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When the Cards Against Humanity folks say they’re going to sell you bullshit, they mean it
The makers of the wily card game called bullshit on Black Friday -- literally. Now, the poop is in the mail.
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Psst, Congress, you have a little food stuck in your Cromnibus
From school lunches to GMOs to cow farts, the effort to fund the federal government came with more than its share of food-related compromises and regulatory trimming.
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Most Americans are clueless about how climate change will affect their health
Allergies? Yes. Asthma? Yes. Ebola? No, no, no.
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London’s garden bridge might be even better than NYC’s High Line
The recently approved plans for the bridge have it all, including a community garden and Titanic-inspired outlooks over the water.
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How to keep your true love’s headphones from ever getting tangled again
On the fifth day of DIY Christmas, I never had to untangle my headphones again.
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Remembering the genius who got BPA out of your water bottles, and so much more
RIP Theo Colborn, a scientist who alerted us to the issue of endocrine-disrupting chemicals.
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Watch these experts use design to push renewable energy forward
Watch a discussion about the intersection of design and renewable energy.
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Trees are fed up with our carbon, refuse to grow faster
A new study shows that extra CO2 in the atmosphere isn't speeding up rainforest tree growth. Uh oh?
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Congress wants you to know that food has nothing (nothing!) to do with the environment
When a group of government-appointed nutritionists tried to warn Americans that their eating choices have consequences, lawmakers bit back.
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More women are choosing more effective birth control — here’s why it matters
What a wacky idea -- remove barriers to birth control, and women will choose safe, effective methods of contraception!