Birds Sing to Their Eggs, and This Song Might Help Their Babies Survive Climate Change
Embryonic learning—things birds pick up from their parents while still in the egg—may play a bigger role than imagined.
Move Over, Community Gardens: Edible Forests Are Sprouting Up Across America
These new urban forests let you pick your own produce. But will the concept take root?
These Microbe-Coated Seeds Could Help Us Thrive in a Dark, Dry Future
A Massachusetts-based startup is prepping for your basic apocalyptic scenario
Soil Has a Microbiome, Too
The unique mix of microbes in soil has a profound effect on which plants thrive and which ones die
How Climate Change Will Transform the National Parks’ Iconic Animals and Plants
Dramatic changes may force park managers to choose which species will live, and which will die
Mercury-Laden Sea Lion Carcasses Threaten California’s Coastal Condors
The new findings put a wrench in conservation of one of the world’s rarest birds
A Radioactive Cold War Military Base Will Soon Emerge From Greenland’s Melting Ice
They thought the frozen earth would keep it safely hidden. They were wrong
World’s Climate Hit Extremes, Shattered Multiple Records in 2015
From rising temperatures and ocean levels to record greenhouse gas levels, 2015 was a rough year for planet Earth
The Ocean’s Great Garbage Patches Might Have Exit Doors
Garbage isn’t destined to swirl in the ocean forever; new models show it eventually washes up on shore.
Is Sustainable Trash-Burning a Load of Rubbish?
Some experts say it lets us get away with producing more and more garbage.
Back to Basics: Saving Water the Old-Fashioned Way
Across the world, communities are reviving old ways of saving or storing water—with promising results
Podcast: The Weird, Wild, Endangered Solenodon
The solenodon survived the impact that killed the dinosaurs, but after all that, we might be its downfall.
Forced Closer to Humans, Crocodiles Face Their Greatest Existential Threat
These armored reptiles have long been considered indestructible, but new threats are shifting the equation
Journey to the Center of Earth
The Tiny World of Glacier Microbes Has an Outsized Impact on Global Climate
Microbes living on glaciers collectively cover an area the size of New Hampshire—and they could have a big influence on global climate
Podcast: Our Food, Our Selves
Food is a focal point for understanding broader environmental problems. In this podcast, we learn how food buyers are influenced in surprising ways.
The Enduring Climate Legacy of Mauna Loa
Sixty years after a trailblazing climate scientist scaled its heights, the Hawaii-based observatory remains essential
Americans Think National Parks Are Worth Way More Than We Spend On Them
An independent survey finds that although NPS’s annual budget is around $3 billion, Americans are willing to pay much more
New Schemes Pay You to Save Species—But Will They Work?
Programs being set up in the American West are taking a radical new approach: paying landowners to preserve animal habitat.
Can There Be Real Estate on the Moon?
A Harvard-Smithsonian astrophysicist thinks a legal crisis is waiting for us on the surface of the moon.
Why We Pretend to Clean Up Oil Spills
Six years after Deepwater Horizon spewed oil into the Gulf of Mexico, we still have no idea what we’re doing
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