The tragedy of the commons is an economic theory that was proposed in 1833 by British writer William Forster Lloyd. As our world...

Alaska’s North Slope is one of the most fascinating ecosystems in the world. Vast expanses of treeless tundra and harsh coastline provide...

During the civil rights movement, many prominent activists, including Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., often argued that the greatest...

Soil salinization is a problem facing much of modern agriculture. It can decrease crop yields and biodiversity and increase the risk of...

Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), sometimes referred to as factory farms, are incredibly widespread throughout the...

A few months ago, I got to chat with a worker at Behneman Farms, a family-run, small-scale, local organic farm. This type of farming...

This is the first blog in a short series I am doing about sustainable farming. In two weeks, I will post the second part to this blog,...

Organic this, organic that, it seems like everything is organic now. But what even is organic farming, and how does it differ from...

This is the second and final part of my set of blogs about nuclear energy. If you haven’t yet, go read part 1 to learn about how nuclear...

Nuclear energy (more specifically nuclear fission) is a controversial alternate energy source to fossil fuels. In my next blog, I will...