60-Second Earth

What Are the Chances of a White Christmas?

Dodany: 25 grudnia 2011

Climate change is also messing with cherished holiday dreams. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Should the Media Pay for Nature Conservation?

Dodany: 18 grudnia 2011

Given the profits made from filming the natural world, can a scheme be worked out to pay for this ecosystem service? David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Durban Deal May Bring Climate Change Action into 21st Century

Dodany: 11 grudnia 2011

As time ran out on the latest international climate change negotiations, an agreement was reached that includes all significant countries in the effort to reduce greenhouse gases. David Biello...

Simmering Planet Keeps Heating

Dodany: 4 grudnia 2011

Despite decades of warnings, greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, warming the world. Can such pollution peak this decade? David Biello asks -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Give Thanks for Methods to Cut Back on Wasted Food

Dodany: 27 listopada 2011

The world wastes more food than all of sub-Saharan Africa produces. Can that be stopped? David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Oceans Teem with Tiny Plastic Particles

Dodany: 20 listopada 2011

Washing machine wastewater carries tiny pieces of plastic to the oceans, where they wind up in sea life. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Flying on a Wing and Oil from Plants

Dodany: 13 listopada 2011

A new era in aviation dawned this week in the U.S. with the first flights powered by biofuels. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Buried in Coal Ash?

Dodany: 6 listopada 2011

After yet another coal ash spill, is there anything that can be done to deal with the toxic waste? David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Halloween Chocolate: More Trick Than Treat?

Dodany: 30 października 2011

Chocolate has a dark side--child slave labor. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Why Is the CIA Keeping Climate Change Secret?

Dodany: 23 października 2011

The Central Intelligence Agency is working on climate change, but you'd never know it. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Disc Spins Its Way to $1-Million Oil Spill Cleanup Prize

Dodany: 16 października 2011

Is there a better way to clean up the next oil spill disaster? David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

How Steve Jobs Tried to Make Apple Green

Dodany: 9 października 2011

The environmental and social impacts of all our gadgets are not insignificant. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

World's Largest River Restoration Project Begins

Dodany: 2 października 2011

The removal of two dams on the Elwha River will help restore once-abundant salmon runs. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Fukushima Fallout in Japan

Dodany: 25 września 2011

The melted down reactors are stabilizing, but the real work of repair has yet to begin. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Can the World Handle Chinese Cars?

Dodany: 18 września 2011

The first car mostly made in China has arrived for sale in the U.S. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Need a Break? Try Nature

Dodany: 11 września 2011

A growing body of research suggests nature walks may be more restorative than traditional stimulants like caffeine. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Need Rain? Try Lasers

Dodany: 4 września 2011

New experiments show that firing lasers into the air might help induce or reduce rain. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

How Much Life Does Earth Host?

Dodany: 28 sierpnia 2011

The number of species currently alive is a best guess at best. David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Why Environmentalism Is Conservative

Dodany: 21 sierpnia 2011

Have conservatives abandoned their roots as environmental leaders? David Biello investigates -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Bringing Birds Back to Regrowing Forests

Dodany: 14 sierpnia 2011

Once fragmented forests are growing back together, do tropical birds follow? David Biello reports -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com