If our reliance on technology has accelerated climate change, maybe technology can fix the problem too. Would it work? Should we try it?

Synthetic chemicals have become embedded in all aspects of our lives. What will it take to reverse their toxic effect—on our bodies and on our world?

Why does America’s Christian Right take such an active interest in how we view and use scientific findings—to the point of creating its own version of science?

Insight Video: More and more people are streaming into the world’s cities, magnifying already serious issues such as pollution, waste management and disease. What should we expect in the coming decades?

David Hulme interviews Australian science writer and author Julian Cribb about what it will take for the human race to make it through this century.

The food we produce today could adequately feed the world, yet we throw it away by the tons. Not only do millions go hungry as a result, but our wastefulness has a direct environmental impact.

With the world’s number-one virtual currency so much in the headlines and yet so little understood, it’s a good time to look at its origin, volatile price—and surprising environmental implications.

Immortality may not be an option, but can degeneration and the terrors of aging be lessened or even eliminated? These authors think so.

We all know we have a “body clock” and that it’s slowly winding down. But researchers are learning more about just what that means.