Katrina Spade: Could our bodies help new life grow after we die?
We compost plants and livestock, so why not humans? Katrina Spade says that if you want to help the planet one last time, consider composting your body.
Environment
Asmeret Asefaw Berhe: How can soil's superpowers help us fight climate change?
Earth's soil can store vast amounts of carbon. Biogeochemist Asmeret Asefaw Berhe says soil could be a powerful tool for fighting climate change - if only we stopped treating it like dirt.
Nizar Ibrahim: How did we unearth the largest predator in history?
The largest predator in history was bigger than a T. Rex and longer than a school bus. And it swam. Paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim shares his quest to uncover the Spinosaurus.
Even many decades later, redlined areas see higher levels of air pollution
"We see a really clear association between how these maps were drawn in the '30s and the air pollution disparities today," says an author of a study on the effects of the discriminatory policy.
Why Baghdad will be one of the cities hardest hit by global warming
Iraq's capital city is already seeing record heat — up to 125 degrees Fahrenheit. A report predicts more 120-plus degree days to come. And the "urban heat island" effect will make things even worse.
A man was arrested after hiding 52 reptiles under his clothes at the Mexican border
The 30-year-old U.S. citizen was trying to smuggle 43 horned lizards and nine snakes in small bags into the United States, officials say.
GM plans to test using electric vehicles as a power backup for homes
General Motors and California's Pacific Gas & Electric are aiming to test the technology by this summer. Ford previously announced a similar feature on its electric F-150 Lightning pickup.
Beware the joro spider. Scientists say the giant, but harmless, arachnid is spreading
A new study says that the palm-sized spider, which has been largely confined to warmer Southeastern states for nearly a decade, could soon colonize regions with colder climates to the north.
Yellowstone turns 150. Here's a peek into the national park's history
Yellowstone became the first national park in the U.S. on March 1, 1872, and it helped usher in the broader national park movement. The park stretches into Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.
Joyce DiDonato's 'Eden' beckons humanity back to the garden
On her new album, the opera star suggests Mother Nature has a lot to teach us, if we'd only listen.