What Life Is Like When Having Your Period Means You Are Shunned by Society
Rose George reports from Nepal and Bangladesh on menstrual taboos.
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Water
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Is There a Solution to America’s Obsession With Lawn Care?
Irrigation and fertilization use varies across and even within cities. Sustainable management plans must rely on a more targeted approach.
Trial by Water: West Virginia’s Elk River
The recent contamination illuminates just how tenuous and vital the safety of our water is.
Another Name for the Bermuda Triangle: The Ocean
Ships disappear everywhere, not just in the western North Atlantic Ocean.
Will Seltzer Hydrate Me?
An in-depth investigation into the replenishing powers of carbonated water.
How NASA Hopes to Better Monitor and Control Our Water Supply in the West
Flying high with the new Airborne Snow Observatory.
The New Bronze Age
Worries about oil and gas hog the airwaves. But copper is also essential to keep the world running: It threads through your house, your computer, your eco-correct hybrid car. And it's getting just as difficult, expensive, and environmentally menacing as oil to extract. We have entered the era of tough ore.
The City of the Future: Can Los Angeles Reinvent Itself All Over Again?
Three bold plans to turn L.A. into a better, more sustainable version of itself, one that will be able to meet the formidable water, air, and climate challenges of the 21st century.
Texas, Tom and Jerry, and a Thirsty Planet
How scientists at Austin’s Center for Space Research are measuring the loss of water around the world with a pair of aging satellites.