New World screwworm’s long-dreaded arrival in the U.S. jeopardizes a 40-year-old agricultural victory.
Environment
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.
Denmark’s ‘Pig Election’ Prompts Drinking Water Crackdown. Will Europe Follow Suit?
Incoming government is spotlighting highly polluting intensive farming practices, which damage water, land and air.
Incoming government is spotlighting highly polluting intensive farming practices, which damage water, land and air.
Australia Is Failing to Meet Its Environment Targets, Argues Ecologist
Conservation and environmental scientists have come out against the Australian federal government’s claim that it’s “on track” to meet most of its targets under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework agreed upon at the U.N. biodiversity summit in 2022.
Conservation and environmental scientists have come out against the Australian federal government’s claim that it’s “on track” to meet most of its targets under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework agreed upon at the U.N. biodiversity summit in 2022.
Sardine Girl Summer Meets the Reality of Industrial Fishing
Your ‘seacuterie’ board may not be as sustainable as you think.
Your ‘seacuterie’ board may not be as sustainable as you think.
Orangutans Are Going Extinct for a Product We Don’t Need
Hidden away in a long list of consumer products is an ingredient whose use is directly causing the extinction of Orangutans.
Hidden away in a long list of consumer products is an ingredient whose use is directly causing the extinction of Orangutans.
Saving Primates of Bangladesh From Extinction
Research shows that hybrid langurs often become infertile, putting future populations at risk of decline.
Research shows that hybrid langurs often become infertile, putting future populations at risk of decline.
City Birds: New Study Shows Urban Habitat Matters for Migrating Species
Nearly half of all stopover sites used by migrating birds in North America fall within urban areas.
Nearly half of all stopover sites used by migrating birds in North America fall within urban areas.
Nepal’s Rhododendron Tourism Sparks Unchecked Liquor Trade Concerns
Nepal’s conservation laws prohibit commercial harvesting of rhododendrons from community forests without approval, but legal ambiguity over privately cultivated flowers has left officials uncertain about how to enforce existing rules.
Nepal’s conservation laws prohibit commercial harvesting of rhododendrons from community forests without approval, but legal ambiguity over privately cultivated flowers has left officials uncertain about how to enforce existing rules.
Why Hybrids — Not EVs — Are Winning Over US Consumers
High gas prices are driving EV growth in other parts of the world — but American drivers are favoring hybrids.
High gas prices are driving EV growth in other parts of the world — but American drivers are favoring hybrids.