Environment
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
China Is Developing a New National Parks System, Inspired by Yellowstone and Yosemite
The first one to open will encompass a high-altitude, remote region of the Tibetan Plateau
This Bioplastic Made From Fish Scales Just Won the James Dyson Award
British product designer Lucy Hughes has invented a biodegradable plastic made from fish offcuts
Russia Frees Last Belugas From Notorious ‘Whale Jail’
Dozens of orcas and belugas had been kept in small sea pens, reportedly awaiting sale to China
Hungry Goats Helped Save the Reagan Library From a California Wildfire
Some heroes wear capes, others like to eat flammable weeds
New Report Finds at Least One in Five Terrestrial Vertebrate Species Are Traded Globally
The research team also predicts increased trade going forward
California’s Saltiest Lake Is Home to This Arsenic-Resistant, Three-Sexed Worm
Prior to their discovery, only two species could survive in the super-salty, highly alkaline lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains
If We Connect Fragmented Habitat, New Species Will Come, Study Shows
An 18-year study of longleaf pine savannah showed a 5 percent species increase per year when isolated plots were reconnected
Common Pesticides Delay Songbird Migration, Trigger Significant Weight Loss
Within six hours of ingesting a high dose of pesticide, sparrows lost six percent of their body weight and 17 percent of their fat stores
Welsh Man Is First to Walk the Length of the Yangtze River
Adventurer Ash Dykes took over a year to walk from the river's source in Tibet to its mouth in Shanghai
The U.S. Loses a Football Field-Sized Patch of Nature Every 30 Seconds
A new report outlines the benefits offered by preserving 30 percent of the country’s remaining natural land and oceans by 2030
How Women Are Leading the Charge to Recycle Whole Houses
From lobbying for changes to city laws to running reuse centers for building supplies, women are dominating the deconstruction industry
This Artist Imagines How Nature Evolves Following an Environmental Apocalypse
Ginny Ruffner’s “Reforestation of the Imagination” at the Renwick uses augmented reality to show the plants that might grow after environment devastation
Researchers Develop Plant-Based, Eco-Friendly Method to Produce Tylenol
Current manufacturing processes rely on coal tar, which is produced using fossil fuels
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