Anthropocene
A New Weapon in the War on Weeds: Flamethrowers
Long used in agriculture, land managers are now wondering whether cooking weeds to death is better than pesticides
Could Plastic-Gobbling Bacteria Save the Environment?
Japanese scientists discovered a microbe that digests one of the most common plastics
It Might Be Impossible to Turn Back the Clock on Altered Ecosystems
"Rewilding" landscapes to return them to a natural state might sometimes be ineffective and even harmful
The Surprising Way Civil War Took Its Toll on Congo's Great Apes
Using satellite maps and field studies, scientists found that even small disturbances to the forest had big consequences for bonobos
"Termites of the Sea" Found Munching Wood Near Arctic Shipwrecks
The shipworms found in Svalbard may signal an expansion due to ocean warming or be a new species
The Size of the California Methane Leak Isn’t the Scariest Part of the Story
The Aliso Canyon leak doubled Los Angeles’ methane emissions—and it's just one disaster we were lucky enough to find
How to Save the Monarchs? Pay Farmers to Grow Butterfly Habitats
A novel conservation effort aims to fund a habitat exchange to protect the iconic butterflies from extinction
Sea Levels Are Rising More Quickly Than in the Last Two Millennia
Here are five things to know about the rising tide
Five Ways You Can Store Excess Carbon In Your Home, Literally
New technologies make it possible for your home to not just save energy but actually suck carbon out of the atmosphere
We Thought We'd Be Living in Space (or Under Giant Domes) By Now
An inflatable space habitat test highlights the futuristic visions we've had for housing, from cities under glass to EPCOT
What Happens to a Town's Cultural Identity as Its Namesake Glacier Melts?
As the Comox Glacier vanishes, the people of Vancouver Island are facing hard questions about what its loss means for their way of life
Podcast: Farming Shaped the Rise and Fall of Empires in Cambodia
Beneath the country's troubled history with the Khmer Rouge lies a complex agricultural legacy that reaches back centuries
Dig Into the Nuclear Era's Homegrown Fallout Shelters
In 1955, the head of Civil Defense urged everyone to build an underground shelter "right now"
Podcast: Why Sky Burials Are Vanishing in Mongolia
In this episode of Generation Anthropocene, urbanization and environmental decline put a sacred ritual for the dead at risk
The World's Megacities Are Making Dengue Deadlier
Outbreaks are more common now thanks to bigger cities and more places for mosquitoes to live
Science and Tradition Are Resurrecting the Lost Art of Wave Piloting
Can Marshall Islanders’ unique heritage help them navigate a rising ocean?
Your Cosmetics May Be Killing a Popular Aphrodisiac: Oysters
Microplastics from beauty products and other sources affected oysters’ ability to reproduce in laboratory experiments
Could the Funeral of the Future Help Heal the Environment?
A traditional ten-acre cemetery holds enough embalming fluid to fill a small swimming pool. But there may be a greener way
There's a Secret World Under the Snow, and It's in Trouble
How do animals survive under the snow? We're only beginning to understand—just as climate change may rewrite everything
As the Arctic Erodes, Archaeologists Are Racing to Protect Ancient Treasures
Once locked in frozen Alaskan dirt, Iñupiat artifacts are being lost to the sea, sometimes faster than scientists can find them
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