Food
From Rooftops And Abandoned Lots, An Urban Harvest
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Environment
Lobster boats in Maine have been pulling up soft-shell lobsters strangely early in the season.
Soft-Shell Lobsters So Soon? It's A Mystery In Maine MPBN
()Maine lobstermen are hauling in an unexpected catch: soft-shell lobsters, about a month ahead of schedule. Biologists aren't sure why, but lobster-lovers are are glad for the harvest — and know just what to do with it.
Shots - Health Blog
Trash Can May Be Greenest Option For Unused Drugs()
May 18, 2012 Drug take-back programs are gaining popularity as a safe way to dispose of extra prescriptions. But a study from the University of Michigan suggests that chucking them in your household trash may be just as safe and more environmentally-friendly, thanks to reduced overall pollution.
The Fracking Boom: Missing Answers
Pennsylvania Doctors Worry Over Fracking 'Gag Rule'()
May 17, 2012 A new law grants doctors access to information about trade-secret chemicals used in natural gas drilling. Doctors say they need the information to treat patients who may have been exposed to chemicals. But the law also says doctors can't tell anyone else — not even other doctors — about what's in the formulas.
Research News
Dino-Aged Deep-Sea Bacteria Have Been 'Splitting A Pie' For Eons()
May 17, 2012 Back when the dinosaurs ruled the Earth, some hardy bacteria took up residence at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Eighty six million years later, they're still there. And a new study says they're living out the most Spartan lifestyle known on this planet.
The Salt
The Secret Life Of California's World-Class Strawberries()
May 17, 2012 We may romanticize that strawberries are grown down the road, but most of them come from California. And a complex web of plant cloning practices, relocation and fumigation has cropped up to keep it that way. Although scientists are exploring new options, like soil-free growing.
The Two-Way
Feds: Fire Season Off to Slow Start Even As Wildfires Rage in Southwest()
May 17, 2012 As five large fires burn thousands of acres and threaten some communities in the Southwest, federal response teams say they have plenty of resources available and that this wildfire season is actually getting off to a slow start.
The Fracking Boom: Missing Answers
Fracking's Methane Trail: A Detective Story()
May 17, 2012 Four years ago, an atmospheric scientist near Boulder, Colo., stumbled on surprising air pollution data: The region's levels of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, were far higher than anyone would have expected. What was going on? The search for an answer led straight to the natural gas and oil fields of northern Colorado.
