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Solar Energy Had a Bright Year

By Bryan Walsh

Our Global Diet Is Becoming Increasingly Homogenized—and That's Risky

By Bryan Walsh

Thanks to Climate Change, West Nile Virus Could Be Your New Neighbor

By Bryan Walsh

Save the Polar Bear—Today Especially

By Bryan Walsh

How Uncle Sam Is Helping to Feed the Honeybees

A new program at the USDA will pay farmers and ranchers to plant bee-friendly crops. It's about time

By Bryan Walsh February 26, 2014

Japan Considers Nuclear Revival After Fukushima

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is proposing re-opening Japan's nuclear plants less than three years after they were shuttered in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, causing outrage from some citizens afraid nuclear power will never be safe

By Bryan Walsh February 25, 2014

California Is Finally Set to Get Rain, But It Won't Quench the Drought

Parts of California could receive more rain this week than they've gotten cumulatively over the past eight months. But the state needs much more

By Bryan Walsh February 24, 2014

Oklahoma Shakes—Is Fracking to Blame?

A normally calm state is hit by a wave of minor earthquakes—causing some to point the finger at fracking. But wastewater disposal wells likely play a bigger role

By Bryan Walsh February 18, 2014

California's Farmers Need Water. Is Desalination the Answer?

As Obama visits drought-stricken California, new ways to create fresh water are getting a second look

By Bryan Walsh February 14, 2014

Five Questions with DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman

DuPont has long been known as a chemical company, but Kullman is shifting the 211-year-old corporation towards innovation and agriculture

By Bryan Walsh February 13, 2014

Nuclear Fusion Just Got a Little Closer to Becoming a Reality

Atomic fusion could produce limitless energy—but scientists haven't been able to harness it. But a novel experiment suggests it could be achievable

By Michael D. Lemonick February 12, 2014

Report Raises No Major Climate Objections to Keystone Pipeline, But the Choice Is Obama's

A final environmental assessment says that the oil sands pipeline won't significantly impact carbon emissions

By Bryan Walsh January 31, 2014

5 Ways to Bust California's Drought

The rain isn't falling, but the Golden State has has the tools to beat the drought

By Bryan Walsh January 31, 2014

New Report Says FDA Allowed 'High Risk' Antibiotics to Be Used on Farm Animals

Antibiotic resistance claims 23,000 lives a year in the U.S.—and the overuse of antibiotics in livestock plays a role. Is the FDA doing all it can to protect Americans?

By Bryan Walsh January 28, 2014

Hundred Years of Dry: How California's Drought Could Get Much, Much Worse

Scientists fear California's long-ago era of mega-droughts could be back

By Bryan Walsh January 23, 2014

How a Plant Virus May Help Cause the Beepocalypse

A new study finds that a plant pathogen could play a role in honeybee colony collapse disorder

By Bryan Walsh January 22, 2014

Snowpocalypse or Not, 2013 Was One of the Warmest Years on Record

Amid a polar winter in much of the U.S., a new report reinforces the long-term trend of global warming—and sets the stage for an even hotter 2014

By Bryan Walsh January 21, 2014

Why Some Mushrooms May Be Magic for Climate Change

The soil contains more carbon than all living plants and the atmosphere combined. Now a new study says that a certain type of fungi can help soil hold up to 70% more carbon—with potentially big impacts for the climate

By Bryan Walsh January 13, 2014

The Dingo Didn't Eat Your Tasmanian Devil

Dingoes were long blamed form hunting the Tasmanian devils off Australia. But a new study shows that human beings should get more of the blame

By Bryan Walsh January 10, 2014

The Bad Air You Breathe: The 10 Most Polluted Cities in America

Bakersfield, Merced and Fresno top the American Lung Association's list of cities with the most persistant air pollution in the country in 2013

By Bryan Walsh November 5, 2013