Eyes on the River
Virtually navigating our waterways sounds like a good time to outdoor enthusiasts, but it could also help policymakers monitor a critical natural resource.
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What Makes You So Smart, MIT Professor?
Noah Davis talks to Scott Aaronson—named by SuperScholar as one of the 30 smartest people alive—about the unpopularity of nerds, the value of skipping grades, and why Shakespeare isn't the worst.
The Public Transit Paradox
Gas is crazy cheap. Car sales are through the roof. So why isn’t taxpayer support for mass transit tanking?
Climate Change Is Deadly for Snowshoe Hares
If the world keeps emitting greenhouse gases at a high rate and the hares don't adapt, they'll decline by 23 percent by the end of the century.
This Is What the Fossil Fuel Industry Spilled Into Our Rivers, Towns, and Fields in Just a Year
An explosion in North American fossil fuel extraction has led to a dangerous rise in pipeline spills and oil train derailments.
2015 Was the Hottest Year in History
Fifteen of the 16 warmest years on record have occurred since 2001.
Let’s Stop Eating Our Closest Animal Relatives, Shall We?
As the bushmeat trade drives the Bioko drill monkey toward extinction, some West Africans are realizing these animals are worth more in the woods than on the plate.
Is the Coal Industry on Its Way Out?
The federal government's new moratorium on mining leases is just one of many setbacks for Big Coal.
The Gowanus Canal’s Beacon of Hope
New York University roboticists are betting that a tiny aquatic machine will inspire the community to care about Brooklyn's neglected Superfund site.
We’re Running Out of Fish Faster Than We Thought
For decades, we've been underestimating how much food the world's oceans can provide, and how quickly those fish stocks are declining.