Decommissioning coal-fired plants saved lives and improved crop yields in the US
Natural gas, while not ideal, is still less dirty to burn than coal.
Cut down half the forest and the rest quickly follows suit
Deforestation for agriculture is the leading cause of man-made landscape shifts.
Birds and bats have very weird gut bacteria, and it’s likely linked to flying
If you wanna fly, sacrifices must be made; mostly in the gut.
We’re one step closer to printing functional human ovaries
That's not something you hear every day.
Wildlife is doing just fine at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster site
The team found that the "level of human activity, elevation and habitat type" had a larger effect on wildlife than...
Venus might still be volcanically active, according to its infrared emissions
Earth's sister planet might also enjoy a bit of volcanism.
Helping others helps your brain feel less pain
Altruism and pain management seem to go hand in hand.
Video games can be the path to mindfulness if you design them right
A new game aims to change "how people think or process information they're trying to learn."
Malaria-bearing mosquitoes are evolving insecticide-resistant feet
But we now know how to stop it.
Tomorrow’s fossils will be human skeletons “lined up in rows,” domestic animals, and not much else
"The future mammal record will be mostly cows, pigs, sheep, goats, dogs, cats, etc., and people themselves," the authors note.
A clock error spoiled NASA’s Christmas mission — but the craft just landed, safe and sound
The mission was a bust -- but we got the spaceship back!
In the Earth’s core, it’s snowing iron
Seasonally appropriate news.
How asbestos makes people sick
Asbestos is a really useful mineral but it's also incredibly dangerous to handle.
More atmospheric CO2 could reduce cognitive ability, especially in children
Students could see a 50% decline in cognitive capacity by 2100 if CO2 emissions don't drop.
Most people think they’re doing more for the environment than everyone else — but that’s not how averages work
Ironically, it makes us put in less and less effort.
Better diets could save billions in U.S. health care costs
Eating well is good for you and the national budget.
One in two American adults could be obese by 2030 — and one in four severely obese
"Prevention is going to be key to better managing this epidemic," the authors explain.
Password meters may actually help make your data less secure by offering ‘misleading’ advice
'Password1!' isn't a good password.
The rise and fall of hemp — and how we can make it great again
This humble plant has a long history, and an even longer list of uses.
Australia records its hottest day ever — while burning from a thousand bushfires
A nationwide average temperature of 40.9 degrees Celsius this Tuesday set a new record for the land down under.
