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Meet the Republican magnate who’s funding a push for climate action

Andy Sabin has spent big money to create a climate law center and to back GOP candidates like Jeb Bush who he thinks will break the climate stalemate.

Amanda Little Politics

One more reason the prison industrial complex is awful: The physical distance it puts between people

The prison industrial complex makes car travel necessary, but the answer isn't to eco-shame the loved ones of incarcerated people.

Raven Rakia Culture

Here are some surprising findings about religious people and science

Highly religious people are more likely to see science and religion in harmony than the nonreligious, according to a new study.

Kate Yoder Culture

Climate change more catastrophic for the global economy than we thought

A new study predicts that global economic output will fall by 23 percent by 2100 due to climate change, relative to a world without it.

Clayton Aldern Climate & Energy

Paying extra to get that new iPhone faster? It’s a bad deal

Leasing your phone gets you more frequent upgrades, but what does that mean for the planet?

Suzanne Jacobs Technology

Senate panel warms to GMOs

On the agriculture committee, at least, senators showed little stomach for regulating GMOs and more support for a national voluntary labeling law.

Nathanael Johnson Technology

What’s the deal with pesticides and local food?

When an inquisitive shopper wonders if her local farmers are dousing her with misinformation about pesticides, Umbra produces an answer.

Ask Umbra® Culture

Mediterranean diet might keep your brain young, science says

Researchers found that the brains of those who stuck to a Mediterranean diet -- lots of veggies, some fish, and little meat and dairy -- had more gray and white matter.

Katie Herzog Culture

Spooky! There could be lead in your kid’s face paint

With Halloween approaching, Sen. Charles Schumer is urging the FDA to test face paint for toxic metals.