Banned in many countries for decades after the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, DDT appears to be getting a public relatio...
Eve Rickert
Eve is a freelance writer and editor based in Vancouver, BC. She has worked for High Country News, Conservation magazine, Environmental Practice, Island Press, and several political clients. She has a Master's degree in Environmental Studies from the Evergreen State College in Washington State, USA, and did her thesis research in Costa Rica on the environmental effects of the global coffee price crisis. In her spare time she likes to cook, backpack, and dance, among many other things.
My Articles
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World Health Organization Claims No Health Risk for DDT
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LabRATS Make Science Greener
Read MorePlenty of scientists try and be environmentally conscious at home, but when they walk into the lab, a new ethos takes over -- one driven by productivi...
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New Kelp Forests Found by Computer
Read MoreDivers have just located thousands of square miles of previously unknown kelp forests, thanks to the predictions of a computer model. Kelp was previou...
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The Radiation-Eaters
Read MoreIt seems there's no end to the brilliant tricks microbes can do. Scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York have discovered thr...
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Potential "Earth" Is Just 20 Light Years Away
Read MoreA team of European scientists has discovered what may be an Earth-like planet, capable of sustaining life, orbiting a red dwarf star in the constellat...
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Ancient Microbes Could Help Produce Biofuels
Read MoreProducing ethanol from the cellulose in plant material may end up being be a part of the solution to humanity's energy woes, but right now the process...
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Brazil's New Maps Show Where the Amazon is in Trouble
Read MoreThe government of Brazil has just released new maps that show where the Amazon is most at risk, and why. The maps shop the effects of deforestatio...
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Frozen oceans locked in Martian ice caps
Read MoreIf the polar ice caps on Mars were to melt, the water would cover the entire surface of the planet to a depth of eleven metres. That's the conclusion...
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Bridges to nowhere
Read MoreWild animals don't just need lots of habitat to survive--they need to be able to move from one patch of habitat to another. But often, even when habit...
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"Trojan" birth control — for invasive species
Read MoreBiological control of invasive species is notoriously fraught with risk: It's hard to know in advance if the biocontrol agent will stay nice and well-...
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