Pollution
Raising Beef Uses Ten Times More Resources Than Poultry, Dairy, Eggs or Pork
If you want to help the planet but can’t bring yourself to give up meat entirely, eliminating beef from your diet is the next-best thing
Baby Turtles Coordinate Hatching By Talking to One Another Through Their Egg Shells
A number of turtle species make sounds, but this is the first evidence that babies do so before they've even hatched
Machine in the Netherlands Collects Plastic Waste, Turns it into Floating Parks
The effort aims to prevent plastic waste from going into the North Sea
America's Cleanest—And Most Polluted—Beaches
Before you plan a trip to the sand this summer, check out this list of the best and worst beaches, based on water quality
See Exactly Where Air Quality in America Has Gotten Better
New maps from NASA show where air quality has gotten better over time
Fish Exposed to Oil From BP Gulf Spill Swim Half as Fast
This is the second study in several months suggesting that the BP Deepwater Horizon spill has had lasting harmful effects on fish
Here Are the Five Best Ways to Fight Climate Change, Ranked by Scientists
Given their "feasibility, cost-effectiveness, risk, public acceptance, governability and ethics," these are the best ways to fight global warming
Even Tiny Amounts of Radioactive Food Made Caterpillars Become Abnormal Butterflies
Even a tiny amount of radioactive food can turn caterpillars into mutated butterflies
Your Garbage Is Polluting Even The Deep, Remote Reaches of the Ocean
Scientists have found plastic, glass and other trash littering the seafloor and collecting in canyons
Engineers Are Constructing a Giant Steel Lid to Contain Chernobyl’s Radioactive Core
The arch-shaped lid will protect against radioactive dust should Chernobyl's decaying facilities collapse
Young Fish Exposed to Deepwater Horizon Oil Develop Defects in Their Hearts
The impacts extend to economically valuable species such as tuna and amberjack
Air Pollution Contributes to One in Eight Deaths
The World Health Organization says air pollution is the leading environmental hazard
You Can Ride the Paris Metro for Free Right Now
But if you have a car with an even-numbered license plate, you're not allowed to drive
The Environmental Disaster That is the Gold Industry
The mining industry has had a devastating impact on ecosystems worldwide. Is there any hope in sight?
Mining Tar Sands Produces Much More Air Pollution Than We Thought
Research shows that emissions of a class of air pollutants are two to three orders of magnitude higher than previously calculated
Air Pollution in China Is Spreading Across the Pacific to the U.S.
China is sending detectable levels of pollution to the U.S., but a significant fraction of it results from manufacturing products for American customers
The Top Five Ocean Stories of 2013
This year we've seen amazing footage of marine creatures, discovered how plastic works its way into the food chain, employed 3D printing to build new reefs
We've Done So Well by Chesapeake Oysters, We Can Start Eating Them Again
Perhaps this time we can keep ourselves from eating them to oblivion
More Than Three Years Later, Oil From the Deepwater Horizon Persists in the Gulf
Continued testing has found evidence of oil in the water, sediments and marine animals of the Gulf
Air Pollution as Seen From the Skies
From Mt. Etna to China to the Sahara, these striking satellite images of air pollution are from both natural and man-made causes
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