What might sustainable cemeteries of the future look like? Seattle-based Recompose says human compost, trees and mod architecture. (Credit: Olson Kundig)Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news(Credit: Dewi Putra/Shutterstock)(Credit: Everett Historical/Shutterstock, JL Jahn/Shutterstock)(Credit: Elizabeth M. Weber/Discover)As a body decomposes, chemical reactions happen that give off energy at the molecularlevel. But what if we could harness that energy and turn it into light? Researchers at ColumbiaUniversity’s DeathLAB think it’s possible — and that the light could...…What might sustainable cemeteries of the future look like? Seattle-based Recompose says human compost, trees and mod architecture. (Credit: Olson Kundig)Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news(Credit: Dewi Putra/Shutterstock)(Credit: Everett Historical/Shutterstock, JL Jahn/Shutterstock)(Credit: Elizabeth M. Weber/Discover)As a body decomposes, chemical reactions happen that give off energy at the molecularlevel. But what if we could harness that energy and turn it into light? Researchers at ColumbiaUniversity’s DeathLAB think it’s possible — and that the light could...WW…

Oil seeps from a Murphy Oil tank farm in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, following Hurricane Katrina in 2005.Environmental Impact in LouisianaThis article was produced in partnership with The Times-Picayune and The Advocate, which is a member of the .ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive as soon as they’re published.In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, while stranded New Orleanians flagged down helicopters from rooftops and hospitals desperately triaged patients, crude oil silently gushed from damaged drilling rigs and...…Oil seeps from a Murphy Oil tank farm in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, following Hurricane Katrina in 2005.Environmental Impact in LouisianaThis article was produced in partnership with The Times-Picayune and The Advocate, which is a member of the .ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive as soon as they’re published.In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, while stranded New Orleanians flagged down helicopters from rooftops and hospitals desperately triaged patients, crude oil silently gushed from damaged drilling rigs and...WW…

One rainy August, Jordan Stadler spent all night ferrying friends and strangers around his neighborhood in his granddad's canoe. Rising water in the streets had been stranding people at their cars and doorsteps. And wasn’t even due to a storm or high river levels. Sometimes in New Orleans there’s just so much water it .Stadler, a lifelong resident of southeastern Louisiana in his late 20s, has since had second thoughts about investing in property in New Orleans. He's been flooded out of various homes at least five times since he was a kid. Buying here just doesn't make sense to him...…One rainy August, Jordan Stadler spent all night ferrying friends and strangers around his neighborhood in his granddad's canoe. Rising water in the streets had been stranding people at their cars and doorsteps. And wasn’t even due to a storm or high river levels. Sometimes in New Orleans there’s just so much water it .Stadler, a lifelong resident of southeastern Louisiana in his late 20s, has since had second thoughts about investing in property in New Orleans. He's been flooded out of various homes at least five times since he was a kid. Buying here just doesn't make sense to him...WW…