Sustainability
Charcoal Makes Toxic Mercury Less Likely to Enter the Food Web
Activated carbon traps pollution in place
Stories by Carrie Madren
Sustainability
Where Few Trees Have Gone Before
As the climate warms, forests encroach on meadowland
Evolution
Freshwater Fish Are Dying at Alarming Rates
North American freshwater fishes are going extinct at rates that concern scientists
Sustainability
Plastic in the Oceans May Help Some Species Proliferate Like Weeds
Garbage in the North Pacific may help some species proliferate at the expense of others
Evolution
Tracking Turtles from Space
A satellite study pinpoints where leatherbacks and fishing trawlers cross paths
Sustainability
Orchids Are as Finicky as the Fungi That Nourish Them
Fungi that orchids need to grow are just as finicky as the exotic flowers themselves
Sustainability
A Wild, Weedy Scourge: Fast Spreading Cogongrass Threatens Forests in the U.S. South
The federal government is spending millions to combat a nasty plant that is spreading like wildfire
