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A new study finds that in the city that birthed The Wire, trees provide shelter from crime.
Reading the piece below by Julia Olson made me cry. One of the big memories of my childhood is a...
In their continuing efforts to go beyond CO2, some scientists have been looking seriously at the impact of nitrous oxide on the climate, and results point to a very familiar refrain: Eat more plants, less meat.
A growing number of states are requiring proper disposal of electronics. Here's what you need to know about the e-waste recycling process.
It’s hard to imagine a teensy mosquito taking down an animal as mighty as the killer whale. Yet that’s exactly...
What happens when small batch brewers discover the farm-to-table movement and run with it?
Grist's green-living pioneer, the Greenie Pig, picked a foraging theme for a small dinner party with friends. Here's what she cooked up.
Americans now spend just under 9 percent of our income on food, about 30 percent less than we did in 1982. But is this a good thing?
The question of whether climate change "causes" certain events drives David Roberts a little nuts, but he tries to tackle it once and for all.