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The dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico could be unusually small this year -- not because of better agricultural practices, but because of drought.
A levee in the southeast corner of Louisiana was overtopped, but the storm's effect on New Orleans has so far been minimal on the seventh anniversary of the arrival of Katrina.
A mining area of 600 square miles has polluted as much as 1,700 miles of streams.
A New York City transplant wonders whether the city is making her crazy -- or if it's just her. The answer? Maybe a little of both.
Marine ecologist Nancy Rabalais has spent 30 years studying the Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" -- a human-made disaster caused in large part by industrial agriculture. Here's what she wants you to know.
Residents have expressed concern, but spraying in other areas has not caused major problems.
When artist Eszter Burghardt went hiking in Iceland, the geology there reminded her of cake — so she decided to...
Sure, the surface of the sun is hot and all, but the sun’s atmosphere is hotter — by a factor...
It’s a little too easy to create a ton of waste while you’re getting wasted. Unless you’re near a store...
