Environment
Evolution in the Deepest River in the World
New species are born in the turbulence of the Congo River
November 2009 |
By Kyle Dickman
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Can a remote, geologically weird island in the South Pacific forecast the fate of coral reefs?
September 2009 |
By Christopher Pala
How an unlikely mix of environmentalists and free-market conservatives hammered out the strategy known as cap-and-trade
August 2009 |
By Richard Conniff
A select group of adventurers climb the world’s tallest trees to learn more about the wildlife that lives on the highest branches
March 2009 |
By Peter Beland
Braving storms with 20-foot seas, an elite group of ship pilots steers through one of the world's most treacherous waterways—the mouth of the Columbia River
February 2009 |
By Matt Jenkins
Explosives and giant machines are destroying Appalachian peaks to obtain coal. In a tiny West Virginia town, residents and the industry fight over a mountain's fate
January 2009 |
By John McQuaid
The signature tree of the Rockies is in trouble
December 2008 |
By Michelle Nijhuis
Part of the sea glass hunting elite, Nancy and Richard LaMotte are finding the treasures they covet harder to come by
October 2008 |
By Abigail Tucker
For the Yup'ik people of Alaska, fall chum is the answer to a troubled fishing season and a link to the outside world
October 2008 |
By Kim O’Donnel
For the first time there's no fishing for chinook salmon on the California coast. The search is on for why the prize catch is so scarce.
October 2008 |
By Abigail Tucker
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