New studies on beluga whales and Brent geese reveal that they respond to global warming in conflicting ways, making species survival hard to predict.
Environment
What Ancient Teeth Can Reveal About the Past Lives of Forests
Archaeology an under-examined lens into prehistoric land use.
Archaeology an under-examined lens into prehistoric land use.
Coral Bleaching Could Spark Annual Reef Havoc
Before 2100, almost every reef in the world will suffer severe coral bleaching annually unless fossil fuel consumption is sharply reduced.
Before 2100, almost every reef in the world will suffer severe coral bleaching annually unless fossil fuel consumption is sharply reduced.
Global Mining Corporations Have a Friend in the New Guatemalan Government
The new president has appointed a former mining executive to a high-level post, worrying indigenous communities that have long protested the company’s harmful extraction activities.
The new president has appointed a former mining executive to a high-level post, worrying indigenous communities that have long protested the company’s harmful extraction activities.
Fly Quiet: Airlines Starting to Address Noise Pollution
Some airlines are investing in newer planes and working with airports to alter their flight paths and schedules for the sake of reducing noise pollution.
Some airlines are investing in newer planes and working with airports to alter their flight paths and schedules for the sake of reducing noise pollution.
Earth Has Lots of Wild Spaces, but They’re Fragile
Half of the earth’s land surface not covered with ice remains relatively wild, research shows.
Half of the earth’s land surface not covered with ice remains relatively wild, research shows.
Vast Carbon Sink Found in Congo Basin
A carbon sink as large as 20 years’ worth of US fossil fuel emissions has been identified in peatland in central Africa’s forests.
A carbon sink as large as 20 years’ worth of US fossil fuel emissions has been identified in peatland in central Africa’s forests.
Covering Elephant Tracks: Can Insurance Compensate Farmers for Wildlife Damage?
A new iied-led project in Kenya and Sri Lanka is exploring whether insurance schemes can compensate women and men small-scale farmers for crop and property damage caused by human-wildlife conflict, primarily from elephants.
A new iied-led project in Kenya and Sri Lanka is exploring whether insurance schemes can compensate women and men small-scale farmers for crop and property damage caused by human-wildlife conflict, primarily from elephants.
Carbon Cuts Will Not Prevent Sea Level Rise
Short-lived greenhouse gases will continue to affect the oceans for centuries however much the world achieves by carbon cuts.
Short-lived greenhouse gases will continue to affect the oceans for centuries however much the world achieves by carbon cuts.
The Grouper and Me
Navigating eco-grief with a giant fish.
Navigating eco-grief with a giant fish.
New Map Reveals How Roads Devastate Nature
Scientists call for urgent protection of ecologically valuable roadless areas as map shows that roads lead to loss of biodiversity and damage to ecosystems.
Scientists call for urgent protection of ecologically valuable roadless areas as map shows that roads lead to loss of biodiversity and damage to ecosystems.
Climate Activism and Cities: A Shared Agenda
In the second blog in our series considering the role social movements play in promoting climate action, anna walnycki reflects on where the climate movement and inclusive cities agenda meet, and why climate activists should look south to learn from long-standing urban community actors.
In the second blog in our series considering the role social movements play in promoting climate action, anna walnycki reflects on where the climate movement and inclusive cities agenda meet, and why climate activists should look south to learn from long-standing urban community actors.
Envisioning the New Normal
Nature’s pandemic positively impacts the environment.
Nature’s pandemic positively impacts the environment.
Farms vs. Forests? a More Nuanced Look at Agrarian Change
Agrarian change happens at the landscape scale, but making the transition to sustainable agriculture requires an understanding of local benefits and trade-offs.
Agrarian change happens at the landscape scale, but making the transition to sustainable agriculture requires an understanding of local benefits and trade-offs.
Fracking: Why the Sudden Boom?
— This environmental video essay provides a brief explanation and overview of fracking. Specifically, I look at how fracking works, why it’s become so prevalent in the last 15 years, and why there’s been such a large backlash against it. In short, it’s fracking, explained. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:00 [Music] 00:04…
Mitosis and Meiosis Simulation
— Mr. Andersen uses chromosome beads to simulate both mitosis and meiosis. A brief discussion of gamete formation is also included. — — Transcript Provided by YouTube: 00:07 Okay, today I’m going to model mitosis and we’re going to do it with a simple 00:14 organism. In this organism it’s going to have, we’ll…