Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair Gregory Jaczko put in his resignation. Not because word got out that he’s a bully! Just because, you know, he had “a feeling now was the right time.”

Iran’s oil exports are already slowing as the European Union’s embargo deadline nears.

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The Humane Society went inside a pig farm and found all sorts of abuse.

Japan imports more water each year than any other country.

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Do not flush your unused prescription pills! According to a new study, the most environmentally friendly way of disposing of them is just to throw them in the trash. (Don’t try to compost them, either. Obvi.)