“How am I still alive?”: These real-life daredevils will leave you breathless
Watch these adrenaline junkies take it to a whole new level VIDEO
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 3:00 PM UTC 0original video
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Paglia: PC feminists misfire
A boastful, millionaire New Yorker liked the company of beautiful women? This is why NYT can't lay a glove on Trump
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This could be the big one: San Andreas primed for devastating earthquake
It's no longer a question of if but when and how devastating. Leading seismologists predict a 7.8 magnitude event VIDEO
Wednesday, May 18, 2016 8:45 AM UTC 0Earthquake, Loma Prieta
“There is hope for those who have suffered genital injuries”: The first successful penis transplant in the U.S. just happened
The penis donor is recently deceased VIDEO
Tuesday, May 17, 2016 10:00 AM UTC 0original video
Even Donald Trump’s climate-change skeptic energy adviser believes there should be a carbon tax
"Political populism believes that there needs [to be] some addressing climate change," Cramer said
Monday, May 16, 2016 3:31 PM UTC 02016 presidential election
The House science committee hates science and should be disbanded
The House science committee has become a national embarrassment, and does more harm than good. Let's get rid of it
Saturday, May 14, 2016 3:59 PM UTC 0Editor's Picks
5 reasons you should think twice before jumping into your local river
Be forewarned, summer bathers. Only 2 percent of the country's streams are effectively tested for water quality VIDEO
Friday, May 13, 2016 10:59 PM UTC 0AlterNet, Pollution, rivers
Monsanto’s cancer-linked pesticide could be coming to a city park near you
More than 2,000 New York locations have been sprayed with RoundUp, just as we're learning its dangerous effects VIDEO
Thursday, May 12, 2016 9:30 AM UTC 0AlterNet, Monsanto, Pesticide
“The evidence is pretty incontrovertible that he doesn’t exist”: Stephen Colbert’s favorite scientist on the universe, naturalism and finding meaning without God
Sean Carroll excels at explaining complex science to regular people -- including those who don't believe
Sunday, May 8, 2016 6:00 PM UTC 0Atheism, Books, Editor's Picks
It’s not about sexism: Camille Paglia on Trump, Hillary’s “restless bitterness” and the end of the elites
We don't know if Trump can morph into a statesman. We do know the media/political class fears his threat to Hillary
Thursday, May 5, 2016 10:00 AM UTC 0Books, Camille Paglia
America’s pill popping is making our fish anxious and possibly getting into our vegetables
There may be an even more costly price to pay for being the world's most overmedicated country
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 10:56 PM UTC 0Drugs, Food, Pharmaceuticals, pills
Forget about Hillary vs Bernie: Now let’s build the smart, progressive Tea Party
Yes, Hillary backers should be less condescending in victory. Get over it: We need to win the next policy debate
Tuesday, May 3, 2016 10:00 AM UTC 0Bernie Sanders, Editor's Picks
You don’t know if that’s beef: The animals mixed into your meat might shock — and disgust — you
Meat substitution scandals are becoming more common: When researchers test meats, they often find unexpected things
Saturday, Apr 30, 2016 11:00 PM UTC 0Books, Editor's Picks, Food, meat
A liberal case for Donald Trump: The lesser of two evils is not at all clear in 2016
Is there one? A Trump presidency needn't be a nightmare for the left. On many issues, Clinton presidency might be
Friday, Apr 29, 2016 10:00 AM UTC 0Donald Trump, Editor's Picks
Drudge, Koch, Soros, Bezos: These 4 non-politicians will determine the next president
The real players who have unrivaled influence over who takes the White House
Thursday, Apr 28, 2016 9:58 AM UTC 0amazon, Donald Trump
We’re flirting with apocalypse: The planet inches ever closer to the 1.5°C threshold
Analysis finds the world will have to dramatically accelerate emissions reductions to meet Paris climate agreement VIDEO
Sunday, Apr 24, 2016 2:00 PM UTC 0Climate Central, Climate Change
The cereal box is lying to you — and so is every other label: Why you can’t trust that “nutrition” information
Those comforting calorie numbers? They're not reviewed by the FDA, wildly inconsistent and maybe off by 20 percent
Saturday, Apr 23, 2016 11:00 PM UTC 0Books, Diet, Editor's Picks, FDA
Sex in the sea: What we can learn from underwater orgies, beach sand bondage and kinky lobster courtship
Here are 3 ways to woo a lover in the water—and 2 techniques better left in the deep
Saturday, Apr 23, 2016 10:59 PM UTC 0Earth Day, Editor's Picks, fish
The simplest ways Americans can dramatically reduce their carbon footprint
Tweaking our diets and eating habits will limit greenhouse gas emissions and conserve global natural resources
Saturday, Apr 23, 2016 2:00 PM UTC 0carbon footprint
They dumbed down conservatism: How extreme right-wing market fundamentalism captured the GOP — and endangered the environment
Republican orthodoxy is deeply hostile to environmental goals — along with science and basic common sense
Saturday, Apr 23, 2016 1:29 PM UTC 0Books, Editor's Picks
Enough with the Hillary cult: Her admirers ignore reality, dream of worshipping a queen
Clinton voters overlook money lust, shadowy surrogates, sociopathic policy shifts, horrific overseas record. Why?
Thursday, Apr 21, 2016 3:00 PM UTC 0Abortion, Bernie Sanders
The Flint indictments: What you need to know about the 3 people charged in the water crisis
The statewide investigation into Flint came after revelations the drinking water became contaminated with lead
Wednesday, Apr 20, 2016 6:40 PM UTC 0criminal investigation, flint
As students sit-in demanding Columbia University divest from fossil fuels, Bernie Sanders shows support
Columbia divestment activists have held a five-day protest and face threats of suspension as Sanders tweets support
Monday, Apr 18, 2016 8:15 PM UTC 0Climate Protest
Deadly work for $55 a day: The hidden horrors of the recycling industry
Scrap yards often fail to meet basic safety standards, leaving undocumented laborers vulnerable to injury and worse VIDEO
Sunday, Apr 17, 2016 2:00 PM UTC 0FairWarning, recycling
9 ways climate change is making us sick
A rapidly warming planet means we'll be seeing more asthma, allergies and food-borne illnesses for years to come
Saturday, Apr 16, 2016 8:30 PM UTC 0AlterNet, Climate Change
Donald Trump is a fraud: I am a member of the white working class, and we must not fall for his lies
When you are one illness or broken-down car from losing everything, it's scary. But Donald Trump is not the answer
Saturday, Apr 16, 2016 7:00 PM UTC 0Donald Trump, Editor's Picks
“A vote for Hillary is a vote for fracking”: Josh Fox talks Bernie Sanders, climate change and the political revolution we need
"We cannot afford a ‘gas bridge.’ Only Bernie Sanders is saying let’s go direct to renewables"
Saturday, Apr 16, 2016 4:00 PM UTC 0Bernie Sanders, Climate Change
The 3 most environmentally damaging habits you might be able to change
It's not easy going green. That doesn't mean we can't cut back on the amount of meat we consume and more
Friday, Apr 15, 2016 8:00 AM UTC 0AlterNet, Climate Change
Meet Monsanto’s evil twin: 8 disturbing facts about the chemical fertilizer industry
GMOs grab all the press, but chemical fertilizers pose no less of a threat to our health and the environment
Thursday, Apr 14, 2016 8:45 AM UTC 0AlterNet
Bugs that taste “like foie gras”: Eating insects might not save the world, but it could be a healthy start
Salon talks to the director of "BUGS," a new documentary about chefs cooking up termite queens, maggot cheese, more
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 10:28 PM UTC 0bugs, Documentaries
Not all greenery is good: 10 hazardous houseplants to watch out for
These plants can make you, your children and your pets sick, or even kill you if ingested
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 10:26 PM UTC 0DIY, Forestry, Home Improvement
Study finds that “male-dominated” professions are more at risk of being taken over by robots
Women might actually benefit from the accelerated age VIDEO
Tuesday, Apr 12, 2016 2:47 PM UTC 0original video
Take that, monogamy! We’re actually hard-wired for polygamy, which helps explain why so many cheat
Monogamy is mandated throughout the Western world, infidelity is universal. A leading biologist explains why
Sunday, Apr 10, 2016 10:30 PM UTC 0Adultery, Books, excerpts
Clouds won’t slow climate change: NASA survey finds their cooling effects have been overstated
That same survey indicates temperatures could rise as much as 25 percent faster than previously expected
Sunday, Apr 10, 2016 8:00 PM UTC 0Climate Central, Climate Change
Uber is a nightmare: They’re selling a big lie — and the New York Times keeps buying it
A new Uber launch has serious labor, environmental and consumer downsides. You'd never know from reading the Times
Saturday, Apr 9, 2016 6:00 PM UTC 0Editor's Picks, gig economy
Bernie and Pope Francis team up: Sanders set to speak at the Vatican on economic and social issues
Sanders accepted an invitation from the Vatican and will leave the campaign trail days before the New York primary
Friday, Apr 8, 2016 12:51 PM UTC 02016 Democratic primary
Camille Paglia: Feminists have abortion wrong, Trump and Hillary miscues highlight a frozen national debate
Reproductive rights have become ideological tool ruthlessly exploited by my party to inflame passions, raise money
Thursday, Apr 7, 2016 6:58 PM UTC 0Abortion, Camille Paglia
Lisa Simpson, a vegan? 20,000 fans petition “Simpsons” writers to take “Lisa the vegetarian” to the next level
Veganism is a movement in need of one animated second-grader to lead it to the masses VIDEO
Thursday, Apr 7, 2016 4:52 PM UTC 0Lisa Simpson, petition
“Talking out of his ass”: Stephen Colbert loses patience with Donald Trump’s ignorance
Colbert also takes down Cruz's Wisconsin win. "Even if you voted for Ted Cruz, you're still pretty upset about it" VIDEO
Thursday, Apr 7, 2016 4:42 PM UTC 0D.E.P
“Ted Cruz has no business being in the Bronx”: Latino protesters interrupt Cruz to call him “an insult to the whole community”
The Texas Tea Party Senator gets a taste of the "New York values" he's famously decried VIDEO
Wednesday, Apr 6, 2016 7:19 PM UTC 0anti-immigrant discrimination
Wildfires, flooding and extreme farming: Check out these illuminating NASA images of Earth
NASA just released 2.95 million satellite images to the public VIDEO
Wednesday, Apr 6, 2016 10:00 AM UTC 0original video