Environment & Science

Born that gay
Do recent neurological studies prove once and for all that homosexuality is biological?
By Robert Burton 2008-09-12 03:40:00-07
Her deadly wolf program
With a disdain for science that alarms wildlife experts, Sarah Palin continues to promote Alaska's policy to gun down wolves from planes.
By Mark Benjamin September 8, 2008
Ask Pablo
I've heard reading online uses more energy than printing documents. Can that be true?
By Pablo Päster September 8, 2008
Sarah Palin's choice
I greatly admire her decision to have a child with Down syndrome. But she would likely deny other women the right to choose for themselves.
By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. September 5, 2008
The GOP gives up an inch on climate change
The 2008 Party Platform concedes humans could be messing up the weather. But the cost of fixing the mess won't be cheap. Just ask the Dutch
By Andrew Leonard September 3, 2008
Gustav, global warming and Sarah Palin
A leading environmentalist counsels progressives to censor themselves over hurricanes and climate change. But that plays into the hands of deniers like Palin.
By Joseph Romm September 2, 2008
This place is the bomb
Something wild is happening on Christmas Island, once ground zero for nuclear test explosions.
By David Wolman August 31, 2008
Sarah Palin and a melting Alaska
Global warming is nothing to joke about in the not-so-frozen North. Palin might be pro-drilling, but she can't ignore climate change
By Andrew Leonard August 29, 2008
Sarah Palin: Drill, drill, drill -- all the way
Offshore, onshore, in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge -- the Republican vice-presidential nominee makes no bones about it: Drill!
By Andrew Leonard August 29, 2008
Dr. Feelbad
Modern medical practice is burning out doctors. That's bad for our health and yours. We need a cure. But first I need a nap.
By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. August 29, 2008
Ain't no wind in T. Boone Pickens' sails
The oil tycoon's support of John McCain for president demonstrates that his heavily advertised plan for wind power is only hot air.
By Joseph Romm August 28, 2008
We drive as we live
No wonder traffic will never improve. We are doomed by our behavior, as a drive in New York with "Traffic" author Tom Vanderbilt reveals.
By Kevin Berger August 27, 2008
Busting the electric car myth
No, electric cars don't suck down the same amount of energy as gas guzzlers do.
By Pablo Päster August 25, 2008
Peak dirt
Soil science isn't a glamour sport, but from Burkina Faso to Wisconsin, human survival depends on getting it right.
By Andrew Leonard August 22, 2008
Bush officials sneak-attack nation's wildlife
A new regulation could neuter the Endangered Species Act -- and the administration knows it.
By Katharine Mieszkowski August 20, 2008
Did doctors remove babies' hearts too soon?
Colorado doctors are under fire for performing infant organ transplants prematurely. But they made the right call.
By Rahul K. Parikh, M.D. August 19, 2008
Did you hear that Alaska has more oil than the Middle East?
Busting the myths about cheap and unlimited oil being broadcast by Rush Limbaugh, Jerome Corsi and other dinosaurs.
By Peter Dizikes August 18, 2008
Burger and fries to go
How to convert a car to run on leftover vegetable oil from your local greasy spoon.
By Liz Galst August 13, 2008
Ask Pablo
After the Grim Reaper arrives, what's the greenest way to dispose of our bodies?
By Pablo Päster August 11, 2008
Who'll start the rain?
China is spending millions to modify the weather for the Olympics. As the U.S. knows, nature doesn't bend to human will.
By Suzanne Bopp August 6, 2008
Dark night for bats
New theories about what's wiping out huge populations of the tiny winged mammal point to pesticides and climate change.
By Kirsten Weir August 1, 2008
Why "placebo" is not a dirty word
Yes, alternative medicine works mostly by the power of suggestion. But so do a lot of conventional treatments.
By Robert Burton August 1, 2008
Why we never need to build another polluting power plant
Coal? Natural gas? Nuke? We can wipe them all off the drawing board by using current energy more efficiently. Are you listening, Washington?
By Joseph Romm July 28, 2008
Ask Pablo
Summertime, and the living ain't easy in the heat. Should I run the air conditioner or electric fans?
By Pablo Päster July 28, 2008
Hang up and drive
Think driving while talking on the cellphone is safe as long as you use a headset, as new laws require? Stop yammering and read this article.
By Katharine Mieszkowski July 25, 2008
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