In "Antarctica: A Call to Action," Sebastian Copeland seeks to inspire concern about the icy continent, and the global warming that threatens it. Read more...
Phthalates, a class of hormone-mimicking chemicals found in toys, cosmetics, air fresheners, plastics and other common household products, need urgent study, according to the National Research Council. Read more...
Persistent drought in the Southwest, an ice-free Arctic, rapid sea-level rise and a slowdown in the Gulf Stream are all possible this century, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey scientific assessment. Read more...
Melamine has been found in Wonderfarm biscuits, in the latest revelation of food contamination that started when the toxic industrial chemical was found in Chinese milk and dairy products. Read more...
Reid Carolin is making a documentary about the chaos and shifting political problems in the Congo and Rwanda. Yet despite the distance and... Read more...