Environment Your Neighbor’s Chickens Are Grosser Than You Imagined Backyard chickens may be dirtier than you think. Madeleine Thomas
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Environment The Tiny Robotic Scientist Cleaning Up Brooklyn’s Superfund Site An early look at a Pacific Standard story that's currently only available to subscribers. Pacific Standard Staff
Environment How Giant Icebergs Can Help Fight Climate Change Melting icebergs leave behind a trail of nutrients that seeds the growth of tiny, carbon-sequestering marine organisms. Kate Wheeling
Environment New Biofuels Could Cut Emissions and Preserve Land Used to Grow Food Researchers combine ecological and economic models to examine the benefits of growing grass as fuel. Nathan Collins
Environment Climate Change Is Upending the Ecology of Lakes in the Andes These tropical lakes are a crucial source of water—and climate change has them in jeopardy. Noah Schumer
Environment More Evidence the Color Green Sparks Creativity Feeing creatively blocked, artists and designers? Try emerald-colored draft paper. Tom Jacobs
Environment Selfies Reveal the Pervasiveness of Gender Stereotypes When it comes to images that portray young women in clichéd poses, advertisements have nothing on selfies. Tom Jacobs
Environment America’s Unusually Hot Year In 2015, every state in the country was warmer than the 20th-century average. Madeleine Thomas
Environment When Virtual Reality Becomes a Life Saver The cheapest VR out there has already saved a life. Elena Gooray