Environment

Bacon, Eggs, and Other Food Scares We Got Wrong

History is littered with false food scares based on weak or conflicting evidence.
Duncan Geere
Nov 6, 2015 5 min read

Making the “Cold” Episode of How We Got To Now

Steven Johnson explains how the show was put together.
Matt Locke
Nov 5, 2015 2 min read

Stop, Drop, and Scroll

How Big Data and smart sensors are changing firefighting
Stephanie M. McPherson
Oct 28, 2015 3 min read

The Stove That Could Turn Rwanda Carbon Negative

Millions of people die every year, killed by their stoves–but that could be about to change.
Katherine Sullivan
Sep 9, 2015 2 min read

This Animal Assassin is Saving Endangered Wildlife

How to snap, bait, trap, and ensnare in the name of conservation.
Bonnie Tsui
Aug 24, 2015 5 min read

Consumer Wearables Measure Air Quality in the Most Polluted Cities

Crowdsourcing air quality readings could make life better for millions around the world.
Duncan Geere
Jun 19, 2015 2 min read

A Darker Future For Us All

The battle against light pollution is on.
Ros Donald
Jun 17, 2015 4 min read
An oil platform sits on a ship, awaiting its voyage out to sea. Activists fly a "Save the Arctic" banner overhead.

Arctic Communities Fight Back Against Oil Drilling

For those in northern coastal regions, global warming isn't an abstract change–it's an immediate threat to survival.
Kamil Ahsan
Jun 15, 2015 5 min read
A wooded hillside.

Sometimes, Hacking the Climate Is a Good Idea

Here are some of the ways it could, potentially, work.
Duncan Geere
May 29, 2015 3 min read

Tiny Victorian Biospheres Could Re-green the World’s Most Polluted Cities

Reviving the Victorian craze for tiny greenhouses could help fight air pollution.
Duncan Geere
May 13, 2015 2 min read
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