Can Trump be reached on climate by talking with him about other things? Maybe...
If you’re among the tens of millions of Americans deeply concerned about climate change — and there’s ever more reason to be, with this week’s news that 2016 is likely to set yet another global...
View ArticleWorld climate activists to US: Please don't be a 'rogue state' under Trump
President-elect Donald Trump has yet to name his picks for the top environment and energy posts in his new administration, but all signs are that he'll tap people dedicated to rolling back many of...
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Tesla has unveiled a new idea for harnessing reusable energy: solar roofing...
Elon Musk, the co-founder of Tesla motors and SpaceX, has announced a new line of attractive roofing tiles that can capture energy from the sun.Along with a home battery, called the Power Wall, and a...
View ArticleThe BagShare Project promotes a local solution to a global problem
The BagShare Project offers a creative and simple solution to the global problem of plastic bags: sewing and sharing handmade, reusable bags from scrap materials.The project is the brainchild of Leni...
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Negotiators from 25 major countries have created the world's largest marine...
International negotiators have established the world’s largest "marine protected area" off the coast of West Antarctica. It is the first of its kind to be established in international waters.On Oct....
View ArticlePicturing the data: Scientists get new glimpses at the microscopic — and the...
In science, a picture is worth a thousand data points. And recently, our glimpses at two very different worlds got much, much clearer.For starters, scientists at the University of California, San...
View ArticleAutomakers are betting that in the near future, we’ll be willing to rent our...
If you own a car, chances are it’s parked much of the time, whether at the office or in your driveway. Sure, not a great overall use of the vehicle. But would you be comfortable with another option —...
View ArticleThere’s still no birth control pill for men, despite promising candidates....
It’s been more than 50 years since the Food and Drug Administration first approved birth control pills for women. Since then, other reversible contraceptives like implants, injections and intrauterine...
View ArticleWith Trump heading to the White House, global climate activists look for hope...
The US delegation was heading into the UN climate summit two weeks ago as rock stars to many of the attendees gathering in Marrakech, Morocco. After all, it was the US that paired up with China to push...
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South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, a Republican critic of Trump, to join...
President-elect Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will nominate South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, a Republican critic who once rebuked him for failing to disavow white supremacists, as US...
View ArticleTokyo gets November snow for the first time in 54 years
Tokyo woke up Thursday to its first November snowfall in more than half a century, leaving commuters to grapple with train disruptions and slick streets.Snow began falling before dawn with the mercury...
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You took a DNA test and it says you are Native American. So what?
Have you been tempted to try one of those genetic testing kits, like the ones sold by Ancestry.com or 23andme.com?Maybe you’ve seen a commercial featuring Kim Trujillo.In it, Trujillo talks about how...
View ArticleGet your cowbell ready. World Cup skiing returns to Vermont.
The best women skiers in the world are going to be in Killington, Vermont this weekend — skiers like Lara Gut, Mikaela Shiffrin, and Tessa Worley. Get ready for cowbells and crowds.This will be the...
View ArticleCould scientists help defuse a nuclear crisis?
In January, President-elect Donald Trump will take control of America’s nuclear arsenal. In a time when nine countries have nuclear weapons, it’s a massive responsibility.But historically, it’s not a...
View ArticleThe Trump administration will likely undo progress on climate change and the...
Starting in January 2017, Republicans will control the White House and both branches of Congress, which suggests a vastly different outlook for the US on issues related to the environment, global...
View ArticleGlobal wildlife populations continue their rapid decline
A new report from the World Wildlife Fund and the Zoological Society of London says global wildlife populations have declined by almost 60 percent since the 1970s — and the losses continue.The two...
View ArticleAnti-poaching efforts may get a boost from a DNA database for rhino horn
Of the world’s endangered animal species, none faces a more dire situation than rhinos. With just 25,000 or so rhinos left in in the world, the threat of extinction looms large.But now an international...
View ArticleInternational negotiators reach historic agreement to phase out powerful...
International negotiators have reached a landmark agreement to phase out the manufacture and use of heat-trapping chemical coolants known as hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).In 1987, under the Montreal...
View ArticleScientists just used Hawaii as a 'body double' for Mars
This fall, there's been plenty of buzz about sending humans to Mars. Elon Musk recently unveiled designs for a two-stage Mars vehicle and NASA has its own transport system in the works, slated for...
View ArticleThis stress expert has some post-election advice: Believe that your political...
If there’s one word that can sum up our feelings about this year’s presidential election — the most polarizing and bitterly fought in recent memory — it might just be “stressful.”In October, a survey...
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