http://discovermagazine.com Science, Technology, and The Future http://discovermagazine.com/2008/aug/02-the-second-coming-of-biofuels Everyone's talking about electric cars and hydrogen prototypes, but the most eco-friendly solution to our transportation energy woes might be a lot less flashy: regular old cars running on a new kind of biofuel. Chris Dannen 2008-09-02T12:47:07Z Web Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/aug/25-can-future-olympics-go-greener-than-beijing China's hurried cleanup for the 2008 Olympics brought environmental issues to the forefront of the games. Now, organizers for the future Olympic sites in Canada, England, and Russia are racing to make their events as environmentally friendly as possible. Andrew Moseman 2008-08-28T10:00:58Z Web Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/sep/20-want-to-save-the-trees While deforestation remains one of the planet's most destructive and dangerous forces, one solution may be putting a dent in the problem: Paying people to stop cutting down trees. Thomas Kostigen 2008-08-20T15:04:14Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/sep/15-wind-turbine-that-imitates-flippers-could-increase-efficiency The bumps on a humpback's flipper prevent the beast from stalling as it turns. Peter Fairley 2008-08-15T10:40:37Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/sep/14-daredevils-who-chase-sky.s-greatest-mysteries Some brave pilots fly tiny gliders into an amazing type of cloud that forms only in Australia. Tyghe Trimble 2008-08-14T11:03:03Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/aug/12-are-efforts-to-save-the-panda-a-giant-waste-of-money The panda has been called "possibly one of the grossest wastes of conservation money in the last half century" by conservationist Chris Packham. In fact, he insists that he "would eat the last panda" if the resources devoted to them could be transferred to "more sensible things." Lizzie Buchen 2008-08-19T17:52:54Z Web Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/sep/05-echo-chic-to-the-rescue Sea leather, hemp, and bamboo make up this season's runway couture—but will it really help the planet? Josie Glausiusz 2008-08-18T12:29:40Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/aug/04-a-complete-history-of-carbon A new book takes readers through the birth and unstoppable rise of this dangerous element. Amber Fields 2008-08-04T09:16:39Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/aug/29-the-lifesaving-work-of-the-man-behind-a-civil-action Groundbreaking epidemiologist Phil Brown has become a champion for victims of environmental contamination. But can he balance both the science and the activism of his unique position? He answers this and more in a candid interview. Sheila Kaplan; photography by Christopher Churchill 2008-07-29T12:36:05Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/aug/23-a-first-hand-look-at-the-grizzly-recovery Yellowstone's course “Grizzlies: From Dumps to Recovery?” lets participants head into the wild to track the bears—and learned how they were rescued from the path to extinction. Hannah Hoag 2008-07-23T09:07:18Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/16-ocean-acidification-a-global-case-of-osteoporosis Industrial carbon dioxide is turning the oceans acidic, threatening the foundation of sea life. Kathleen McAuliffe 2008-07-16T08:58:52Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/10-female-starlings-duped-into-mating-with-duds Estrogens from pollution are having unwelcome effects on wildlife, including starlings. While the strongest males typically have the best songs, now lesser birds are raising their voices—and winning the mates. Robert Kunzig 2008-07-10T09:38:43Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/jul/10-the-worlds-largest-dump Floating in the Pacific ocean is a massive island of trash. Now, researchers have decided to map the size, content, and density of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Thomas M. Kostigen 2008-07-10T10:17:54Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/aug/08-fighting-cow-methane-at-the-source Cow burps are a serious contender in global warming, putting huge amounts of methane into the air. Now, genetically modified grass may be the key to stopping cow methane in its tracks. Amber Fields 2008-07-08T18:28:45Z Print Article http://discovermagazine.com/2008/aug/04-10-ways-methane-could-brake-global-warming Earth’s frozen methane stash, death by the ultimate gas leak, plant farts are dangerous, too... Susannah Locke 2008-07-09T10:04:15Z Web Article