Ah, public lands! As it turns out, public lands are a favorite of pot farmers - authorities estimate something like 900 groves exist in California alone - and all ... MORE
There's an eighth continent, sort of. Decades of human waste in the ocean has created a floating cloud of trash in the north Pacific Ocean known as the "Great ... MORE
feet away from a rat at all times. In short - there's a lot of rats hanging around. So why not do something useful with them? Like using them for fuel? It ... MORE
Enjoy your MP3 player? How about the LCD screen you might be viewing this on? Well, if so, then you're enjoying a few certain chemical elements called rare earths ... MORE
In 1965, the Cold War was running very hot, and in an effort to spy on the Chinese, the CIA mounted an expedition to Nanda Devi, a mountain in northern India, ... MORE
The polar ice caps are melting, and that means that sea levels will rise. For the people of the Maldives, whose country has a maximum elevation of about 1 meter, ... MORE
Think you had a bad year in 2009? Try talking to a dairy farmer. Between milk prices crashing and fuel costs soaring, many small dairy farms have felt the ... MORE
The rush to develop alternative fuels is on, and you¼ll never guess who is leading the way. MORE
With health insurance premiums rising upwards of 39%, why not just drop an inferior product all together? We speak with London bookies, Brooklyn loan sharks and ... MORE
Costs, and how to manage them, are the unaddressed element in the health care debate. MORE
That is to say it's going broke and no one in Congress is addressing the matter. Except one guy... and look at what happened to him. MORE
You'd think the United States, with its history of innovation and acting on opportunities, would be the would be the global leader in green energy production. ... MORE
So do you favor a dry chardonnay with your fish? Or maybe something from Provence? Well it may all be moot if climate change has its way. Global warming is ... MORE
Proponents of legal marijuana in California, like Oaksterdam University founder Richard Lee, say that, among other benefits, legalization would cut the financial ... MORE