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Residents of Key West have a choice: dengue fever or GMO mosquitoes?

Oh, we forgot one. The existing solution to the mosquito problem is widespread use of insecticide. Probably not much more appealing.

Philip Bump Uncategorized July 18, 2012

Don’t toss your cookies: Curbing the crisis of food waste

Almost half the food in the U.S. goes uneaten, and every part of the supply chain is to blame -- including you and me. But we can do better.

Dana Gunders Food and Agriculture August 22, 2012

Making pollution costly: How China, British Columbia, and Australia are trying to get it done

China's environmental movement may be young, but it's starting to see real victories. So why are other countries having so much trouble enacting smart legal constraints?

Philip Bump Politics July 5, 2012

EPA proposes sensible update to soot pollution limits. Expect outrage

The proposed new standard limiting particulate pollution makes a lot of sense and will save lives. So no wonder certain people will go nuts.

Philip Bump Health June 15, 2012

Spray-on batteries could turn your coffee cup into an energy collecting device

A team of engineers have figured out how to make spray-on, rechargeable batteries that could transform any surface, anywhere, into a device for collecting and storing energy.

Sarah Laskow Technology July 2, 2012

Easiest trivia question ever: What country buys the most soda?

The answer will not surprise you. But the amount of energy contained in our soda purchases might.

Philip Bump Food and Agriculture July 12, 2012

Mixed blessings: A smaller Gulf dead zone offers less to celebrate than you’d think

This year's unusually small Gulf dead zone bucks the upward trend and will give aquatic life a chance to rebound. But it's no reason to breathe easy about nutrient runoff from agriculture.

Twilight Greenaway Food and Agriculture August 3, 2012

Strange things are afoot in the Arctic Circle

A research team recently discovered previously unknown life under young Arctic sea ice. Could it have anything to do with climate change?

Lucas Oliver Oswald Science July 10, 2012

I Am Not a Virgin makes cute clothes out of beer bottles and yogurt cups

These are maybe the most attractive “green” clothes we have ever seen: They’re trendy, they make your ass look good...

Sarah Laskow Technology July 5, 2012

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