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This new startup wants to sell you ugly fruit and veggies

"Cosmetically challenged" produce usually goes to waste. This company aims to deliver it right to subscribers' doorsteps and to supermarkets.

Lorena Galliot Technology May 8, 2015

Permafrost may not be the ticking “carbon bomb” scientists once thought

It'll be more of a slow leak -- but the impact of emissions will still be great, new research suggests.

Karl Mathiesen Climate & Energy April 13, 2015

Flooding is on the rise in the Midwest, and we’re totally unprepared

New research shows Midwest flooding has become more frequent over the last 50 years -- so now the government is scrambling to get a risk management plan in order.

James West Climate & Energy February 10, 2015

CIA to close a secretive climate change science program

Scientists used the Medea program to study how global warming could worsen conflict. Now that project has come to an end.

Tim McDonnell Politics May 21, 2015

What farm cooperatives can do for the food system — and farmers

Cooperatives aren't a panacea, but they could get regionally sourced pancetta to a supermarket near you.

Darby Minow Smith Culture May 5, 2015

Are states actually protecting the most vulnerable with their justice policies?

A new study suggests that there's little substance to most state environmental justice policies.

Brentin Mock Politics April 10, 2015

Left: A North American dairy. Right: Man milking a cow in South India

To make meat greener, make it more efficiently

The planet isn't going vegetarian. But we could make all that meat a lot more efficiently, and less wastefully.

Nathanael Johnson Climate & Energy July 28, 2015

Why women shouldn’t be afraid of walkin’ after midnight

When we talk about sexual assault, we often talk about scary strangers and dangerous cities.

Eve Andrews Culture April 8, 2015

Drop everything and watch this video of our gorgeous planet

This time-lapse from the International Space Station will stop you in your tracks.

Suzanne Jacobs Technology February 25, 2015

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