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Environment
Microplastics Are Everywhere in Pennsylvania’s Water – But the Tide May Be Turning
Since the 1950s, global plastic production has doubled about every 20 years.
Since the 1950s, global plastic production has doubled about every 20 years.
Researchers Find Dramatic Restoration on Land and Sea After Island Rat Removal
Scientists have long assumed that meaningful recovery after the predators are eradicated would take decades.
Scientists have long assumed that meaningful recovery after the predators are eradicated would take decades.
The Great Forgetting
How memory, civil rights, and environmental history are being quietly erased.
How memory, civil rights, and environmental history are being quietly erased.
Q&A: ‘Still Hope’ for Ebola Treatment – DRC’s Muyembe
‘Ebanga’ molecule is being tested in the field as researchers seek treatments
‘Ebanga’ molecule is being tested in the field as researchers seek treatments
How Trump’s Fishing Expansion Threatens Pacific Waters
Beyond environmental risks, advocates say the move reflects a continuing pattern of federal authorities disregarding meaningful consultation with local communities.
Beyond environmental risks, advocates say the move reflects a continuing pattern of federal authorities disregarding meaningful consultation with local communities.
Inside an Off-Grid Village of Earthen Domes – YouTube Documentary Review
From a distance, the Mojave Center looks like one of those ball-and-stick models of a molecule we’re all familiar with from school.
From a distance, the Mojave Center looks like one of those ball-and-stick models of a molecule we’re all familiar with from school.
Wildlife Helps Regulate the Climate & This Belongs in Policy Discussions (Commentary)
Wildlife shapes how ecosystems store carbon, move nutrients, recover from disturbance, and remain resilient as conditions change, yet this is seldom considered during negotiations over climate change policy.
Wildlife shapes how ecosystems store carbon, move nutrients, recover from disturbance, and remain resilient as conditions change, yet this is seldom considered during negotiations over climate change policy.
Stingless Bees in Peru Become the First Insects With Legal Rights. Will It Happen Globally?
Two municipalities in the Peruvian Amazon have granted native stingless bees the legal right to exist, thrive and be represented in court.
Two municipalities in the Peruvian Amazon have granted native stingless bees the legal right to exist, thrive and be represented in court.
Is Megadrought in the American West the New Normal?
Research at The University of Texas shows that dry spells can be seen throughout our planet’s history, when warm waters directed storms away from the West during periods of high temperatures
Research at The University of Texas shows that dry spells can be seen throughout our planet’s history, when warm waters directed storms away from the West during periods of high temperatures
Trump Administration Repeals Rule That Allowed Bison to Graze on Public Lands
That shift in priorities will apply to 245 million acres (99 million hectares) of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
That shift in priorities will apply to 245 million acres (99 million hectares) of public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
America’s 250th Should Tell the Full Story, Not Rewrite It
As the Trump administration censors history on parks and public lands — a move out of the autocrats’ playbook — people have six ways to honor and defend our shared history.
As the Trump administration censors history on parks and public lands — a move out of the autocrats’ playbook — people have six ways to honor and defend our shared history.
Oysters Clean Up More Nitrogen Pollution Than We Thought
New research has revealed that significant amounts of excess nitrogen in coastal waters are buried as oyster reefs grow and that some reefs trap more nitrogen than others.
New research has revealed that significant amounts of excess nitrogen in coastal waters are buried as oyster reefs grow and that some reefs trap more nitrogen than others.
Who’s to Blame for Screwworm’s Return to the U.S.?
Democrats and Republicans are pointing fingers at each other, but the truth is murkier.
Democrats and Republicans are pointing fingers at each other, but the truth is murkier.
One Mountain Lion Changed the Food Web in a California Suburb, Study Finds
A recent study drew on nine years of camera trap data from Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve and found that when a puma began to visit, coyotes, deer, gray foxes and brush rabbits changed their behavior and native plant density increased.
A recent study drew on nine years of camera trap data from Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve and found that when a puma began to visit, coyotes, deer, gray foxes and brush rabbits changed their behavior and native plant density increased.
Soilless Farming: Better for the Planet?
According to Our World in Data, 26 percent of greenhouse gas emissions come from food production and 50 percent of the world’s habitable land is used for agriculture.
According to Our World in Data, 26 percent of greenhouse gas emissions come from food production and 50 percent of the world’s habitable land is used for agriculture.