EnvironmentJune 12, 2009
Did the Rat Island restoration effort kill 41 bald eagles?
Stories by Brendan Borrell
Brendan Borrell is a freelance journalist based in Brooklyn, New York. He writes for Bloomberg Businessweek, Nature, Outside, Scientific American, and many other publications, and is the co-author (with ecologist Manuel Molles) of the textbook Environment: Science, Issues, Solutions. He traveled to Brazil with the support of the Mongabay Special Reporting Initiative. Follow him on Twitter @bborrell.
HealthJune 11, 2009
Are urban tapeworms on the rise?
HealthJune 11, 2009
How long do dead bodies remain intact in the ocean?
June 10, 2009
What is a pitot tube?
Investigators are looking into the possibility that faulty airspeed indicators caused the crash of Air France Flight 447
HealthJune 8, 2009
Of Telescopes and Ticks: How Mount Wilson Observatory Became an Infectious Disease Study Site
An astronomer's mysterious malady became a golden opportunity for a medical entomologist
EvolutionJune 8, 2009
Treasure hunter Odyssey ordered to give booty back to Spain
June 8, 2009
Should we spend stimulus money keeping Florida cool?
June 8, 2009
Planes, trains or automobiles? Air travel may be no worse for the environment than rail
EvolutionJune 5, 2009
9,000-year-old brew hitting the shelves this summer
EnvironmentJune 4, 2009
Can a carbon market really save the orangutan?
The SciencesJune 4, 2009
Brian Greene wants to turn your children into scientists
HealthJune 3, 2009
Health insurers want you to keep smoking, Harvard doctors say
The SciencesJune 2, 2009
African-American actress Anna Deavere Smith to portray James Watson at World Science Festival
EnvironmentJune 1, 2009
Why do whales beach themselves?
Fifty-five false killer whales were stranded on a South African beach over the weekend, but scientists still don't fully understand why mass strandings happen, and if we should be worried about them
HealthMay 29, 2009
What is Hemoglobin A1c?
Doctors say Judge Sonia Sotomayor's A1c levels indicate her type 1 diabetes will not affect her ability to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court
Public HealthMay 29, 2009
Swine flu strikes New York City flu expert's daughter
EnvironmentMay 28, 2009
Powerful quake rocks Honduras, 4 confirmed dead
EnvironmentMay 28, 2009
Check out UNESCO's newest biosphere reserve ... in North Korea
May 27, 2009
Biologists aren't keeping track of endangered species, GAO says
HealthMay 27, 2009
Don't cure cancer, stabilize it
EnvironmentMay 27, 2009
Permafrost Meltdown May Bog Down Global Warming--For Awhile
Thawing permafrost may soak up greenhouse gas before it begins to spew it out
The SciencesMay 22, 2009
A spider does what with his genitals?
EnvironmentMay 21, 2009
Tread Heavily: China's Tire Demand Rolls over Southeast Asian Forests
China's thirst for rubber is destroying the environment--and livelihoods--in Southeast Asia
EnvironmentMay 21, 2009
The Urban Phantom: Why bears are like drug addicts