Environment Is the Chipotle Narrative Coming to an End? What the company can learn from its recent E. coli outbreak. James McWilliams
Environment A River Ran Through It Scientists want to create a nationwide network of river corridors. Here’s why that’s not as crazy as it sounds. Jason Bittel
Environment The Coming Haze of Global Warming Models suggest atmospheric aerosol concentrations will increase as the temperatures keep climbing—and that's bad news for your lungs. Nathan Collins
Environment Researchers Turn to Big Data to Justify Basic Science A new method of citation network analysis could be used to make the case for the importance of basic research. Michael White
Environment Climate Change Could Push 100 Million Back Into Poverty by 2030 The World Bank is out with a grim new report—and an ambitious call-to-action for the developed world. Ted Scheinman
Environment Would You Really Die Without Bees to Pollinate Your Food? What a bee-free diet might look like. Brian Palmer
Environment Climate Change and GDP: Is 55 Degrees America’s Economic Breaking Point? A new study predicts some countries might receive an economic boost from climate change—but the U.S. isn’t one of them. Ben DeJarnette
Environment In the Microbiome, Competition Does a Body Good The dog-eat-dog world of human gut bacteria keeps stomachs stable and bodies healthy, new research suggests. Nathan Collins
Environment Unbearable Decisions To kill or not to kill: How wildlife officials decide what to do with “problem bears.” Alisa Opar
Environment How to Build an Ice Road In the Northwest Territories, remote towns depend on their frozen highways. Eva Holland