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What’s bugging your meat? Shit and antibiotics, probably

Take a deep breath, carnivores: 87 percent of supermarket meat tests positive for normal and antibiotic-resistant forms of Enterococcus bacteria.

Tom Laskawy Technology April 17, 2013

Gulf Coast refineries accidentally belch out a lot of chemical pollution

Inadvertent releases from oil and chemical facilities pose scary health threats to locals, according to a recent investigation. ExxonMobil and BP are big offenders.

John Upton Technology May 22, 2013

Entomologists: “Stop feeding corn syrup to honeybees.” Duh.

Taking away bees' honey and feeding them high-fructose corn syrup instead makes them more vulnerable to pesticides, a new study finds.

John Upton Food May 7, 2013

Doofuses decide to eat nothing but junk food for a week, manage not to die

A doctor told them: "You should cancel this.”

Sarah Laskow Culture May 7, 2013

The most controversial chart in history, explained

Climate deniers threw all their might at disproving the famous "hockey stick" climate change graph. Here's why they failed.

Chris Mooney Technology May 10, 2013

Here’s what it feels like to ride a 14.5-foot-tall bike

This video shows you what it's like to ride on the "Stoopid Tall" bike for 20 miles.

Jess Zimmerman Culture April 25, 2013

Full Planet, Empty Plates: Chapter 5. Eroding Soils Darkening Our Future

By Lester R. Brown In 1938 Walter Lowdermilk, a senior official in the Soil Conservation Service of the U.S. Department...

Earth Policy Institute Uncategorized June 26, 2013

Manhattan to see more killer heat waves

Climate change is expected to boost the number of deaths in New York City's most densely populated borough, a new study finds.

John Upton Cities May 21, 2013

97 out of 100 climate scientists agree: Humans are responsible for warming

Say it again: Another exhaustive study confirms that there's virtually no disagreement among climate scientists about the cause of climate change.

John Upton Climate & Energy May 16, 2013

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