Latest Environment Stories
M/V Auriga Unveils World’s First Solar-Powered Cargo Ship
Nitrogen-Fueled Fireworks are Green, But Pricey
Clever Innovations for a Greener Future
House Passes Landmark Greenhouse Gas Bill
The First Secretary of Climate Change
Seismic Invisibility Cloak Could Hide Buildings From Earthquakes
Solar Tent Charges Your Phone, Glows So You Can Find It
Synthetic Tree Soaks Up Carbon 1000x Faster Than the Real Thing
The Plan to Build the Next Electric Grid
An Artificial Uterus Gives an Endangered Species a Shot at Survival
Solar Collectors Covering 0.3 Percent of the Sahara Could Power All of Europe
Giant Solar Plane Will Stay Aloft for Five Years Straight
Iceland’s Geothermal Bailout
Geoengineering: Are Weather Machines Really the Answer?
Finding Nature’s Most Efficient Flight Mechanism
Car-Powered Supermarket Check Outs
Firefighting 747 Supertanker Dumps 20,500 Gallons of Water from 500 Feet Up
Cleaner Fossil Fuels
Geothermal Energy
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Safer Nuclear
Wind Power
Crocodile-like Reptiles Lived in the Arctic 55 Million Years Ago. Could it Happen Again?
Solar Power
Is Play Unique to Mammals?
Smart Networked Powerplugs Save Energy, Prevent Fires
Searching for Antarctic Microbes with Antifreeze and Bombs
Detroit’s Latest, the Solar-Powered Infinium Race Car, Unfortunately Can’t Be Bought
A Nylon Sheath For Your House, to Quench Fires
The Future of Poop
Genetically Engineered Mice Now Produce More Human-Like Milk
Is It True That Birds Can’t Fart?
Report: 300,000 Die Every Year From Climate Change
The Year’s Coolest New Species
Invention Awards: A Generator That Runs on Kitchen Grease
First Transgenic Primate Group Glows and Grows
Fifty Years Ago, Fish Were Bigger; Fifty Years From Now, They’ll Be Gone
Invention Awards: Eco-Friendly Insulation Made From Mushrooms
A Thoroughly Non-Mythical Dragon
Global Warming: a Controversial Bill, And a Game of Roulette
Wild Boars Menace Germany. Could it Happen Here?
Preparing for Tsunamis in California
The Dangers of Rocks
The Frog Tunneler
PopSci DIY: a newspaper baler, updated from the archives
The Pros and Cons of Asexual Reproduction
Happy Hairball Awareness Day!
Life Thrives Below Antarctic Glacier
‘Gay Elephant’ Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Giant Antarctic Ice Bridge Collapses
NASA Study Shows Thinning Arctic Sea Ice
Climate Change Skeptics
Undersea Mating Habits of the Stars
How Long Would it Take Piranhas to Eat a Person?
Pennywise solar power
Rust in the Food Supply
The Top 10 Volcanic Eruptions
An East Antarctic Odyssey: The Final Segment
Safe Water in Paradise
Weather Prediction, Climate Prediction. What’s the Diff?
The Top Ten Greenhouse Gases
Into the Blue
Dispatch from Copenhagen: Is the Financial Crisis Saving the Planet?
Toilet Tech
Dispatch from Copenhagen, Day One: Outlook Not So Good