The Court could complicate ongoing efforts to restrict U.S. greenhouse gas emissions via regulations
EcocentricCarbon Policy
EcocentricCarbon Policy
Alive and Well In a Block of Ice
New studies of hibernating bacteria show how DNA can repair and maintain itself over hundreds of thousands of years. That has big meaning for life in space.
EcocentricOil
40 Years After the 1973 Oil Embargo, the U.S. Is Stronger on Energy — but So Is the Middle East
The OPEC oil embargo marked the end of American dominance on energy. Four decades later, the shale boom and efficiency has U.S. oil imports down — but the Gulf states are still sitting pretty
Ancient Blood-filled Mosquito Won’t Grow Any Dinosaurs
A blood-engorged insect fossil has been discovered, but unlike the movie Jurassic Park, it isn’t going to yield any dino DNA
Alien Earth: Our Planet from Above
Earth can look pretty unearthly sometimes. In honor of Earth Science Week, TIME presents Bernhard Edmaier’s aerial, and close up, photographs from his new book “EarthART”
EcocentricDisasters
A Storm and a Stampede in India Highlight the Ups and Downs of Disaster Response
A powerful storm yields only a small death toll thanks to smart response from the Indian government. But a tragic and deadly stampede shows how far the country needs to go.
Bunnies, Stinkbugs and Maggots: The Secrets of Empathy
Feeling what someone else feels isn’t easy, but the brain is wired for it
EcocentricBiofuels
Next-Generation Biofuels Are Inching Towards Reality, Gallon by Gallon
Advanced biofuels have been on the cusp of commercialization for years, but high prices and technological challenges have held them back. Is that starting to change?
Astronaut Scott Carpenter Dies: An Appreciation of a Life
One of the original Mercury Seven astronauts, Carpenter flew a strange and harrowing mission
Astronaut Scott Carpenter Is Dead at 88
The second American to orbit Earth was also one of two remaining astronauts from NASA’s Mercury program