Culture

Teaching kids about climate change? Read them a classic story

Skip the lectures and the horror stories, says one environmental science prof, and just help them fall in love with nature.

Lori Rotenberk Culture

African-American Denali climbing team reaches new heights in this film

A documentary about the first all-black climbing group to attempt Denali is coming to a theater near you.

Sara Bernard Culture

Move over, landfills — food scraps give Massachusetts biogas

On Oct. 1, Massachusetts institutions producing more than a ton of leftovers a week must donate the scraps instead of dumping them.

Madeleine Thomas Culture

Watch this reporter drink purified sewage

California's historic drought is forcing once-squeamish Californians to take a new look at “toilet-to-tap” water reuse.

James West & Suzanne Goldenberg Culture

Ask Umbra: Am I a bad person for wanting to flee to the suburbs?

A reader is considering running for the hills following a rash of shootings in his city neighborhood. Umbra breaks down his options.

Ask Umbra® Culture

This custom-built bike thinks it’s the coolest on the block. It’s right.

Seattle can add coolest custom-designed bike in the country to its list of things to brag about.

Madeleine Thomas Culture

A warmer planet means boozier wines. Trust us, that’s bad

Warmer temps will increase the alcohol content of wine -- which will first be good, then bad, and then very, very bad.

Ted Alvarez Culture

Don’t worry, Californians can paint their dead lawns green

Now that Californians can get fined $500-a-day for overwatering their lawns, businesses that paint lawns green are expanding.

Samantha Larson Culture

Ask Umbra: Will Teflon pans poison my food?

To stick or non to stick. That is the question. Umbra says 'tis nobler to stick.