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Environment
The Bias in Saving Nature: How Conservation Funding Favors the Familiar
The pattern is perverse. About a quarter of all amphibian species are at risk of extinction, yet funds continue to flow to the familiar and photogenic.
The pattern is perverse. About a quarter of all amphibian species are at risk of extinction, yet funds continue to flow to the familiar and photogenic.
Farmers Feed Candy Waste to Animals, but There Are Better Solutions
The practice may encourage companies to keep producing more than we humans actually consume.
The practice may encourage companies to keep producing more than we humans actually consume.
Logging to ‘Save’ Northern Spotted Owls From Wildfires Will Not End Well
Our research shows that spotted owls can thrive with mixed-severity fire, but logging in owl habitat for fire concerns may accelerate their extinction.
Our research shows that spotted owls can thrive with mixed-severity fire, but logging in owl habitat for fire concerns may accelerate their extinction.
Surprise, Surprise! Megadroughts Linked to Climate Change
Megadroughts lead to noteworthy decreases in precipitation, soil moisture and water levels.
Megadroughts lead to noteworthy decreases in precipitation, soil moisture and water levels.
How to Live Sustainably in an Unsustainable World?
This is obviously not just a result of a mental dilemma, but the harsh reality of facing the limits of growth.
This is obviously not just a result of a mental dilemma, but the harsh reality of facing the limits of growth.
Big Oil Isn’t Part of the Clean Energy Push, Despite Its Claims, Study Shows
Despite announcing ambitious plans to embrace renewables, a mere 0.1% of the primary energy they produce comes from renewables, the study found.
Despite announcing ambitious plans to embrace renewables, a mere 0.1% of the primary energy they produce comes from renewables, the study found.
Inside the Initiative to Protect Lake George by Reducing Road Salt
Ten years after launching a plan to cut salt pollution, Lake George is seeing results, and the model is spreading across the country and beyond.
Ten years after launching a plan to cut salt pollution, Lake George is seeing results, and the model is spreading across the country and beyond.
Keeping Clothes in Circulation: How EU Research Is Transforming Textile Waste
EU-funded research is helping to turn old clothes into new, quality products, aiming to reduce textile waste and make recycled textiles the norm.
EU-funded research is helping to turn old clothes into new, quality products, aiming to reduce textile waste and make recycled textiles the norm.
A Cacao Rush Drives ‘Alarming’ Deforestation in Liberia
A rush to plant cacao in southeastern Liberia is destroying large tracts of rainforest.
A rush to plant cacao in southeastern Liberia is destroying large tracts of rainforest.
Cemeteries: How the Dead Protect the Wild
From wildly popular to nearly forgotten, some of our cemeteries play an unexpected role in fostering biodiversity — and may provide climate solutions, too.
From wildly popular to nearly forgotten, some of our cemeteries play an unexpected role in fostering biodiversity — and may provide climate solutions, too.
Almost 40% of Nevada Groundwater Wells Are in Decline, Study Says
Only about 15% of wells analyzed had increasing water level trends over that same time period.
Only about 15% of wells analyzed had increasing water level trends over that same time period.
Flamingos Are Making a Home in Florida Again After 100 Years – An Ecologist Explains Why They May Be Returning for Good
One of the birds was rescued in the Tampa area after nearly drowning in the Gulf of Mexico. His rescuers named him Peaches.
One of the birds was rescued in the Tampa area after nearly drowning in the Gulf of Mexico. His rescuers named him Peaches.
Trump’s USDA Pivots From Big Meat to Feed and Fertilizer Prices
The shift marks an end to the broader Biden-era fight against consolidation throughout the supply chain.
The shift marks an end to the broader Biden-era fight against consolidation throughout the supply chain.
America’s Heartland Is Rewriting the Walkability Map
How Midwest and Rust Belt cities are redefining car-free living and setting new urban walkability standards.
Which walkable cities in America lead the way? Discover how the Heartland is redefining car-free, connected, and affordable urban life.
Gratitude in the Great Unraveling
Action is needed to avoid the worst outcomes. Effective action requires both information and motivation.
Action is needed to avoid the worst outcomes. Effective action requires both information and motivation.