Obama Cancels Arctic Oil Drilling Lease Sales
The announcement detailed just how little interest the oil industry has in the Arctic right now.
New Utah Science Standards: Greenhouse Effect Is Great!
The standards would push back classroom discussion of climate change from the sixth to eighth grade.
El Niño Won't Relieve West's Drought, NOAA Predicts
NOAA's winter outlook suggest things are going to get worse for the parched Pacific Northwest states.
Spring Will Come Three Weeks Early in U.S. Thanks to Climate Change
Kind of good for humans; terrible for the birds.
New, Entirely Nontoxic Flame Retardant Derived From Dopamine in the Human Brain
Only your brain can prevent residential fires.
Diesel Cars Made by Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Mazda and Mitsubishi Also Pollute More Than Emissions, Tests Revealed
Honda's models spew as much as six times the amount of NOx that was originally reported.
One in Every Three Young Men in China Will Be Killed by Smoking
Two large studies found that smoking is the cause of 20 percent of all adult male deaths in the country.
Textbook Company Will Offer Sticker to Slave Comment
The company will also offer them new textbooks for free.
U.S. Deportations Are the Lowest They've Been in a Decade
America's deportation numbers are down 42 percent since 2012.
U.S. Arrests Former UN General Assembly President Ashe for Taking Bribes: AP
Prosecutors allege John Ashe built a basketball court with some of the more than $500,000 he received.
New Hillary Clinton TV Ad Capitalizes on Republican's Benghazi Gaffe
Clinton is running with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's slip up.
Snowden Is Willing to Go to Prison in the U.S.
The man who exposed NSA surveillance says he's "still waiting" for the government to reply to his offer.
Reddit to Launch 'Upvoted,' a News Site with No Comments Allowed
The site will be led by a former Myspace executive.
Company Apologizes for Texas Textbook Calling Slaves 'Workers': 'We Made a Mistake'
A mother's Facebook post blasting the textbook prompts a rewrite.
Obama Is Right, Way More Americans Die in Gun Violence Than in Terrorism
Here's America's gun problem by the numbers.
New Ozone Rule Does Too Little, Say Environmentalists
The agency's scientists warned against setting the limit at this level.
Bill de Blasio Begins Push to Divest New York City Coal Investments
Funds for teachers and firefighters might soon be removed from the coal industry.
Shell Abruptly Abandons Arctic Drilling, Finding It Too Costly
This is a "clearly disappointing" outcome, a Shell executive said Monday.
Four Questions for the Man Behind Pope Francis's Environmental Encyclical
Cardinal Peter Turkson was once thought to be a contender for the papacy.
EPA to Begin Retesting All Light Diesel Cars on the Road for Defeat Devices
The testing, sparked by the Volkswagen cheating scandal, begins today.
The Real Skeptics Behind the AP Decision to Put an End to the Term 'Climate Skeptics'
You can't be skeptical of truly established science, say members of the Center for Inquiry.
Pope Francis tells Congress: Be Courageous, Do Something about Climate Change
Humanity, he said, must "redirect our steps" to avoid catastrophe.
Legionnaires' Disease Risk in Three Illinois Schools
The schools were evacuated after officials found Legionella bacteria, which causes Legionnaires' disease, in their water cooling towers.
UN Launches Online Shopping Platform to Cancel Your Emissions
Offsetting your carbon footprint just became a lot like online shopping.
Auras Are Real, and Yours Looks Like Pig-Pen's
Your microbiome extends into the air around you, in your own personal "microbial cloud."
Martin Shkreli on Raising Price of AIDS Drug 5,000 Percent: 'I Think Profits Are a Great Thing'
This is the perfectly pleased face of pharma's big problem.
Microbeads Were a Terrible Idea And They're Coming Back to Haunt Us
Every day, enough of the tiny plastic spheres wind up in aquatic environments to cover more than 300 tennis courts.
EPA: Volkswagen Used Software in Cars to Cheat on Clean Air Rules
An EPA investigation uncovered a "defeat device" in the cars that made their emissions appear much lower than they actually were.
Here's the Evolution-Questioning 'Sticker' Alabama Puts on Its Biology Textbooks
Since 2005, biology textbooks in Alabama have carried a disclaimer asking students to consider "unanswered questions" about the origin of life, and reminding them that evolution is a "theory, not fact."