60-Second Earth

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New Map Knows Noise

National Park Service researchers recorded ambient sound from all over the country to find out where there’s still stillness. David Biello reports

02-23
02:11

Oil-Eating Microbes Have Worldwide Underground Connections

Life thrives even deep inside Earth and scientists are beginning to suspect extensive connections among those underground environments. David Biello reports

02-15
01:49

Siberian Winters See Temp Uptick

The long-term winter warming of Russia’s far north has gotten a boost from industrialization. David Biello reports

02-08
01:40

Dig This: China Cuts Coal Production

The biggest single source of global warming pollution actually started to shrink in 2014. David Biello reports

02-01
01:33

Is Recycling Worth the Effort?

The value of recycling depends on the material in question and whether all hidden costs and benefits go into the analysis. David Biello reports

01-28
01:40

Tropical Forests Pay Price for Gold Rush

Desire for gold has made mining in tropical forests financially worthwhile, leading to ecosystem destruction. Cynthia Graber reports

01-20
01:28

Cheap Oil Means Raise the Gas T-Word

Low oil prices present an opportunity to come to grips with our crumbling infrastructure and the cost of climate change. David Biello reports

01-12
01:28

Meet the (Newest Known) Beetles!

Researchers announced the discovery of 98 beetle species previously unknown to science. David Biello reports

12-30
01:41

Oil Spill Sullies World Heritage Site

The Sundarbans, part of the world's largest mangrove forest and stretching across India and Bangladesh, have been tarnished by a 350,000-liter oil spill. David Biello reports

12-22
01:36

Plummeting Petroleum Price Gases Up Global Warming

Good news for gas and oil consumers can be bad news for the environment. David Biello reports

12-15
01:28

Movies Can Boost Solar Power

The pattern that stores a film on a Blu-ray disc also can help improve photovoltaics. David Biello reports

11-28
01:28

Sun's Magnetic Field Boosts Earth Lightning

When the Sun's magnetic field is pointed away from Earth, lightning strikes in the U.K. go up 50 percent. Christopher Intagliata reports

11-24
01:56

Wildlife Crime? There's an App for That

A new tool may help officials crack down on the illegal wildlife trade. David Biello reports

11-18
01:39

Protected Areas Get Short Shrift

Protected land and sea areas serve the wildlife within them as well as the humans who live near them. But countries are backtracking on their financial commitments to these vital regions. Steve Mirsky reports

11-10
04:16

Clock Ticking on Climate Change Prevention

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's new synthesis report adds urgency to the need to cut additional greenhouse gas pollution

11-02
01:32

Better E-Waste Handling Helps Environment and Health

Plastic-removal machines will enable Ghana's e-waste recoverers to get at valuable metal guts without burning off the exteriors. David Biello reports

10-28
01:30

Bottling the Sun's Power on Earth

A breakthrough in fusion could solve the world's energy problems, but remains improbable. David Biello reports

10-19
01:30

Ebola Gorilla Vaccine Could Prevent Human Outbreaks

Infected gorillas and chimps butchered for meat may be behind Ebola outbreaks. David Biello reports

10-13
01:27

Wildlife Population Plummeted Since 1970

A World Wildlife Fund report estimates losses of 40 percent of all individual land and sea animals, and a 70 percent population crash of all river animals, since 1970. David Biello reports

10-05
01:31

People Power Takes Aim at Climate Change

Participlants in the People's Climate March in New York City September 21st hope to persuade world leaders at the U.N. Climate Summit that follows. David Biello reports

09-20
01:17

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