Articles by Jess Zimmerman

How many lives did the EPA just save with coal pollution regulation?

Could your dildo kill you?

Germany's Green Party has a penetrating concern: Toxic substances in sex toys.

The U.S. gets more power from renewables than from nuclear

A new report from the Energy Information Administration shows that in 2011, renewable power in the U.S. surpassed nuclear for the first time. In the first three months of the year, renewable energy plants -- including geothermal, biomass, wind, water, and solar -- were responsible for about 12 percent of the country's energy production, while nuclear produced only 2 percent.

NASA's zero-power gadget turns urine into Capri Sun

Here's the big innovation that will be accompanying the space shuttle on its final launch this Friday: A zero-energy still that converts urine into a sweet, drinkable liquid. Still want to be an astronaut when you grow up?