Each summer, people in mosquito country slather themselves with DEET, or diethyltoluamide, the synthetic liquid widely seen as the most effective mosquito repellent around. But in some situations, ...

Let the best of Anthropocene come to you. By 2050, recycling could fulfill half of Europe’s demand for critical raw materials, according to a new analysis. The final report of the European ...

Energy efficiency is a good thing—but is it being undermined by some part of human nature? There’s a long-running debate in energy economics about whether as technology becomes more efficient, people ...