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Environment
Road Salt Is Worse for Freshwater Life Than Expected
Freshwater streams, ponds, and lakes across the United States are becoming saltier, and new research shows the damage may be greater than scientists once thought.
Freshwater streams, ponds, and lakes across the United States are becoming saltier, and new research shows the damage may be greater than scientists once thought.
Fracking in Argentina ‘Linked to Hundreds of Tremors’
In January, a report by the independent consulting firm NCS Multistage revealed that 2026 began with an exceptionally high number of fracturing operations in the area.
In January, a report by the independent consulting firm NCS Multistage revealed that 2026 began with an exceptionally high number of fracturing operations in the area.
Forests Don’t Just Store Carbon. They Keep People Alive, Scientists Say
Clearing forests can lead to hotter, drier conditions and increased heat stress.
Clearing forests can lead to hotter, drier conditions and increased heat stress.
Apes Can Imagine Things Like Humans Do
In a series of tea party-like experiments, researchers demonstrated for the first time that apes can use their imagination and play pretend, an ability thought to be uniquely human.
In a series of tea party-like experiments, researchers demonstrated for the first time that apes can use their imagination and play pretend, an ability thought to be uniquely human.
A Massive Climate Resilience Program Is Escaping Florida’s DOGE Purge
Ron DeSantis is slashing government spending, but the Sunshine State can’t afford to abandon its climate adaptation fund.
Ron DeSantis is slashing government spending, but the Sunshine State can’t afford to abandon its climate adaptation fund.
The Business Case for Biodiversity
Few companies currently disclose biodiversity impacts, and measurement remains uneven, though existing tools can already inform operational and portfolio decisions.
Few companies currently disclose biodiversity impacts, and measurement remains uneven, though existing tools can already inform operational and portfolio decisions.
What If Growth Isn’t the Goal?
On degrowth, rewilding, and the courage to need less.
On degrowth, rewilding, and the courage to need less.
Javan Rhinos Not Safe From Poachers
Poachers target rhinos for their horns, driven by demand in Asia, particularly China and Vietnam, where the horns are used as status symbols, traditional medicines, and aphrodisiacs.
Poachers target rhinos for their horns, driven by demand in Asia, particularly China and Vietnam, where the horns are used as status symbols, traditional medicines, and aphrodisiacs.
Yes, China Has Embraced Renewables – But Don’t Call It a Transition, Expert Says
China’s embrace of electric vehicles and renewable energy technology has less to do with a clean energy transition than a hunger for energy of all kinds, analysts on a Kennedy School panel said Monday.
China’s embrace of electric vehicles and renewable energy technology has less to do with a clean energy transition than a hunger for energy of all kinds, analysts on a Kennedy School panel said Monday.
The Radish Rebellion
We feel helpless. We feel like pawns on a chessboard moved by giants.
We feel helpless. We feel like pawns on a chessboard moved by giants.
Snakes on a Train: King Cobras Are Hitching Rides in India
A paper recently published in Biotropica suggests that king cobras (Ophiophagus kaalinga) may occasionally hitch a ride on trains in western India, turning railways into unexpected dispersal routes.
A paper recently published in Biotropica suggests that king cobras (Ophiophagus kaalinga) may occasionally hitch a ride on trains in western India, turning railways into unexpected dispersal routes.
Ice-Free Summers Coming Soon to Arctic
There are several additional environmental implications of an ice-free Arctic, including the effect on animals and marine ecosystems, who rely on the ice to survive.
There are several additional environmental implications of an ice-free Arctic, including the effect on animals and marine ecosystems, who rely on the ice to survive.
New Research Uncovers Shocking Level of Trade in Protected Chambered Nautiluses
The beautiful marine mollusks have international protections, but sale of their shells continues by the tens of thousands.
The beautiful marine mollusks have international protections, but sale of their shells continues by the tens of thousands.
Rat Poison Is Widespread in New Hampshire’s Carnivores. Some Want It Banned.
Scientists are staking out these shy predators to understand more about a decline in their numbers that has worsened in recent years.
Scientists are staking out these shy predators to understand more about a decline in their numbers that has worsened in recent years.
Indigenous Concerns Surface as U.S. Agency Considers Seabed Mining in Alaskan Waters
The waters are off the coast of a state that is home to more than 200 Alaska Native nations and the proposal is raising cultural and environmental concerns.
The waters are off the coast of a state that is home to more than 200 Alaska Native nations and the proposal is raising cultural and environmental concerns.