Fungi underpin life on Earth, but are far less well catalogued and understood than animals and plants. Three scientists…
The Colorado River provides water and electricity to 40 million people in the western US, but falling water levels threaten…
Traditional ecological knowledge, or TEK, can encompass science, medicine, ecology, religion and culture – and help protect…
Bees offer insights into many scientific questions, from cooperating in close quarters to strategies for finding food.
Researchers have long suspected that an ingredient in sunscreen called oxybenzone was harming corals, but no one knew how.…
Agreements negotiated a century ago to share water on Western rivers among states are showing their age in a time of water…
You can’t photograph the inside of a twister, but radar offers some clues.
The regionalism that fuels the Red Sox-Yankees rivalry is also found in U.S. attitudes about energy production, a new study…
Has Putin hurt Russia by jolting Europe’s shift away from fossil fuels into high gear?
Grain and fertilizer shortages, higher shipping costs and a strong dollar are all pushing food prices up and increasing…
A new book lays out the connections between industries and politicians that are both stalling action on climate change and…
The majority of power plants applying to connect to the US grid are now solar, and over a third of those are hybrids that…
Tourism revenues account for almost 10% of Costa Rica’s gross domestic product. New research shows that charismatic wildlife…
Pollen brings seasonal misery to millions of Americans, but it serves a critical purpose: fertilizing many kinds of plants,…
The Arctic Council was the world’s primary forum for cooperation among the eight Arctic nations and a channel for diplomacy…
Keeping landscapes connected can help protect wild animals and plants. In the US Southwest, border wall construction is…
Solutions already exist. What’s holding humanity back is the will to get past the status quo and embrace innovation.
The Earth is a resilient planet, but people are altering it in ways that may take centuries to reverse.
One of the oldest industries, fishing, is entering the world of advanced analytics and data-driven planning. With oceans…
Growing native grasses as cattle forage is an example of working lands conservation – balancing human use of the land…