Massachusetts may ban big institutions from discarding food in the trash in a bid to cut down on the methane from landfills. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

As the globe warms, communities across the world are providing examples of how to adapt. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

New research suggests that the waste from dairy farms may be a bigger source of smog in Los Angeles than the region's millions of cars. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientists are suggesting that the present day is part of a new era in the planet's history. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Baseball teams across the country are investing in renewable power for their stadiums. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

There are a wide variety of life forms that can come back to life. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The ocean surface is warming. Using records going back more than a century to the British Challenger expedition, researchers calculate that the deep ocean is experiencing its own temperature...

By encouraging and discouraging certain animals, human noise has an effect on vegetation. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

One of the promises of renewable energy is its ability to displace polluting fossil fuels, but is it fulfilling that pledge? David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Newly released audio takes us through the first week of the nuclear meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi on this first anniversary of the crisis. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Researchers impregnate layers of plastic with fungus to produce a living--and self-cleaning--material. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

New research suggests the drag on falling precipitation helps slow atmospheric circulation. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The Keystone XL pipeline wouldn't be a major environmental calamity, but oil addiction is. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The fate of an island chain's president may mean more--or even less--progress to combat climate change. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

A new system combines the power of plants and photovoltaics to make solar power cheap and durable. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Battery chargers are everywhere these days, wasting electricity. California aims to change that. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Scientists are uncovering more and more evidence that the air in buildings can be bad for you. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

The U.S. can no longer afford to ignore sewage as a source of drinking water, scientists argue. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Penn State climate modeler Michael Mann talks about what computer models can tell us--and what they don't need to. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Get ready to buy lightbulbs by lumens rather than watts. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com