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Humans are "eating away at our own life support systems" at a rate unseen in the past 10,000 years, two new research papers say.
The West might be drier than a popcorn's fart, but archaic water rules force farmers to irrigate.
Steel, aluminum, titanium, or carbon fiber -- that is the question. Umbra tests the metals.
Climate modeling often shows that it's possible to decarbonize at low cost. But "possible" is a long way from practical, or likely.
Perennial Plate's take on the PBS classic Victory Garden will take you on a tour of America's food scene.
Less rain means fewer clouds, fewer clouds means more sun, more sun means more solar power.
Ebola and West Nile are just the beginning -- climate change will bring brand new diseases to every species.
The Unist’ot’en Camp in Canada isn't just out to block tar-sands pipelines. Campers are also developing a resilient community.
Thanks to a disclosure law in California, we now know that frackers are polluting water with petroleum chemicals, heavy metals, radioactive elements, and carcinogens.
