ENVIRONMENT

Why Does This YouTube Star Eat the Apples in Chernobyl?

YouTuber Bionerd23's videos from the Exclusion Zone aim to show viewers how safe the nuclear disaster site can be these days.

Hawaii's Big Island Is Overrun With Loud Frogs From Puerto Rico

Hawaii’s Big Island is overrun with a very tiny—and very loud—frog.

A Maryland Island Is Sinking Into the Chesapeake Bay

Researchers blame climate change.

LA Kicks Off a Program to Save Rainwater for Drought Usage

The water-starved region is trying to make the most of the upcoming El Niño winter.

The World Relies on Giant Animals’ Poop

When large animals like mammoths go extinct, the world’s nutrient cycle suffers.

Poop Could Be the World’s Next Big Energy Resource

Human waste could generate enough electricity to power 138 million households, according to a new report.

14 Things You Might Not Know About U-Haul

Lurking in their storage lockers: board room fistfights, an eccentric founder, and a murder mystery.

Lionfish Continue Their Invasion of the East Coast's Warm Waters

How exactly did this ethereal-looking tropical fish go from tank to trouble?

Oslo's City Center Will Be Car-Free by 2019

The Norwegian capital city will offer citizens alternate transportation options, like bike lanes and public transit.

A Drought in Southern Mexico Has Revealed a Drowned Colonial-Era Church

The stone structure was once part of a 17th-century town called Quechula.

Scientists Are Dyeing Parts of the Pacific Ocean Pink to Track Pollution

Scientists have developed a colorful way to track pollution.

You Might Be Eating Fibers and Plastic With Your Fish

What appears in fish guts is a reflection of wastewater treatment and recycling—or the lack thereof.

Meet Marimo, the World’s Most Charismatic Algae

The fuzzy green balls are revered as national treasures, celebrated in religious ceremonies, and kept as pets.

11 Fragrant Facts About Trash

One man’s trash is another man’s fun fact.

Nearly One-Third of Cacti Are at Risk of Becoming Extinct

One major threat? Collectors and horticulturists harvest the wild plants and sell them illegally.

10 Things Banned in Other Countries, but Legal in the U.S.

Babies in Canada have to learn to walk the old-fashioned way.

Scientists Are Trying to Save Historic Trees By Cloning Them

They're preserving iconic trees for future generations.

Mealworms Make Styrofoam Biodegradable By Digesting It

Two new studies have huge environmental implications.

Maryland Built the World's Largest Man-Made Oyster Reef

The bivalve mollusks will filter the water, repopulate the over-fished estuary, and hopefully help save the Bay.

In Portland, You Can Now Drink Salmon-Safe Beer

Your beer can be artisanal, local, organic, or gluten-free. Now, it can also help conserve the Pacific Northwest's wild fish.

Throw Wildflower Seed Bombs to Bring Back the Bees

The colorful seed balls bloom into honeybees' favorite wildflowers.

See Manhattan as It Looked in 1609

The Welikia Project maps the ecology of New York City through the centuries.

This Artist Used Plants Instead of Paint to Re-Create Van Gogh's "Olive Trees"

Crop artist Stan Herd recently completed a large-scale replica of the famous painting in a Minnesota field.

This 3D-Printed Building Runs on Energy From a 3D-Printed Car

Is this the mobile home of the future?

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