Decades-Old Chemicals May Be Threatening Polar Bear Fertility, As If They Didn’t Have Enough to Worry About
A new study sheds light on how today’s pollutants could become tomorrow’s threats to wildlife and humans
Why Should Humans Care if We’re Entering the Sixth Mass Extinction?
In this episode of Generation Anthropocene, learn what a new era of extinction means for diverse species—including our own
Why Seabirds Eat So Much Plastic
A new study suggests that algae growing on plastic in the oceans makes it smell like dinner
Extinction or Evolution? The Answer Isn’t Always Clear
The same factors that kill off some species cause others to evolve at lightning speed
Why Public Health Researchers Are Looking to Urban Trees
A global study finds they can help cool cities and reduce air pollution—for less money than high-tech answers
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
Doing Laundry Can Be Deadly for Clams, Mollusks and Other Marine Animals
Pick your wardrobe carefully—the lives of sea animals may depend on it
Move Over, Steel: The High Rises of Tomorrow Are ‘Plyscrapers’
Light, strong and renewable, wood may change how tall buildings are built
Ancient Oyster Shells Are Windows to the Past
Like thousands of soap-dish-sized Rosetta stones, the shells can reveal clues about the past—if you know what you’re looking for
Life Bounced Back After the Dinosaurs Perished
The devastation was immediate, catastrophic and widespread, but plants and mammals were quick to take over
New xkcd Comic Masterfully Shows How Climate Has Changed Through Time
Scroll through 20,000 years of humorously illustrated climate data
What Will the Memorials of the Future Look Like?
From underwater trees to mechanical parrots, the memorials of tomorrow don’t look much like the ones that exist today
Where in the World Is the Anthropocene?
Some geologists believe we’ve entered a new era. Now they have to search for the rocks that prove it
Here’s a Food Wrapper You Can Eat
Made from milk protein, it not only keeps food from spoiling, but it also could keep a lot of plastic out of landfills
Mesmerizing Animation Shows Potential Animal Escape Routes in a Warming World
“Migrations in Motion” models the journeys over 2,900 species may take to find new habitats
Garbage Can Teach Us a Lot About Food Waste
A novel and slightly gross study aims to fill in gaps in our understanding of Americans’ food waste
The “Great Green Wall” Didn’t Stop Desertification, but it Evolved Into Something That Might
The multibillion-dollar effort to plant a 4,000-mile-long wall of trees hit some snags along the way, but there’s still hope
These Simple Fixes Could Save Thousands of Birds a Year From Fishing Boats
Changes as basic as adding a colorful streamer to commercial longline fishing boats could save thousands of seabirds a year
Does Climate Change Fuel Floods? It’s Complicated
Here’s why that question is hard to answer
Ginormous Goldfish Are Invading Australian Rivers
Abandoned by their owners, the fish run rampant and impact the environment
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