New Farming Frontiers—Heat, Pesticides, and Virtual Reality
As climate change pushes agriculture into the unknown realms, farmers develop new methods of farming and organic sustainable farming takes hold.
America’s Imperiled Freshwater Mussels
Freshwater mussels were once found in astonishing numbers and diversity in North America. Then came the button fanciers, and then the pearl-makers.
Helping Kids After Harvey
Right now, there’s an outpouring of support for families displaced by Harvey, but what happens after the waters recede in Texas?
Scientists Turn to Spotted Owls to Understand Wildfire Patterns
To better understand how the warming climate affects wildfires, Scientists are turning to Spotted Owls that evolved to deal with such disasters.
A Clever Way to Conserve Forests
As climate change looms, scientists seek ways to reduce the release of carbon. Sometimes a low-tech approach is overlooked: conserving forests.
Is Doxxing the Right Way to Fight the “Alt-Right?”
In the aftermath of Charlottesville, people with similar names to white supremacists involved in the march were also caught in the crossfire.
The Last Glacier of Venezuela
Glaciers are retreating around the world. The Andes are no exception: in Venezuela, the ice has mostly already disappeared.
This Week in Sustainability: From Ice Age to Internet Age, Scientists Look for Clues to Species’ Extinctions
Scientists explore the causes--climate change, habitat destruction, and more--that decimated animals and humans alike, from Ice Age to Internet Age.
What Does it Mean to Be on the Endangered Species List?
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List is a global list of species and their conservation status.
The Environmental Impact of Nuclear War
Even a limited nuclear war would throw enough soot into the atmosphere to block sunlight and lower global temperatures by more than one degree Celsius.