Mat McDermott
Noise Pollution Is Hurting Your Heart
Live near an airport? All that noise is doing in your heart, never mind your sanity.
The World's Largest Ultraviolet System Is Now Purifying New York City's Water
A billion gallons of water each day will be purified by the $1.6 billion facility.
Home 3D Printing Can Be Greener Than Importing Plastic Goods
3D printing can add a green notch to its belt.
The Global Food Price Index Fell for the Fifth Straight Month
More grain on the market is behind the price drop.
Deep Parts of the Greenland Sea Are Warming 10 Times Faster Than the Entire Ocean
Perhaps not surprising consider that over 90 percent of global warming's heat is being sucked up by the world's oceans.
Ecologically Fair Pricing Isn't the Magic Wand Environmentalists Think It Is
We can't assume either that a fully price-corrected economy is even possible, or that it alone would be enough to create an ecological sustainable economy.
The World's First Surfboard Made from Mushrooms Is Almost Ready to Get Pitted
There's a lot to like in making surfboards from plants rather than petrochemicals.
The Industrial Revolution May Be What Abruptly Melted the Glaciers in the Alps
Scientists think black carbon pollution is what brought the Little Ice Age to an end.
Parts of Europe Warmed Four Times More Than Global Average in the Past 50 Years
Some of the greatest changes have come to how cold nights are getting in winter.
If Food Waste Were a Nation, Only China and the US Would Emit More Carbon Pollution
Amazingly one-third of food produced for human consumption is ultimately wasted.
Arctic Sea Ice May Still Hit Record Low Volumes This Year
The thickness of sea ice, rather than the amount of area it covers, is a better measurement of what's going on in the Arctic.