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Inject rats with DDT, and three generations later their descendants are obese. A new study raises questions about the insecticide's long-term impact on humans.
The Arctic ice floats on the ocean, the Antarctic ice over land and sea, meaning that they melt different. But they're both melting.
Here's a bullet-point summation of what Nathanael Johnson learned about GMOs in 2013.
The killers: Cheaper alternatives, dropping demand, and rising costs of generating electricity with dirty coal.
Don’t judge a bus by its cover
Tired of watching chemicals blow across their fields, withering crops and threatening their own health, some farmers are taking matters into their own hands.
A reader wonders if she needs to resort the dryer in the cooler months. She knows Umbra would never leave her hanging.
Hurricane Sandy was just a taste of what's to come. Now you can get a look at the full meal deal, thanks to a super cool new mapping tool.
As Colorado oil officials continue to tally the toxic toll of flooded fracking facilities -- more than 60,000 gallons and counting -- two congressmembers are calling for a hearing.
