Conservation
Brazil’s New President Vows to Save Amazon Forests
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says he’ll stop illegal destruction of rain forests allowed under former president Jair Bolsonaro. Will Brazilians support him?
Stories by Richard Schiffman
Climate Change
Former EPA Head: Supreme Court’s Ruling Is a ‘Body Blow’ to the U.S.
Christine Todd Whitman says the Court is pushing a political agenda
Oceans
Bringing Fisheries Back from the Brink
Marine biologist Daniel Pauly did a turnabout from helping fishing trawlers to fighting them. Can struggling fisheries now turn around?
EARTH
‘Mother Trees’ Are Intelligent: They Learn and Remember
And ecologist Suzanne Simard says they need our help to survive
Climate Change
Climate Deniers Shift Tactics to ‘Inactivism’
Fossil fuel interests are trying to blame climate change on individuals while also sowing division, says Michael Mann, one of their prime targets
Culture
Fantastic Voyage: Polynesian Seafaring Canoe Completes Its Globe-Circling Journey
The Hōkūleʻa vessel is set to finish its first circumnavigation later this week in Honolulu
Conservation
Waging War on Wildlife Crime
Paleontologist-turned-politician Richard Leakey leads the charge in Kenya's war on poaching
Mental Health
Psilocybin: A Journey Beyond the Fear of Death?
Johns Hopkins clinical pharmacologist Roland Griffiths talks about a major new study hinting at psychedelic drugs as therapeutic powerhouses
Conservation
Why Kenya Is Burning 100 Tons of Elephant Ivory
Paleontologist-turned-politician Richard Leakey talks with Scientific American about his efforts to save Kenya’s wildlife
Environment
Illegal Ivory Set to Be Crushed in Times Square
U.S. agencies hope the spectacle will raise public awareness of the growing elephant slaughter
Environment
Amazon Deforestation Takes a Turn for the Worse
A new report reveals an uptick in the destruction of Brazil’s rainforests
