Environment
Why Charging for Plastic Bags Makes People Give Them Up
It's all about setting up psychological tripping blocks
Living in Tough Environments Makes People More Prone to Belief in God
People living in harsh natural environments are more likely to believe in a tough, moralizing god
Tracking Frackers From the Sky
Citizen scientists eyeing Pennsylvania's natural gas drillers in aerial images may help determine if there is a link between fracking and certain illnesses
A New Environmental Science Lab Now Walks the Walk, Cutting Its Overall Emissions by 37 Percent
With geothermal heating, on-site water reclamation and a host of other energy saving technologies, the Smithsonian's first LEED-Platinum building opens
The Amazon Rainforest Disappeared Way More Quickly This Year
Widespread deforestation is even worse than you think
Prozac Doesn't Make Birds Happy
Birds on Prozac lose their appetite and libido
Wind Power is Actually Cheaper Than Coal, Nuclear and Gas
Once you consider the downstream consequences, coal becomes a lot more expensive
The Grand Canyon Will Not Be Mined for Uranium
Uranium mining will be banned for the next 20 years on nearly 1 million acres of land near the Grand Canyon
To Survive Climate Change, We Should Be More Like the Eskimos
Arctic Studies Center director Bill Fitzhugh says that studying northern cultures can help people adapt to climate change
Canada and Australia Don’t Want To Play Along With U.N. Climate Summit
Political leaders from Canada and Australia, along with a few others, are skipping the U.N. climate summit today
New Study: Blame Defective Wells for Fracking Leaks
Fixing shoddy wells could mean making fracking safer for the environment
Seven Unexpected Ways We Can Get Energy From Water
It’s not all about giant dams—H2O is a surprisingly common and versatile tool for meeting the world’s energy needs
Nine Different Households, Surrounded by a Week's Worth Garbage
Photographer Gregg Segal wanted to highlight the problems of waste, pollution and overconsumption
This Project Wants to Compost People After They Die
A Seattle-based designer aims to introduce a sustainable way of disposing of bodies
Scientists Are Actually Talking About Building Giant Space Lasers to Control the Weather
This is what happens when you refuse to do things the easy way
Someone, Somewhere Is Still Emitting A Whole Load of Ozone-Depleting Chemicals
Emissions of carbon tetrachrloride are still 30% of peak emissions
ICYMI: July Was Really, Really Hot
This past July was the fourth hottest on record
Can We Clean Up the Next Oil Spill With Magnets?
A new technique may help during the next oil spill
Cigarette Butts Could Help Power Future Devices
South Korean researchers have found a simple way to turn toxic trash into high-performance supercapacitors
Google Thinks These 18 Teenagers Will Change the World
The global finalists of this year’s Google Science Fair take on cyberbullying countermeasures, tar sands cleanup and wearable tech
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