When a toucan plucks fruit from a tree in the Amazon Rainforest, it’s doing more than just finding lunch.
Environment
Fossil Fuel and Cement Production Emissions Tied to Heat Waves
According climate researchers, greenhouse gas emissions from major fossil fuel and cement producers are significant contributors to the occurrence and intensity of heat waves.
According climate researchers, greenhouse gas emissions from major fossil fuel and cement producers are significant contributors to the occurrence and intensity of heat waves.
An Action Plan for Amazon Droughts: The Time Is Now!
The fertile lungs of our planet, the Amazon jungle faces severe drought due to El Niño, climate change, and deforestation for agriculture like palm oil, soy and meat.
The fertile lungs of our planet, the Amazon jungle faces severe drought due to El Niño, climate change, and deforestation for agriculture like palm oil, soy and meat.
Most Caribbean Coral Reefs To Stop Growing by 2040, Study Warns
Coral reefs, especially those near shores, protect valuable coastlines from flooding during cyclones and storm surges by breaking up wave energy.
Coral reefs, especially those near shores, protect valuable coastlines from flooding during cyclones and storm surges by breaking up wave energy.
To Get ‘Toxic Stew’ Out of New Hampshires’s Lakes, Legislators Eye New Ways to Fund Cyanobacteria Mitigation
Formalizing a strategy to address cyanobacteria blooms and other emerging water quality threats, then settling on a way to fund those efforts.
Formalizing a strategy to address cyanobacteria blooms and other emerging water quality threats, then settling on a way to fund those efforts.
Can We Save the World’s Largest Flowers From the Brink of Extinction?
This stink has helped Rafflesia to keep death at bay for its species.
This stink has helped Rafflesia to keep death at bay for its species.
Sustainability Remains Hot Topic in Corporate America
Low-carbon energy firm CEO says executives dialed in on climate change, pondering adjustments despite shifts in Washington
Low-carbon energy firm CEO says executives dialed in on climate change, pondering adjustments despite shifts in Washington
The ‘Green Revolution’ Transformed Global Agriculture. Now It’s Adapting to Climate Change.
The same techniques that fed the exploding global population of the 20th century are being used to adapt agriculture to one of the most serious threats of the 21st.
The same techniques that fed the exploding global population of the 20th century are being used to adapt agriculture to one of the most serious threats of the 21st.
Could the Fight Against Animal Testing Help Farm Animals? Some Advocates Are Shifting Tactics
To win over conservative lawmakers, some animal rights advocates are stressing spending cuts in their pitch.
To win over conservative lawmakers, some animal rights advocates are stressing spending cuts in their pitch.
Pet Sharks Have Become Cool, but Is Owning Them Ethical?
But experts note that most home aquariums are inadequate and can lead to stunted growth, deformities and early death.
But experts note that most home aquariums are inadequate and can lead to stunted growth, deformities and early death.
Happy 50th Birthday, Monkey Wrench Gang
Half a century after the novel’s publication, the Glen Canyon Dam still stands, now home to the world’s largest mud puddle.
Half a century after the novel’s publication, the Glen Canyon Dam still stands, now home to the world’s largest mud puddle.
Designing Land Access With Deep Time in Mind: Moving Toward a Timeless Ethic of Land Stewardship
We make these choices and additions every year because we want this place to be beautiful and productive for us, but there’s something else.
We make these choices and additions every year because we want this place to be beautiful and productive for us, but there’s something else.
Spain Sweltered Under Hottest Summer on Record in 2025, Weather Agency Says
This summer was also 2.1 degrees Celsius (3.7 F) hotter than the national average from 1991-2020.
This summer was also 2.1 degrees Celsius (3.7 F) hotter than the national average from 1991-2020.
The Wider Benefits of Choosing Life off the Grid
So, is living off the grid worth it?
So, is living off the grid worth it?
To Grouse and Kvech 1: We Are the World
How do you balance empirical research and imaginative speculation so environmental painting persuades without becoming didactic?
As AI enters your studio, where do you now draw the ethical line between assistance and authorship?
Reindeer Grazing Can Mitigate the Impacts of Winter Climate Change on Forest Carbon Release
How reindeer grazing helps stabilize forest carbon under changing snow conditions.
Can reindeer grazing reduce climate change effects? Discover how it stabilizes forest carbon release in northern ecosystems.