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Anyone who thinks that kids don’t care about anything but eating uncooked ramen and playing video games clearly underestimated the...
A new study says GMO crops have led farmers to use 400 million more pounds of pesticide than they would have otherwise. Here's how to interpret the science -- and the critique.
The West Virginia native died Sunday, after decades spent fighting the good fight.
In a carbon zero city, you wouldn't need to own a car -- or even a power drill. Redirecting the stuff we don't use into sharing economies can rewire consumption and save tons of carbon on the way.
Climate hawks stress that climate science is "settled," but that's misleading. There are still lots of uncertainties around climate, scientific and otherwise, and we have to learn to live with them.
Is nothing sacred to coal companies in Appalachia? In a jaw-dropping display of contempt and disregard for the communities and...
By J. Matthew Roney The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) projects that the world’s wild fish harvest will fall...
Coal has become a big issue in the presidential campaign, and it came up again in Tuesday's debate, but neither candidate would do much to stop coal's downward slide.
On Saturday, pollination enthusiasts across the country participated in The Great Bee Count to help scientists stay on top of dwindling honeybee and native bee populations.
