Brad Plumer
Former Senior Editor
Latest articles by Brad Plumer
Author Natasha Dow Schüll talks about the evolution of slot machines, exploring how and why they’ve become so addictive.
The agency will need to divert $500 million from programs to prevent future wildfires.
Wars, unrest, and sanctions are all conspiring to keep oil prices high.
Blasting seeds with radiation is considered a “conventional” technique.
Possible culprits include changing farming practices, zebra mussels, and even climate change.
A toxic algae scare had left 500,000 people in Ohio without drinking water
The source of the toxin appears to be a massive algae bloom that’s engulfed the western edge of Lake Erie.
The chopping down of forests in western Africa is placing people in closer contact with infected animals.
A new poll finds that Americans have a lot of concerns about buying and riding in self-driving cars — even if they find the technology promising.
Had it hit us, the storm could have knocked out power grids and caused widespread destruction, chaos, and death.