Environment
A Dead Cat's Brain Revives Discussion of 1960s Mercury Poisoning Disaster in Japan
The exact molecule behind the Minamata mercury disaster, caused by a chemical plant’s wastewater, remains a point of disagreement
This Homemade Flag From the '70s Signals the Beginning of the Environmental Movement
The green-and-white banner from an Illinois high school recalls the first Earth Day 50 years ago
When Michigan Students Put the Car on Trial
In a famous 1970 teach-in demonstration, prosecutors hammered away at the nation’s most powerful defendant
The Rise of 'Zero-Waste' Restaurants
A new breed of food establishment is attempting to do away with food waste entirely
This 'Blood-Red' Snow Is Taking Over Parts of Antarctica
After a month of record-breaking temperatures, a kind of snow algae that turns ruby-hued in warm temperatures thrives
After Decades-Long Battle, Cheetahs Can Be Reintroduced in India
Officials will now move forward with an experimental—and controversial—plan
Australia's Droughts and Fires Present New Dangers to the Platypus
Threats to the semi-aquatic, egg-laying mammals demand action, experts say
Ancient Bat Guano Reveals Thousands of Years of Human Impact on the Environment
Like sediment cores, ice samples and tree rings, bat excrement can be used to study the climate of the past
Scientists Design Bacteria-Based Living Concrete
Its designers hope that it could help with construction in deserts or even on Mars
Scientists Assemble Frog Stem Cells Into First 'Living Machines'
The so-called 'xenobots' could replace traditional metal or plastic robots without polluting the planet, but they raise ethical questions
Eight Innovators to Watch in 2020
From plastic recycling pioneers to landmine foes, these dreamers have big plans for the coming year
For Easy Clean-Up After Parties, Minoans Used Disposable Cups
A 3,500-year-old single-use vessel is part of a new display at the British Museum that explores our long-standing relationship with trash
Scientists Don't Know Why Freshwater Mussels Are Dying Across North America
Mussel species are dying en mass in rivers across the Pacific Northwest, Midwest and South—likely from unidentified pathogens
Is the Amazon on a Road to Ruin?
Brazil’s plan to develop a lonesome track in the heart of the rainforest poses a threat the whole world may someday have to overcome
Humans May Be Solely to Blame for the Great Auk’s Extinction
A new study suggests that the flightless birds were not declining due to environmental changes when humans began to hunt them in large numbers
Yellowstone Bison Engineer an Endless Spring to Suit Their Grazing Needs
The cycle of grazing and fertilizing prolongs spring-like vegetation in grasslands and makes green-up more intense in following years
Noise Pollution Impacts a Wide Range of Species, Study Finds
From tiny insects to large marine mammals, animals are affected by noise in ways that might threaten their survival
Paired Images of Melting Glaciers and Flooding Wetlands Tell the Story of Global Climate Change
Photographer Tina Freeman's exhibition ‘Lamentations’ at the New Orleans Museum of Art juxtaposes two different environments
South Atlantic Humpback Whales Have Rebounded From the Brink of Extinction
A new study estimates that the group’s population has grown from 440 individuals in 1958 to nearly 25,000 today
From Ancient Seeds to Scraps of Clothing, Rats' Nests Are Full of Treasures
Material gathered and preserved in a pack rat's midden helps researchers open new windows on the past
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