Topic: Styrofoam

School lunches: Thumbs up for Baton Rouge chef's menu

Feeding kids in Baton Rouge can be cheap and educational, preaches chef Lauren Guy. Fusing Louisiana flavor with nutritional verve, Career Academy's lunch menu is a welcome example of newly reformed meals getting positive student marks.

Haiti bans plastic bags and styrofoam containers

Haiti's government has announced a ban on importing, manufacturing, and marketing plastic and foam containers as of Oct.1 in an effort to do away with 'rivers of debris' across the country.

Change Agent Fish-loving Japan begins to embrace sustainable seafood

In fish-crazed Japan, where eating seafood is a vital part of the nation's culture, conservation groups are working with companies to persuade more Japanese to eat certified, sustainably caught seafood. If they succeed, it could have a significant positive impact on the world's fisheries.

Why don't mosquitoes get squashed by raindrops? Scientists find an answer.

A mosquito getting hit by a raindrop is equivalent to a human getting hit by a car, but the insects have evolved a way to roll with it. 

Hubble telescope spots new class of planet: a steamy 'waterworld'

The planet GJ 1214b is a watery planet covered in a thick, steamy atmosphere, a new study of Hubble data suggests.

Canadian teens send Legonaut into 'space' (+video)

Two Canadian boys sent a Lego Man 80,000 feet above the Earth and captured the voyage on video.

Stir It Up! Pork chops with chickpeas and spinach

Chickpeas and spinach bring big health benefits to this hearty one-pan meal. Cumin, chili powder, garlic and onion bring big flavor.

Why 2012 could be the year we find a habitable planet

Other than the one we're currently living on, that is. As discoveries of alien planets accelerates, the discovery of an "alien Earth" could be just over the horizon. 
12/21/2011 06:06 pm

Stir It Up! How to make cake pops

Cake on a stick? You bet!
09/27/2011 10:58 am

How to launch something into space for $150

Once the sole domain of military pilots and rocket scientists, low-earth orbit can now be attained by ordinary citizens with inexpensive hardware. A Q&A with Spacehack founder and do-it-yourselfer Ariel Waldman.
03/22/2011 01:30 pm

Shuttle Discovery's crew: a moment to reflect amid rush to complete tasks

Tackling their final chores before departing the International Space Station on Monday, shuttle Discovery crew members acknowledge with some sadness that the mission is the orbiter's last.
03/04/2011 10:11 pm

3 short story collections: some of the best I've ever read

When it comes to short stories, the best insight on how to read them I've ever found came from a new book on writing, “Unless It Moves the Human Heart,” by Roger Rosenblatt. One of Rosenblatt's graduate students said, in effect, that the writer begins by saying, “And so, we have come to this.” Of three new collections out this winter, two rank among the best I've ever read. If this is what we've come to, 2011 should be rich indeed.
03/01/2011 08:05 am

Editor's Blog Prince William and Kate Middleton and the future of the royal brand

Royalty used to have final say in matters of life and death. These days -- at least in most of the world -- they are more like celebrity spokesmen for their country.
02/19/2011 09:54 am

Remembering Guenter Wendt, Apollo-era 'pad führer'

Guenter Wendt was NASA's original launch pad leader – or 'pad führer,' as he was affectionately known – for the agency's manned space program and the last man the Apollo astronauts saw before launching to the moon. He died Monday.
05/05/2010 02:13 pm

In Pictures The T. rex lives

Diggin' It With these tips, anyone can grow lavender

Helpful tips on growing lavender in less than ideal conditions.
02/02/2010 04:06 pm

Haitians in makeshift camps organize 'platoons' to provide services

Small groups have taken it upon themselves to establish security, organize aid deliveries, and maintain a minimum of sanitation in the sprawling 'tent cities' that cropped up in the wake of the Jan. 12 earthquake.
01/31/2010 11:41 am

NASA's Kepler finds its first five planets - an odd assortment

NASA's Kepler space telescope is just beginning its three-year mission to find Earth-like planets in habitable zones around stars. The first new planets it has found, announced Monday, include two so hot they would melt iron.
01/04/2010 06:29 pm

Gallery Rising seas

Discoveries Oops! This planet is orbiting in the wrong direction

08/13/2009 01:00 am

Containers -- accessories for your garden

The addition of terra cotta pots and stands provides an inexpensive way to perk up decks and entrances.
07/10/2009 01:00 am

Opinion Barbie's no threat to little girls

They learn more about self-image from their moms
02/26/2009 12:00 am

Asta in the Wings

A 7-year-old narrator with an unforgettable voice carries this debut novel.
02/06/2009 12:00 am

Great gardening expectations

THE ARRIVAL OF SEED PACKETS SPEEDS US TOWARD SPRING.
02/02/2009 12:00 am

Peace, goodwill, and Hanukkah latkes

One day a year I was the most popular kid in the class.
12/17/2008 12:00 am