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A reader tries to ease his bottled-water guilt by using the bottle more than once. Umbra tells him to put a cork in it.

Ask Umbra® Culture

Everybody on the internet these days wants to create the next viral sensation. How did ALS's ubiquitous ice bucket challenge pull it off?

Heather Smith Culture

Recent TV series about beach living are some of the most unreal reality shows.

Sarah Zielinski Culture

Geoscientist Raymond Pierrehumbert argues that carbon dioxide is always worse than shorter-lived pollutants like methane.

Chris Mooney Technology

If passed, the Charge Ahead California Initiative would subsidize electric cars for low-income drivers throughout the state.

Madeleine Thomas Culture

Now that we have 243 pieces of evidence that fracking is not GREAT for the people who live near it, can we stop pretending otherwise?

Eve Andrews Technology

How Boise Fry Company is building a better food system.

Eve Andrews Culture

Energy companies poised to dig into California's reserves are breathing a sigh of relief.

Sara Bernard Climate & Energy

A new project looks back at the superstorms that have ravaged U.S. coasts, and at storms yet to come.

Brentin Mock Cities

Even if we slash greenhouse gases immediately, the dangerous effects of global warming will continue for centuries to come.

James West Climate & Energy

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