Articles

Pennsylvania seed-library caper grows loopier

The law used to target a seed library might have a loophole, researchers say -- and there's a lot more we could be doing to promote small-scale seed producers.

Heather Smith Technology

When did Republicans start hating the environment?

Roughly 1991, according to a new study.

Chris Mooney Politics

Australia responds to shark attacks by … attacking sharks first

Reacting to an uptick in fatal great white shark attacks, the country’s Conservative Party has decided to kill any shark that comes anywhere near the beach.

Jim Meyer Uncategorized

Public art, environment, history, and the locals all collide in the Anacostia River

Artist Mia Feuer wanted to submerge a gas station in the river, but locals fought back. We unpack all the reasons why.

Brentin Mock Cities

Will climate change ruin Aspen’s economy?

Melting snow is just the beginning of the problems.

Ben Adler Technology

You’re happy and you know it — but how’s the rest of the world doing?

The Better Life Index tells us about the keys to global happiness. Sort of.

Sara Bernard Culture

No solar, please — we’re Florida

The Sunshine State, like many of its Southern neighbors, has a long record of putting up barriers to the solar business models that work in other states.

Heather Smith Technology

Coffee taste like dirt? That’s because it might be

As climate change makes coffee beans scarcer, some counterfeit producers are already stretching their supplies by adding unsavory fillers.

Madeleine Thomas Culture

This architect builds with beer crates and recycled fabric, but don’t call him green

“I have no interest in ‘Green,’ ‘Eco,’ and ‘Environmentally Friendly,’" says Pritzker Architecture Prize winner Shigeru Ban. "I just hate wasting things.”

Brentin Mock Technology

Shark Week without sharks is just Week

We kill 100 million sharks a year -- many of them just for their fins. If we keep this up, Shark Week is going to be just a whole lotta blue.