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Ants will save the world! Wait, ants?

Ants might be able to speed up carbon dioxide absorption in rocks. Is this a viable way to fight global warming?

Sara Bernard Climate & Energy August 13, 2014

Preventing climate change and adapting to it are not morally equivalent

Climate change mitigation and adaptation are often discussed as though they are interchangeable. They are not.

David Roberts Politics September 16, 2014

What makes a neighborhood cool?

Is the Upper East Side surpassing Brooklyn in coolness, as some commentators claim? No, and here's why.

Ben Adler Culture September 4, 2014

Pasture blazed: How more wildfires could result in less grass-fed meat

As the charbroiled western states cool down for the winter, ranchers are bracing themselves for year-round fire risk. Here's what that means for the meat on our plates.

Karen Coates Climate & Energy November 28, 2012

The EPA’s struggle to combat water pollution

Frustration and inaction color efforts to enforce the Clean Water Act.

Naveena Sadasivam Politics July 31, 2014

The U.N.’s latest report on climate change is terrifying

The latest draft report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change centers on a really scary word: irreversible.

Sara Bernard Politics August 26, 2014

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 August 5, 2014

Sandy could result in kinder, gentler subway rats

If the dominant rats were further down in the tunnels, mostly submissive rats would have survived. Which could make rats nicer overall. Maybe. Probably not.

Jess Zimmerman Uncategorized October 31, 2012

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 August 7, 2014

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