Tag: Living on Earth
Cell phone use and cancer
Public health advocates say there's enough information linking cell phone use to cancer to warrant warning labels. ...
A Venus flytrap for nuclear waste
Nuclear waste is extremely difficult to clean up, but a new synthetic material can snap up radioactive ions like a Venus flytrap devours insects....
The media, global warming and Climategate
Scientists' efforts to defend the integrity of climate studies thwarted by unbalanced media coverage....
Community fights toxic waste
Residents of Kettleman City believe chemical waste is leading to an increase of birth defects in their community....
Poultry farming in Uganda
In East Africa, poultry farming may be the answer for women farmers struggling to get out of poverty....
Frustrated climate chief calls it quits
Yvo de Boer, the UN's climate chief has announced his resignation -- what this means for the worldwide effort to rein in global warming....
Nature in psychotherapy
Ecotherapy, a new branch of psychotherapy, explores nature-based ways to cope with depression and anxiety....
NASA and commercial space travel
President Obama's proposed budget for NASA puts the US space agency on a new, commercial trajectory....
Effects of chemicals in flame retardants
New study indicates chemicals found in flame retardants may effect the intelligence of young children. ...
'Walden by Haiku'
West meets East in a new book that rewrites Thoreau’s classic work in haiku form, reviving the glorious imagery of "Walden."...
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