To Flush or Not to Flush
What’s the best way to keep drugs out of waterways? Tossing unused pills into the trash may be an environmentally friendlier option than flushing them down the toilet or taking them to a pharmacy for...
View ArticleLetting Biodiversity Get under Our Skin
Some aspects of dirty living can be healthy. A new study posits that the decline of plant and animal diversity in cities may be linked to the recent surge of allergies and other chronic inflammatory...
View ArticleAn Ecological Whodunit
The title and cover of David Quammen’s newest book would lead one to guess that this consistently brilliant writer has crafted a terrifying tale about how we’re all going to be infected by a microbe...
View ArticleCause of Death
One of the most convincing studies on nature and health found that patients in hospital rooms with views of trees recover more quickly. Making connections to long-term health, however, is tricky. For...
View ArticleParticle Falls
Digital artist Andrea Polli has managed to make air pollution visible—and beautiful. To draw attention to the dust, metals, sulfates, and nitrates spewed out by diesel engines and other sources, she...
View ArticleToo Many Butts on the Beach
With smokers flicking an estimated 4.5 trillion cigarette butts into the ecosphere each year, it’s time take a tougher stand against the toxin-laden litter.
View ArticleNon-Toxic Flame Retardants Made from Milk
New research has shown that milk proteins called caseins, a byproduct of cheese production that normally gets dumped down the sewer, could help make fabrics more flame-retardant.
View ArticleThe Next Big Thing Is Really Really Small
10 ways the microbial universe could change how we go about saving species, habitats—and even the planet.
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