E Magazine

Allergies are big news and big business in the new millennium. A hundred years ago, people would likely have been shocked that modern humans are plagued with illnesses that range from annoying to deadly due to allergic reactions. In recent years, allergy...

Like the beleaguered Cape Wind Project in Nantucket Sound, wind farms in Australia have faced opposition from communities that do not want their views disrupted by wind turbines. In 2004, Wind Power Pty Ltd landed government approval to build a 52-turbine...

Is it true that nothing really "biodegrades" in a landfill? --Laura, via e-mail Organic substances "biodegrade" when they are broken down by microorganisms into their constituent parts, and in turn recycled by nature. The process can occur aerobically...

A popular adage states that if Christopher Columbus ever returned to the West Indies, the only country he would recognize is the Commonwealth of Dominica. The terrain, flora and fauna of Dominica are unforgettable, and there have been few changes since...

In just eight years, Robert Sinskey's vineyards grew from 15 to 100 acres. But the expansion masked a problem: Sinskey's vineyards were in decline. The fruit just wasn't ripening, and he suspected it was related to the soil, which looked fractured...

Although it is the lightest element on the planet, liberating hydrogen from its molecular bonds can be a dirty process. However, a $250,000 demonstration project recently unveiled in Maine may be the bridge that leads to a clean hydrogen future. ...

The Washington, D.C. region, already under tremendous pressure in terms of housing and traffic congestion, is expected to swell by another two million people within 25 years. The city now has the third worst traffic in the country. The traditional...

Archeologists say that jewelry was one of the first forms of human art. Recent evidence found in Israel and Nigeria suggests that our ancestors have been decorating their bodies for more than 100,000 years. Today, the most popular "bring" is often...

Perhaps nowhere has the devolution of the Standard American Diet (SAD), been as prominent as in hospitals. During the post-World War II era, when state-of-the-art medications like the polio vaccine and antibiotics held sway and food was less understood...