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Oil workers and Jewish grandmas driving American metropolitan growth

This list paints a pretty bizarre picture of America's future.

Eve Andrews Culture March 28, 2014

Americans have no idea how much water we use — or how to conserve it

Water is involved in pretty much everything you do, and its supply is limited because the planet is being destroyed.

Eve Andrews Culture March 5, 2014

Ask Umbra: What’s better than butter? Spreads will roll

Olive oil from the fridge? Apple sauce? Prunes? Our green advice guru explores a tub full of butter substitutes.

Ask Umbra® Culture February 24, 2014

Can we eat our way out of the invasive carp problem?

Invasive Asian fish are breeding like rabbits in American waterways, and pushing everything else out. Let's push back with our plates.

Amelia Urry Food March 25, 2014

People hate corporate coffee so much they’re flocking to Dumb Starbucks in droves

It looked like a Starbucks and tasted like a Starbucks, but it wasn't a Starbucks.

Sarah Laskow Culture February 10, 2014

More Americans willing to try cannibalism than veganism, new study finds

Converting to veganism remains a hard sell to most Americans. How hard? New research hints that most of us would rather munch on our neighbor Larry than give up meat and dairy.

Darby Minow Smith Culture April 1, 2014

“More fish in the sea” is not a reason to keep overfishing

A new study suggests we've been underestimating the amount of fish in the oceans by a factor of 10 -- but that doesn't mean we get to drive bluefin tuna to extinction.

Amelia Urry Technology March 12, 2014

How climate change makes Everest an even deadlier game

After 16 Sherpas died in a horrific avalanche on Everest, a writer who climbed the peak wonders what's next for the world’s tallest mountain.

Samantha Larson Culture April 25, 2014

Neil deGrasse Tyson on “Cosmos,” how science got cool, and why he doesn’t debate deniers

The host of the stunning new Fox series wants you to understand how science works.

Chris Mooney Culture March 14, 2014

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