Conservation

Long-forgotten varieties of the staple crop can survive flood, drought and other calamities. The challenge is bringing them back

A few brief reports about international science and technology from Hungary to Japan, including one about a wine grape in France that DNA testing shows has been cultivated for almost a millennium.

BBC and Netflix nature documentaries consistently shy away from showing viewers the true extent to which we’ve damaged the planet. Christopher Intagliata reports.

France lures U.S.-based researchers after American withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement

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A novel approach for making Africa’s largest transfrontier conservation area a success

Though waterfowl and raptor populations have made recoveries, bird populations have declined since 1970 across nearly all habitats

If the Trump administration weakens the Endangered Species Act, many populations that are already dwindling will disappear

Microplastic particles are everywhere, but in freshwater systems, 60 percent of particles are clothing lint from laundry.

Oil and gas development could exacerbate the impacts to species in the rapidly warming Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Neonicotinoids may be partly responsible for declines in songbird populations

Paul Romer, an expert in what’s known as endogenous growth theory and winner of the 2018 Nobel prize in economics, speaks to Scientific American about seeing economic growth as increased value, akin to when ingredients in a recipe are used to create a dish worth more than the original raw materials. His research concludes that investment in people, knowledge and innovation are primary growth factors.