Once upon a time, potpourri was a popular way to freshen up a space. Now, for some, it feels a bit like the lava lamp of fragrance: an outdated fad from a bygone decade.
So what happened after the ‘90s? Did the potpourri trend dry up, or did it just evolve?
If you own land in the United States, do you also own the airspace above it? In other words, who owns the sky? The answer begins with a medieval Roman principle: “Whoever owns the soil, it is theirs up to Heaven and down to Hell."
When a producer learns about a "toxic, self-cloning worm”, she starts sounding the alarm about impending eco-doom. Until, that is, state experts clue her into the real threat.
Consider the whistlepig, aka the groundhog, and all the reasons to celebrate them for more than just one day a year
We explore the outer limits of life on Earth and answer your “extreme” questions in another edition of the Outside/Inbox.
Reducing your dinner plate’s carbon footprint is easy, but putting its impact into perspective is anything but.
The third rail of environmental activism, the unlikely last-minute deal at COP27, and why tearing down renewable energy is sometimes a good thing.
Veterinarians and vet technicians are being forced to choose between taking care of animals and taking care of themselves.
For some, the Berkeley Community Garden is a multicultural oasis. To others… it’s just a pile of trash.
Americans love a lawn. But keeping the grass green comes at a cost — especially in the desert.
A debate about evolutionary “success.” Who should wear the crown of GSOAT (greatest species of all time), and are humans even in the running?
Last summer, former Outside/In host Sam Evans-Brown quit journalism to become a lobbyist for clean energy.
A court case about a Bronx Zoo elephant could pave the way for animals to gain basic human rights.

Do blockbuster movies have an obligation to accurately represent science?