Century
The Sciences
Irrational Exuberance: How Will You Celebrate the Pi Day of the Century?
Send us pix of your pies, pizzas and parties in honor of math (and circular baked goods)
Environment
Experience the New Energy Crisis, Live Tonight
Energy versus water versus food. Watch our livestream at 8:00 p.m. EST
The Sciences
A Stormy Arctic Is the New Normal [Excerpt]
The Arctic is changing fast
Health
Is Ebola Here to Stay?
Why scientists continue to be perplexed by how to define the outbreak that has killed 7,000
Technology
What Was the Most Disappointing New Technology of 2014?
Tell us what big tech announcement or new gadget made you roll your eyes
Space & Physics
NASA Rover Finds Mysterious Methane Emissions on Mars
New results suggest evidence for extraterrestrial life could be near at hand
