In Bangladesh, scientists are tracking rescued and released individuals to learn about their ecology, behavior and habitat requirements.
Environment
Mitigating Climate Change One White Roof at a Time
In colder climates, white roofs can increase heat demand and potentially contribute to global warming by reflecting light into the atmosphere.
In colder climates, white roofs can increase heat demand and potentially contribute to global warming by reflecting light into the atmosphere.
This Key Tool Could Protect Whales and Dolphins Worldwide. Advocates Want the U.S. to Use It.
Stronger enforcement of U.S. import law could spare marine mammals from deadly fishing gear around the world, advocates say.
Stronger enforcement of U.S. import law could spare marine mammals from deadly fishing gear around the world, advocates say.
Are Global Hotel Giants Really Going Green?
Tourism is a massive industry, but it also has a big environmental footprint.
Tourism is a massive industry, but it also has a big environmental footprint.
The Cardinal’s Lesson: What We Fail to Notice, We Rarely Protect
The woods were quiet in the peculiar way that belongs only to early spring. The great chorus of summer had not yet arrived.
The woods were quiet in the peculiar way that belongs only to early spring. The great chorus of summer had not yet arrived.
Sustained Care Critical for Gaza’s Child Amputees
Many lack prostheses, or adaptations needed as they grow
Many lack prostheses, or adaptations needed as they grow
The Road to Cleaner Water: How to Prevent Roads From Polluting Waterways
Everyone loves driving on clean highways and spotless local roads.
Everyone loves driving on clean highways and spotless local roads.
Sri Lanka Bans Single-Use Plastic Bottles at Government Events, Charges for Plastic Bags
The Indian Ocean island generates an estimated 250,000 metric tons of plastic waste annually, but only a small fraction is recycled, with much of the waste ending up in landfills, waterways and the ocean.
The Indian Ocean island generates an estimated 250,000 metric tons of plastic waste annually, but only a small fraction is recycled, with much of the waste ending up in landfills, waterways and the ocean.
The Flesh-Eating Pest That Once Cost Ranchers Millions Is Back
New World screwworm’s long-dreaded arrival in the U.S. jeopardizes a 40-year-old agricultural victory.
New World screwworm’s long-dreaded arrival in the U.S. jeopardizes a 40-year-old agricultural victory.
The Global Trafficking Ring Preying on a Rare Golden Monkey From Brazil
Seizures in Togo, Suriname and in the Brazilian Amazon reveal sophisticated criminal networks that control international routes, sometimes using forged documents.
Seizures in Togo, Suriname and in the Brazilian Amazon reveal sophisticated criminal networks that control international routes, sometimes using forged documents.
Dr. Green: Why Some People and Groups Become Resistant to Science
This week we explore how folks get lured into anti-science movements. Who is vulnerable? Are these groups cults? Why do certain ‘groupthink’ people act destructively toward the rest of the world?
This week we explore how folks get lured into anti-science movements. Who is vulnerable? Are these groups cults? Why do certain ‘groupthink’ people act destructively toward the rest of the world?
No, Rolling Back These Environmental Rules Won’t Lower Your Grocery Bill
The Trump administration is dismantling two EPA rules, promising cheaper groceries for struggling families. Economists and former officials say it'll only make things pricier.
The Trump administration is dismantling two EPA rules, promising cheaper groceries for struggling families. Economists and former officials say it’ll only make things pricier.
Nature’s Feedback Loops Can Drive Collapse. Thomas Crowther Thinks They Can Also Drive Recovery
Crowther suggests that optimism, behavior, and narrative are not peripheral to environmental outcomes, but part of the forces that influence them.
Crowther suggests that optimism, behavior, and narrative are not peripheral to environmental outcomes, but part of the forces that influence them.
Household Mosquito Repellents May Stop Bumblebees From Finding Their Way Home
Researchers in Finland exposed 123 buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris), one of the most abundant bumblebee species in Europe, to a standard consumer mosquito repellent containing prallethrin, a type of pyrethroid insecticide.
Researchers in Finland exposed 123 buff-tailed bumblebees (Bombus terrestris), one of the most abundant bumblebee species in Europe, to a standard consumer mosquito repellent containing prallethrin, a type of pyrethroid insecticide.
California Almonds Depend on Billions of Bees. ‘Bitter Honey’ Asks at What Cost
A new book reports how beekeeping operations are more like livestock megafarms.
A new book reports how beekeeping operations are more like livestock megafarms.
The Planetary Health Diet: Healthy You, Healthy Earth
A plant-based, whole-food, and minimally processed diet is typically both human- and planet-friendly.
A plant-based, whole-food, and minimally processed diet is typically both human- and planet-friendly.