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
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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
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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
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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 …
Today’s Weather on Saturn: Hurricane in the North Pole!
The Cassini spacecraft spots a years-long storm on a distant world
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Fast, Cheap, Dead: Shopping and the Bangladesh Factory Collapse
Nearly 400 people were killed when a textile factory near Dhaka collapsed. It’s the worst disaster in the history of clothing manufacturing. How much blame do consumers deserve?
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Why the Lazy Way to Shop for Groceries — Online — Is the Green Way
It might seem decadent, but ordering your groceries online from a delivery service like FreshDirect is greener than driving to the store. Farmers’ markets? Less so
