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Extreme Weather in a Warming World
Debates over the human element in recent weather calamities are a distraction from climate realities.
His Corporate Strategy: The Scientific Method
J. Craig Venter wants to create creatures — bacteria, algae or even plants — to carry out industrial tasks and displace fossil fuels.
Street Cred vs. Green Cred
Arizona's Green Party is not amused by a Republican operative's effort to recruit people from the streets to run as Green candidates on the November ballot.
Is BPA Safe? Europe Also Seeks Answers
Like federal and state entities in the United States, the European Food Safety Authority is now re-evaluating BPA, in this case by analyzing the data from more than 800 studies.
U.N. Raises Concerns as Global Food Prices Jump
Recent food riots in poor countries prompted United Nations officials to call for a careful watch on prices.
Advocacy Groups Find Little to Like in Interior's New Scientific Policy
The Interior Department released its new scientific integrity policy last week, but scientists and advocacy groups are miffed...
Wad of DOE Cash Doesn't Make FutureGen 2.0 a Sure Bet
The Energy Department surprised everyone last month by pledging $1.1 billion for "Futuregen 2.0," what the Obama administrati...
Once-Lowly Charcoal Emerges as 'Major Tool' for Curbing Carbon
Charcoal is taking root on the farm. Simmered out of eucalyptus, charcoal is being hoed into the degraded soils of former for...
Horse Advocates Pull for Underdog in Roundups
The intent is to reduce the wild horse population, but animal advocates say the roundups are cruel and unnecessary.
Food Crisis Worsens in Central Africa
Floods that destroyed crops and livestock only worsened a crisis that was already under way as a result of successive years of drought and failed harvests in the region.