The Big Sort – An Insider’s Tour of a Recycling Plant
Have you ever wondered whether your milk carton caps can be recycled? Or what happens to your recycling after it gets picked up from your curb? Science Friday video producer Luke Groskin decided to explore the mysteries of recycling further. He visited a recycling facility in Brooklyn and came back to report on it.
The Cherokee Nation Is Entitled to a Delegate in Congress. But Will They Finally Send One?
To deal with a Trump administration, the tribal nation might now want to use that 200-year-old treaty right.
The Costs of Bottled Water on the Environment—and Your Health
Billions of bottles are added to the world’s growing plastic pollution problem each year. The article below shows the lowlights for water bottles.
The Crops of the Future
Scientists and plant breeders around the globe are developing new crop varieties that can withstand more extreme climates.
The Deportation System’s ‘Lock-up Quota’ Is Just As Bad as It Sounds
Law enforcement is in the business of dealing with insecurity. But the one thing that’s always secure about America’s law-enforcement system is the number of immigrants it imprisons each day.
The fake news is coming from inside the White House
At last Tuesday’s press briefing, Press Secretary Sean Spicer gave the first question of the day to a “news” outlet you’ve probably never heard of. LifeZette is a website founded by conservative talk radio personality Laura Ingraham
The Food Revolution Network
The Food Revolution Network aims to empower individuals, build community, and transform food systems to support healthy people and a healthy planet.
The Importance of Awe
Can Kids today still experience the “11th emotion,” the key to loving astronomy?
The Italian Region Where Co-ops Produce a Third of Its GDP
Six things we can learn from Northern Italy’s Emilia Romagna region, where cooperatives drive the economy.
The Lives of Poor White People
Joshua Rothman on “Hillbilly Elegy,” a memoir by J. D. Vance about Rust Belt poverty that is tied to a theory about Donald Trump supporters.
