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A road map for urban agriculture in N.Y.C.

The new Five Borough Farm report lays out a clear vision for the future of urban farming in the Big Apple.

Jared Green Cities September 25, 2012

This weird artificial jellyfish is made from the cells of a rat

Watch the video below, and consider this: “Genetically, this thing is a rat,” Harvard biophysicist Kit Parker told Nature News....

Sarah Laskow Science July 23, 2012

Senate Republicans introduce same-old energy legislation, give it funny name

If it seems like you've seen these proposals before, you have. And they kind of admit it.

Philip Bump Politics July 26, 2012

Alison Gannett: Extreme skier turned climate hawk

If we don't buck up and start behaving, we can kiss our powder days good-bye. So this world-champion downhiller is taking her message to boardrooms across the country to help major brands cut carbon by up to 50 percent.

Rachel Walker Culture September 18, 2012

Harry Reid slugs fossil fuels in the face

The Senate's top Democrat isn't only throwing punches at Romney. He's also got it in for climate deniers and the coal industry.

Philip Bump Climate & Energy August 9, 2012

Urban living: Good for the planet, but bad for our brains?

A New York City transplant wonders whether the city is making her crazy -- or if it's just her. The answer? Maybe a little of both.

Cassandra Willyard Cities September 29, 2012

Parched Midwest could mean smaller Gulf dead zone

The dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico could be unusually small this year -- not because of better agricultural practices, but because of drought.

Twilight Greenaway Agriculture July 2, 2012

Back from the dead: MacArthur genius wants to keep runoff out of the Gulf

Marine ecologist Nancy Rabalais has spent 30 years studying the Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" -- a human-made disaster caused in large part by industrial agriculture. Here's what she wants you to know.

Twilight Greenaway Food October 9, 2012

Dallas will spray pesticides to quash West Nile outbreak

Residents have expressed concern, but spraying in other areas has not caused major problems.

Philip Bump Uncategorized August 16, 2012

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