Environment
Why Do We See More Species in Tropical Forests? The Mystery May Finally Be Solved
Surveying 2.4 million trees showed that predators may help keep the trees at sustainable levels
Illuminating the Secret Language of Lightning Bugs
For these light-up lovers, each flash in the night could mean sex or death
Watch a 100-foot-tall Giant Sequoia Get Transplanted in Boise
A gift from John Muir, the beloved tree was transferred to a local park by St. Luke's Medical Center so the facility can expand
How Humans Helped Ants Invade the World
Waves of globalization brought these warriors to new shores, where certain species spread like wildfire
Two Myths and One Truth About Wind Turbines
From the cost of turbines to one U.S. senator's suggestion that "wind is a finite resource"
Pittsburgh Has Surged Post-Steel, but Many in Rusting Region Still Struggle
A historian notes how Pittsburgh's tech-driven boom hasn't reached everyone in western Pennsylvania
One of Malaysia's Last Sumatran Rhinos Has Died
After performing emergency surgery on Puntung, experts realized that the abscess was caused by cancer
What the Heck Is a Hellbender—And How Can We Make More of Them?
Why the Saint Louis Zoo decided to invest in this slimy, surprisingly adorable amphibian
Is Light Pollution Really Pollution?
As countries grow richer, light pollution gets worse–but some are fighting to change that
Which of Your Favorite Superheroes Is Destroying the Earth?
Measuring the carbon footprints of your favorite comic book heroes, from Batman to Jessica Jones
Pringles: Snacktime Hero or Recycling Villain?
The UK Recycling Association speaks out against hard-to-recycle products
One Man Invented Two of the Deadliest Substances of the 20th Century
Thomas Midgley Jr.'s inventions have had an outsize impact—not all of it good—on humankind
Cocaine Is Destroying Forests in Central America
Once-forested lands are being used in money laundering operations
Dust May Help, Not Harm, Air Pollution in China
When it comes to some of Earth’s smoggiest cities, less dust isn’t necessarily better
How a Border Wall Could Wreak Ecological Havoc
Also in this episode of <i>Generation Anthropocene</i>: The case of U.S. Navy ships, beached whales and deadly sonar pings
This Caterpillar Can Eat Plastic
The find could lead to new techniques for breaking down our ever-growing plastic waste
A Civil War Colonel Invented Fracking in the 1860s
His first invention was an 'oil well torpedo,' but it was followed by others
The Remarkable Return of Sea Otters to Glacier Bay
Rarely do apex predators recover from human oppression. These otters are an exception
The Naturalist Who Inspired Ernest Hemingway and Many Others to Love the Wilderness
W.H. Hudson wrote one of the 20th century’s greatest memoirs after a fever rekindled visions of his childhood.
Scientists Want to Freeze and Pulverize Your Old Computers
E-waste is a growing problem worldwide, but a new method could help take a byte out of the issue
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