Policy
Environmental Activists Have Higher Death Rates Than Some Soldiers
Killings of those protecting nature are highest in countries with corruption and weak rule of law
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Environment
Parrots Are Making the U.S. Home
Released or escaped parrots are now living in most states and are breeding in at least 21. For some, it’s a second chance at survival.
Environment
Science News Briefs from All Over
A few brief reports about international science and technology from Guatemala to Australia, including one about the first recorded tornado in Nepal.
Conservation
Birds Are Dying from Power-Line Collisions—Now There’s a Solution
Illuminating electric lines with ultraviolet light—which birds can see—can substantially reduce crashes
Conservation
Tourist Photographs Help African Wildlife Census
Photographs snapped by safari tourists are a surprisingly accurate way to assess populations of African carnivores. Christopher Intagliata reports.
EARTH
It’s Melting: Science on Ice
Glaciologist Elizabeth Case of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University’s Earth Institute takes us out near Juneau, Alaska, to study and live on the shifting ice...
Environment
Seabed-Mining Foes Press U.N. to Weigh Climate Impacts
Minerals used in electronics are found on the seafloor, but disturbing them could release carbon
Conservation
Rhinos and Their Gamekeepers Benefit From A.I.
Starting in 2017, an artificial intelligence monitoring system at the Welgevonden Game Reserve in South Africa has been helping to protect rhinos and their caretakers.
Conservation
Rise of the Extinction Deniers
Just like climate deniers, they’re out to obfuscate and debase the scientists and conservationists trying to save the world—and maybe get rid of a few pesky species in the process...
Environment
Solving Our Plastic Problem
At Scientific American 's third Science on the Hill event, experts from academia and the private sector met at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill to talk with Scientific American editor-in-chief Mariette DiChristina about solutions to our plethora-of-plastics problem...
Conservation
Why Don’t We Hear about More Species Going Extinct?
The extinction crisis threatens life all over the planet, but scientists are cautious about declaring a species extinct too quickly
Conservation
Dragon Quest: Australia Kicks Off Search for Possibly Extinct Lizard
The Victorian grasslands earless dragon hasn’t been observed for 50 years, but conservationists haven’t given up hope yet
Public Health
You Contain Multitudes of Microplastics
People appear to consume between 74,000 and 121,000 microplastic particles annually, and that's probably a gross underestimate.
Environment
A Biodegradable Label Doesn’t Make It So
At the third Scientific American “Science on the Hill” event, “Solving the Plastic Waste Problem”, one of the issues discussed by experts on Capitol Hill was biodegradability. ...
Making the Most of Your Summer Break
Avoid wondering where all of those summer hours went when school starts back up again
Conservation
As Predicted, Some of Australia’s Turtles Are Going Extinct
Turtles’ famed longevity can mask their decline—until it is too late
Conservation
When One Protected Species Kills Another, What Are Conservationists to Do?
What if great white sharks threaten sea otters? Dilemmas are on the rise in an increasingly disrupted environment
Climate Change
Mass Puffin Die-Off May Be Linked to Climate Change
Rising ocean temperatures and melting ice are disrupting the birds’ food sources
A Bit of Wildfire Isn’t Necessarily a Bad Thing
For some species it’s a threat, but for others it’s essential
Conservation
What Losing One Million Species Means for the Planet—and Humanity
A new UN report finds that at least 1 million species are at risk of extinction. Will this finally be enough to motivate worldwide action?
