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American taxpayers spent more money cleaning up and helping out after natural disasters in 2012 than they spent on education or transportation.
In a move that has disturbed many anti-hunger advocates, the World Food Prize has given this year’s award to three chemical company executives.
How climate skeptics and the media -- with a little inadvertent help from scientists themselves -- forged a misleading narrative.
Investment in unconventional fossil fuels is expected to outpace spending on renewables by a ratio of at least 3-to-1 in the decades ahead.
If GMO salmon escape, scientists say they could breed with brown trout, creating monster trout that outgrow normal fish and outcompete them for food.
Next time you find yourself drunk at a festival, instead of finding an isolated patch of grass to pee on, consider the public tower of straw that turns your pee into plant-friendly compost.
This couple plans to let dophins assist in their birthing process, and then probably immediately eat the baby. Don't trust dolphins.
A new report in the journal Science discovers there are a lot of things about fracking we don’t know. But since we've fracked half the country anyway, we're going to find out.
Exurban development patterns not only worsen climate change, they also make residents more vulnerable to one of its effects.
