Research shows that the ecological benefits of marine protected areas depend less on their size than on whether rules are visible, monitored, and enforced.
Environment
Sustainable Gardening in the Real World
During lockdown, I was given access to a walled garden. It was an incredible piece of generosity.
During lockdown, I was given access to a walled garden. It was an incredible piece of generosity.
Spewing Motorboats Foul Water Column
This is particularly the case with older motorboats.
This is particularly the case with older motorboats.
A New Immigration Strategy Shakes Agro-Industrial Rural Towns
A Supreme Court decision is pushing immigration enforcement beyond jobsites into rural towns. A US citizen says an ICE agent told him: ‘We have the right to assume that you’re an illegal alien.’
A Supreme Court decision is pushing immigration enforcement beyond jobsites into rural towns. A US citizen says an ICE agent told him: ‘We have the right to assume that you’re an illegal alien.’
Finding Life in the Flux
All stories have characters. The qualities we attach to the ones in leading roles and the fates that befall them as plots unfold tell us a great deal about what we fear and what we value.
All stories have characters. The qualities we attach to the ones in leading roles and the fates that befall them as plots unfold tell us a great deal about what we fear and what we value.
The West’s Unprecedented Winter Could Fuel a Summer of Disaster
Record-low snowpack and an early heat wave could mean a higher risk of drought and fire in coming months.
Record-low snowpack and an early heat wave could mean a higher risk of drought and fire in coming months.
Picture This Pig: Diners Shift From Selecting Meat on the Menu
A new study finds that adding animal images to menus increases the odds of choosing the vegetarian dish by 22%.
A new study finds that adding animal images to menus increases the odds of choosing the vegetarian dish by 22%.
Huge Amounts of Nanoplastics Discovered in Tap and Bottled Water
For the new study, researchers used more advanced methodology and found more plastic.
For the new study, researchers used more advanced methodology and found more plastic.
After Toxic Algae Blooms, Cayuga Lake Enters ‘The Twilight Zone’
Residents and vacationers flock to this New York lake each summer, but the water carries something harmful — and the community is fighting back.
Residents and vacationers flock to this New York lake each summer, but the water carries something harmful — and the community is fighting back.
Indian Wastewater Rife With Drug Resistance Genes
Researchers say findings point to need for greater wastewater surveillance
Researchers say findings point to need for greater wastewater surveillance
Proboscis Monkey Found in Thailand Adds to Evidence of Cross-Border Illegal Trade
Proboscis monkeys are an endangered species endemic to Borneo, and international trade is banned except for research or conservation purposes — no permits that would allow such trade exist for the species in Thailand.
Proboscis monkeys are an endangered species endemic to Borneo, and international trade is banned except for research or conservation purposes — no permits that would allow such trade exist for the species in Thailand.
Three Visions of Green AI — And Why the Differences Matter
Sometimes Green AI refers to making AI itself less energy-intensive. Sometimes it describes deploying AI for ecological monitoring or climate forecasting.
Sometimes Green AI refers to making AI itself less energy-intensive. Sometimes it describes deploying AI for ecological monitoring or climate forecasting.
Oceans Are Absorbing the Earth’s Excess Energy. That’s Bad News for Food Systems.
As the planet traps more energy than it releases, the pathways for global food production are being upended.
As the planet traps more energy than it releases, the pathways for global food production are being upended.
Seeing Forest as Merely a Carbon ‘Commodity’: Dangerous Greenwashing
These days, companies can buy “carbon credits” for the carbon that is stored in living forests and offset this against their own greenhouse gas emissions.
These days, companies can buy “carbon credits” for the carbon that is stored in living forests and offset this against their own greenhouse gas emissions.
Sharks – They Outlived Dinosaurs but Probably Not Us if We Continue to Kill 100,000,000 a Year
Sharks, as a species, have lived on Earth for hundreds of millions of years.
Sharks, as a species, have lived on Earth for hundreds of millions of years.
River Otter Redux: North American Comeback Still a Work in Progress
From the 1500s onward, European settlers in North America trapped river otters, using their waterproof pelts in the fur trade.
From the 1500s onward, European settlers in North America trapped river otters, using their waterproof pelts in the fur trade.