How severe is the rainfall that has drenched Boulder over the past week? The city has already broken the record for annual precipitation—with more than three months left to go in the year
EcocentricDisasters
EcocentricDisasters
How the Costa Concordia Will Be Raised
What do you do with a dead ship that weighs 115,000 tons lying just off your coast? A town in Italy is finding out.
More Proof That Getting Clobbered By Comets Led to Life
Chemistry plus heat can lead to biology—and cometary impacts warm things up nicely
The Engines That Will Lift Americans Back to Space
Four RS-25 engines are undergoing the first stage of testing to fuel the Space Launch System
Voyager 1: Snapshots From the Journey
After 35 years spent journeying through the solar system, Voyager 1 is now, officially, an interstellar spacecraft. Here are some of its more elegant photos
Yom Kippur, Germany and the Moral Do-Over
The most popular nation in the world was once its most reviled. What that tells us about human nature.
EcocentricEnergy
Innovating Our Way to Energy Abundance—and Climate Change
A simply bet made nearly 25 years ago demonstrated the power of human ingenuity to overcome material scarcity. But that won’t be enough to save us from global warming
Adios Voyager 1: Elvis Has Left the Solar System
A new study presents convincing evidence that an Earthly spacecraft is now wandering among the stars
EcocentricFood
Honeybees Are Still Hurting, But Backyard (and Rooftop) Beekeepers Can Help
Honeybee losses keep piling up and scientists don’t know why. In the meantime, though, hobbyist beekeepers can help keep the embattled insect going
Massive Molasses Spill Kills Thousands of Fish in Hawaii
Around 1,400 tons of sugary liquid oozed out of a leaky pipe, smothering tropical fish, eels and crabs