We can barely call the melting of the polar ice caps breaking news. We’ve all heard about it, seen it on TV, and maybe...

This month Google Earth released its Street View Imagery of the Galápagos Islands, a volcanic archipelago off the coast of Ecuador. This technology will...

We all do it: When dinner’s over someone invariably has left scraps on their plate. Most of us simply scrape those scraps into the...

All too often, movies are a means of spreading sensationalism and mixed messages to the public. Focusing primarily on sex, violence, and drug use,...

Who wants to eat plastic? Certainly not us! Not only is the stuff indigestible, it can be highly toxic, with BPA and other toxic...

What is fracking? Fracking is a common term for hydraulic fracturing, where oil and gas are drilled from the ground. Hydraulic pressure is used to...

Climate change is a hot topic these days. Some people are worried, some are uninformed, and some brush it off as a relatively minor...

You can hardly watch half an hour of television without seeing an ad for the best new dish detergent that leaves dishes sparkling clean,...

From apples, oranges and pumpkins to carrots, nuts and coffee, nearly a third of the United States’ food supply depends on the honeybee to...

Gardening organically can greatly reduce the need for synthetic inputs such as pesticides and herbicides. While some plants are naturally resistant to weeds or...