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New bill in Congress would require GMO labeling

Bipartisan legislation introduced this week in the House and Senate would require food containing genetically engineered ingredients to be labeled.

John Upton Technology April 25, 2013

New York has to choose between its High Line and its kinky sex parades

The High Line makes New Yorkers face up to what sort of city they want -- one that's exciting, but little bit rougher around the edges, or one that's safe but maybe a little bit tame?

Sarah Laskow Culture April 23, 2013

The secret to bigger, healthier crops may be urine

Pee. It might be really good for crops. And then again, it might not be. It's a matter of some pee-bate.

Sarah Miller Food and Agriculture April 12, 2013

We really want to live in this floating Finnish village — and thanks to climate change, we’ll eventually have to

They're building some energy efficient floating condos in a little town in Finland. Maybe we will learn Finnish and retire to one and drink aquavit forever.

Sarah Miller Culture April 4, 2013

Beaver dams block Chevron oil spill in Utah

Thousands of gallons of diesel spilled into a river in Chevron's third pipeline spill in Utah in three years. Two oil-coated beavers were rescued.

John Upton Technology March 20, 2013

China’s Growing Hunger for Meat Shown by Move to Buy Smithfield, World’s Leading Pork Producer

By Janet Larsen Half the world’s pigs—more than 470 million of them—live in China, but even that may not be...

World Resources Institute Uncategorized June 6, 2013

No, fast food isn’t actually good for you: In defense of Pollanites

A new article in The Atlantic argues healthy eaters and Pollanites should embrace fast food so the industry will reform itself. What's wrong with this argument?

Nathanael Johnson Food and Agriculture June 26, 2013

Safety last: Why a nerve-eating, cancer-causing chemical is still on the market

Thanks to a woefully outdated system for regulating chemicals, a substance called n-propyl bromide remains in widespread use, despite its known harm to humans.

Sharon Kelly Technology July 23, 2013

Scientists may have found an all-natural way to keep bread from going moldy

They're figuring out how to extend the shelf life of bread. This is good news, even though all of us pretend we're trying to stop eating it, which we never will, so just forget it.

Sarah Miller Food and Agriculture March 29, 2013

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