A supernova collapse 3.6 billion light-years away sheds new light on a long-standing mystery
The Mind of the Kidnap Victim: How They Endure and Recover
A decade of confinement can do untold psychic trauma, yet the Cleveland victims may well move past it
EcocentricPollution
Get the Lead Out: Why the Best Way to Improve Health in Poor Countries Is to Clean Up Industrial Pollution
Industrial pollution takes a major toll on human health in poor countries. Why we need to pay more attention to the biggest environmental problem out there
EcocentricFood
Beepocalypse Redux: Honeybees Are Still Dying — and We Still Don’t Know Why
More than five years after it was first reported, colony-collapse disorder is still killing honeybees around the world. If scientists can’t pinpoint the cause, the economic and environmental damage could be immense
EcocentricEnergy
Energy Independence and Other Myths: A Q&A With Michael Levi, Author of The Power Surge
An energy revolution is changing America — for good and for ill. Michael Levi, author of the new book “The Power Surge,” talks about the economic and environmental debate over energy
Hopeful New Signs of Duplicate Earths
The haul of exoplanets astronomers are discovering include some surprising and promising finds
EcocentricWater
California Kindling: A Dry Winter and Reduced Snowpack Means Wildfires for the Golden State
The wildfire season is starting early in southern California this year, thanks in part to an unusually dry winter and spring. As the climate warms, will drought and fires become the norm?
The Evil Brain: What Lurks Inside a Killer’s Mind
As tragedies like Boston and Newtown mount, scientists and criminologists are trying harder than ever to understand the minds behind the crimes
EcocentricClimate Science
Greenhouse Effect: CO2 Concentrations Set to Hit Record High of 400 PPM
Atmospheric concentrations of CO2 are set to pass 400 ppm, far faster than scientists would have predicted. That shows how difficult it’s been to reduce carbon emissions—and points the way towards dangerous warming in the future
EcocentricNuclear
Leaks, Rats and Radioactivity: Fukushima’s Nuclear Cleanup Is Faltering
The Fukushima meltdown hasn’t been the public-health disaster that many critics feared, but TEPCO has struggled with the cleanup. The latest news that groundwater is becoming contaminated by the stricken reactors is one more …
