Instead of waiting for more data, a new report lays out the case for action.
Environment
Sand Mining Wreaks Havoc on Marine Ecosystems
Sand is typically extracted from where it’s most abundant: aquatic areas, like ocean floors.
Sand is typically extracted from where it’s most abundant: aquatic areas, like ocean floors.
A Forest Worth More Standing: Virgilio Viana on What It Will Take to Protect the Amazon
The first time Virgilio Viana saw the Amazon up close, he was a 16-year-old with a backpack, two school friends and very little sense of what he was walking into.
The first time Virgilio Viana saw the Amazon up close, he was a 16-year-old with a backpack, two school friends and very little sense of what he was walking into.
Troubled Waters? Aquaculture’s Intersecting Animal, Human, and Environmental Harms
Aquaculture is not the sustainable or ethical solution to food insecurity that industry or governments claim, nor is it a sound alternative to animal factory farming or wild-caught fishing.
Aquaculture is not the sustainable or ethical solution to food insecurity that industry or governments claim, nor is it a sound alternative to animal factory farming or wild-caught fishing.
Nearly Everyone Will Need to Change Their Diets by 2050 to Meet Climate Goals — Study Suggests
Researchers estimate that 44% of the population in 2012 had dietary habits fueling food-related emissions.
Researchers estimate that 44% of the population in 2012 had dietary habits fueling food-related emissions.
How to Celebrate the Holidays Without the Waste
From LED Christmas lights to DIY wrapping paper, celebrate the holidays with these eco-friendly tips.
From LED Christmas lights to DIY wrapping paper, celebrate the holidays with these eco-friendly tips.
How One Seattle Organization Is Turning Food Waste Into Plant Food
A program in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood is reducing garbage while helping residents grow their own gardens.
A program in Seattle’s South Park neighborhood is reducing garbage while helping residents grow their own gardens.
Inside California’s Race to Document Its Insects: A Conversation with Chris Grinter
Christopher C. Grinter has spent much of his life surrounded by insects, though not in the way most people imagine.
Christopher C. Grinter has spent much of his life surrounded by insects, though not in the way most people imagine.
Tracking Sea Turtles Is a Long, Slow Process That Just Might Keep Them Alive
This summer’s hatchlings won’t be back on land for 30 years. It’ll take at least that long to know how global warming is changing them.
This summer’s hatchlings won’t be back on land for 30 years. It’ll take at least that long to know how global warming is changing them.
When Resistance Is Kinship: The Ecology of Post-Partisan Change
If we move beyond fighting along partisan lines, does that mean we stop resisting altogether?
If we move beyond fighting along partisan lines, does that mean we stop resisting altogether?
Mushrooms Could Help Address Merrimack’s PFAS Problem
Graves has secured preliminary support from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services for an experimental trial in mycoremediation, or the use of fungi to clean up pollutants from a contaminated area.
Graves has secured preliminary support from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services for an experimental trial in mycoremediation, or the use of fungi to clean up pollutants from a contaminated area.
Already Disappearing, Southeast Asia’s Striped Rabbits Now Caught in Global Pet Trade
In recent months, authorities have seized at least 10 live rabbits smuggled from Thailand on commercial flights to India, highlighting the first known instance of these rabbits being trafficked internationally for the pet trade.
In recent months, authorities have seized at least 10 live rabbits smuggled from Thailand on commercial flights to India, highlighting the first known instance of these rabbits being trafficked internationally for the pet trade.
20 Facts for 20 Years of the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary
The Sanctuary is only about a 20 minute drive from Adelaide's city centre.
The Sanctuary is only about a 20 minute drive from Adelaide’s city centre.
Sea Change
Unlikely Allies and a Success Story of Oceanic Proportions
Unlikely Allies and a Success Story of Oceanic Proportions
Nothing Lasts Forever: Except for PFAS
PFAS are called “forever chemicals” because they do not break down easily in the human body or environment.
PFAS are called “forever chemicals” because they do not break down easily in the human body or environment.
Europe Races to Save Its Underwater Heritage From Climate Change
As climate change accelerates, EU-funded researchers have mobilised to safeguard Europe’s underwater and coastal heritage with innovative methods and cutting-edge technology.
As climate change accelerates, EU-funded researchers have mobilised to safeguard Europe’s underwater and coastal heritage with innovative methods and cutting-edge technology.