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Source of Vast Oil Spill Covering Brazil's Northeast Coast Unknown
Brazil's main environmental agency said on Thursday the source of a sprawling oil spill along the northeast coast remains unknown, but that the crude oil was not produced in the country.NoneThe spill...
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These Scientists Were Disbanded by the EPA — They Plan to Meet Anyway
A group of 20 scientists charged with reviewing the nation's air quality standards plans to convene and to issue a report on the country's air pollution regulations, even though the Environmental...
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Why I Ride My Bike to Work, by the Prime Minister of the Netherlands
By Kate Whiting, David KnowlesWith its sweeping views over the sparkling Hofvijver pond, the Binnenhof — the Gothic castle in the heart of The Hague that houses the States General of the Netherlands —...
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Can Ginger and Turmeric Help Fight Pain and Sickness?
By Rachael Link, MS, RD Ginger and turmeric are two of the most extensively studied ingredients in herbal medicine.Interestingly, both have been used for centuries to treat a variety of ailments,...
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The Beginner's Guide to Electric Cars
By Emily LongElectric vehicles (EVs) are getting cheaper — so whether you're looking for a way to save on the hassle and cost of gas, shrink your carbon footprint, or simply zip around in a new Tesla,...
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Bye-Bye Beaches: How Parts of SoCal's Iconic Coast Could Disappear in Our...
By Jacob MargolisThe stretch of coast from Santa Monica to Malibu is iconic and quintessentially Californian. It's also ridiculously beautiful — and it's clear, based on the latest science, it could...
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17 Healthy and Delicious Alternatives to Candy
By Ariane Lang, BSc, MBACandy is popular worldwide but mostly made from sugar, artificial flavors, and food dyes, which provide calories but very little nutrition.In fact, eating it may increase your...
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Palm Oil Is in Everything, and It’s Hurting More Than the Orangutans
By Helen A. LeeWe cook with it. We bathe with it. We use it for mood lighting. Palm oil is an ingredient in processed foods, cosmetics, hygiene products, biofuels and candles; experts estimate it's...
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Scientists Race to Stop ‘Ebola’ of Coral Diseases From Spreading in U.S....
Scientists are racing to save coral reefs off the coast of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands from a virulent, deadly disease, Reuters reported Thursday, taking the unusual step of removing...
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6 Reasons Why High-Fructose Corn Syrup Is Bad for You
By Rudy Mawer, MSc, CISSNHigh-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is an artificial sugar made from corn syrup.Many experts believe that added sugar and HFCS are key factors in today's obesity epidemic...
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Some of America’s Maple Syrup Production Could Dry Up by 2100
By Alex RobinsonThe effects of climate change are nothing new for maple syrup farmers like Larry Yoder.The Indiana syrup producer has seen worrying changes to the "sugaring" season in his lifetime...
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Record-Breaking Hurricane Lorenzo Becomes the Second Category 5 Storm This Year
Hurricane Lorenzo strengthened to a Category 5 storm Saturday night, becoming the strongest storm ever recorded so far north and east in the Atlantic, CNN reported. It has since weakened to a Category...
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7.6 Million Join Week of Global Climate Strikes
More than 7.6 million people worldwide participated in the global climate strike between Sept. 20 and 27, according to the current tally reported by 350.org. That number could grow as counting...
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Rising Seas Threaten Hundreds of Native American Heritage Sites Along...
By Jayur Mehta, Tara Skipton Native North Americans first arrived in Florida approximately 14,550 years ago. Evidence for these stone-tool-wielding, megafauna-hunting peoples can be found at the...
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Illegal Wildlife Trade Thrives on Facebook, Internet Forums
By Ajit NiranjanThe lizards are frantic and the turtles plodding, but both scrabble to escape the perspex containers that hold them. The reptiles, some in small boxes and fetching prices of up to...
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Seeing the Bright Side May Help Your Heart
Seeing the glass as half-full may reduce the risk of heart disease and early death, according to a new meta-analysis published in the journal JAMA.NoneThe team of researchers looked at 15 previous...
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How the Koch Network's ‘Social Change' Strategy Is Built to Kill the Electric...
By Ben JerveyIf it feels like the oil industry's attacks on the burgeoning electric car market are well coordinated, that's because they are. The industry is following a blueprint laid out decades...
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Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' Detected in California Drinking Water
Toxic synthetic chemicals, known as "forever chemicals" for their extreme hardiness to resist degradation once they are released into the environment have been detected in 74 California water sources...
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Koch Network Took Credit for Dakota Access, Keystone XL and REINS Act, Leaked...
By Steve HornA leaked memorandum published by The Intercept and Documented Investigations shows that a Koch Industries' donors network, known as the Seminar Network, has taken credit for Donald Trump...
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Risky Move: Canada Shipping More Tar Sands Oil by Rail
By Justin MikulkaThe Motley Fool has been advising investors on "How to Profit From the Re-Emergence of Canada's Crude-by-Rail Strategy." But what makes transporting Canadian crude oil by rail...
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