Environmental Preservation

Q and A: Jane Lubchenco

The marine ecologist and administrator of the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration discusses restoring the bounty of the world's oceans
April 2010 | By Erica R. Hendry

The Venus Flytrap's Lethal Allure

Native only to the Carolinas, the carnivorous plant that draws unwitting insects to its spiky maw now faces dangers of its own
February 2010 | By Abigail Tucker

Day 2: What Can Researchers Do To Save the Savannah?

Between water shortages, erosion, and human population growth, the ecosystem and the animals of Kenya face serious risks
June 26, 2009 | By G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution

Tangier Island and the Way of the Watermen

In the middle of the Chesapeake Bay, a culture struggles to survive as aquatic life becomes scarce
April 01, 2009 | By Kenneth R. Fletcher

The Spotted Owl's New Nemesis

An battle between environmentalists and loggers left much of the owl's habitat protected. Now the spotted owl faces a new threat
January 2009 | By Craig Welch

Mining the Mountains

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

Our Imperiled Oceans: Victory at Sea

The world's largest protected area, established this year in the remote Pacific, points the way to restoring marine ecosystems
September 2008 | By Christopher Pala

Our Imperiled Oceans: Seeing Is Believing

Photographs and other historical records testify to the former abundance of the sea
September 2008 | By Laura Helmuth

John Muir's Yosemite

The father of the conservation movement found his calling on a visit to the California wilderness
July 2008 | By Tony Perrottet

Green Your Kitchen

  By Jessica Jensen

Q&A - Ed Begley, Jr.

Actor and environmental activist Ed Begley, Jr. talks about living green
April 14, 2008 | By Lyndon Stambler

The Trouble with Bottled Water

Elizabeth Royte reflects on the backlash against commercializing a natural resource and responds to reader comments
April 14, 2008 | By Elizabeth Royte

Roots of the Sea

What mangroves give the world and why we can't afford to lose them
January 28, 2008 | By Sarah Zielinski

Mountain Messengers

Scientists scale peaks and study plants to understand the impact of warming
January 28, 2008 | By Anne Sasso

Up in Smoke

Amazon research that has withstood thieves and arsonists now faces its greatest challenge
January 28, 2008 | By Jess Blumberg

Ground Thaw

Geographer Christopher Burn explains why permafrost is thawing
January 28, 2008 | By Anne Casselman

A Prayer for the Ganges

Across India, environmentalists battle a tide of troubles to clean up a river revered as the source of life
November 2007 | By Joshua Hammer

India in Peril

Rakesh Jaiswal, founder of ecofriends.org, talks about the country's growing list of environmental problems
October 31, 2007 | By Nicole Wroten

Midas Touch

To clean highly polluted groundwater, Michael Wong has developed a detergent based on gold
October 2007 | By William Booth

Water Works

Taking up the family business, Philippe Cousteau campaigns to save our oceans and rivers
October 2007 | By G. Bruce Knecht

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