Environment
Massive Cluster of Sinkholes Found Deep in China’s Mountainous Northwest
The network of pockmarks is packed with old-growth forests and giant flying squirrels
How Colombia's Failed Peace Treaty Could Wreak Havoc on Its Diversity-Rich Ecosystems
A potential influx of legal and illegal mining leaves the country's megadiverse landscapes—and the communities who depend on them—in jeopardy
India Inches Closer to Creating World's Largest River Network
The plan to interlink rivers would connect up to 30 rivers via 30 canals and 3,000 dams
Watch 32 Years of Our Changing Planet Unfold With Google Timelapse
A satellite-eye’s-view of growing cities and climate change
Police Spray Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters With Water and Tear Gas in Freezing Temperatures
Latest clash comes over access to a barricaded bridge
Why Winemakers are Turning to Falconry to Tackle Pests
Napa Valley vintners are finding this tried-and-true deterrent more effective than modern technology
Why Scientists Are Psyched About a River-Crossing Panther
This big cat is the first female thought to enter the area in over 40 years
Could These College Inventors Tackle the Global Pesticide Problem?
Developed by a team of University of Virgnia students, AgroSpheres break down pesticide residues on crops hours after they are applied
New Delhi Scrambles to Curb Record Smog
Will the measures be enough to help the smoke-choked city improve air quality?
A Miniature Living Redwood Forest Springs Up In Brooklyn
Artist Spencer Finch explores landscape by building a tiny, scale replica of a California grove
Six-Lane Highway Threatens Nigeria's Last Rainforests
A proposed project in Cross River State would cut through protected areas and threaten endangered species like the Cross River gorilla
A Bizarre “Swimming with Tuna” Attraction Puts Australia’s Controversial Aquaculture in the Spotlight
Is this an opportunity for conservation education, or another example of the government bending to Big Tuna?
These Photographs From Space Show What Humans Have Done to the Earth
In new book, vivid satellite images of the planet evoke what astronauts call "the overview effect"
How Virtual Reality Can Help Us Feel the Pain of Climate Change
It's hard to comprehend the concept of oceans getting more acidic. Unless you become the coral.
This Startup Is Harvesting Wild Algae to Make Your Next Pair of Sneakers
Co-founder Rob Falken found a way to turn algae into a foam that can be used in sneaker soles and on surfboards
Madagascar's Mangroves: The Ultimate Giving Trees
Locals already use the trees for food, fuel and building materials. Now they're burning them to make lime clay
10,000 Scrotum Frogs Found Dead Near Lake Titicaca
Over 10,000 of the world's largest water frogs were found dead along the Coata River, a tributary of the heavily polluted lake
Can Resource Scarcity Really Explain a History of Human Violence?
Data from thousands of California burial sites suggests that a lack of resources causes violence. But that conclusion may be too simplistic
Beneath a Mountain in Switzerland Lies the World’s Longest Shortcut
The massive structure, running 35.4 miles through the Alps, begins full operations this December
Meet an Environmental Activist and an Artist Who Share a Passion for “Trashion”
One man's trash suit is another woman's work of art
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