Environment
Are Giant Sequoia Trees Succumbing to Drought?
Researchers climb 300 feet to the tops of thousand-year-old trees to analyze how they are faring
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Biology
Bats Learn to Take White-Nose Punch
In areas where the white-nose syndrome fungus has been around for awhile, little brown bats seem to have found a way to limit the disease damage.
East of Siberia: A Long Walk Through Leopard Country
What happens when last-minute invitation to give a talk at a conference arrives when you're deep in the wilderness
Biotech
Gene Drive Moratorium Shot Down at UN Meeting
Freezing the genetic technology would have been a disaster, scientists say; activists plan to renew the fight
Conservation
Real-Life Red-Nosed Reindeer Faces Climate Change Threats
With too much ice in some places and not enough in others, Canada’s Peary caribou is struggling. But new findings could aid recovery efforts
Conservation
Wolf Transplant Could Reset Iconic Island Study
US government proposes introducing wolves to Isle Royale as population dwindles
Environment
Interior Department Finalizes Rule to Protect Waterways from Coal Mining
The new rule requires companies to avoid mining practices that may pollute streams and drinking water sources, restore streams, and promise to return mined areas to their original form
13 Bird Species Declared Extinct
All of these species were newly recognized by science—but it was too late to save them
The Nearly Magical Properties of Fig Trees
They can help us mitigate and adapt to climate change—and that's just the beginning
Landmark Rule Moves U.S. toward Seafood Transparency
The Obama administration issued a final rule establishing seafood traceability requirements to help combat illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing and seafood fraud
Conservation
Trump Reportedly Picks Montana Congressman Ryan Zinke for Interior Secretary
Zinke wants to keep federal lands in the hands of the government, believes that “something is going on” with the climate and embraces of an “all of the above” energy policy...
Conservation
The 301 Mammal Species Most Threatened by Overhunting
The bushmeat trade and traditional medicine could push tigers, chimpanzees, pangolins and hundreds of other species toward extinction
Conservation
Giraffe's "Silent Extinction" Finally Earns Some Noise
The world’s tallest land mammal has been listed as vulnerable to extinction after a 40 percent population decline
Climate Change
Trump Names Oil Exec as Secretary of State, Overseeing International Climate Pacts
Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson has no government experience and close ties to Russia
Environment
Biofuels Industry May Have the Juice to Endure to Trump's EPA Chief Pick
Despite concerns over Scott Pruitt’s record of opposing ethanol, experts say the renewable-fuel program is on safe ground
Conservation
Autonomous Aircraft Maps Sea Ice and Tracks Polar Bears
Scientists are testing out a drone that could better map sea ice on a daily basis, and follow polar bear movements
Conservation
Giraffes Suffer "Silent Extinction" in Africa
Their numbers have declined by as much as 40 percent since the 1980s, due to illegal hunting and expansion of farmland
Conservation
Google to Buy More Clean Energy Than Some Big Utilities
The company plans to meet 100 percent of its corporate energy demand with carbon-free energy by 2017
Conservation
"Crisis" for Mediterranean Sharks
Bycatch from overfishing has put at least 53 percent of Mediterranean shark species at risk of extinction
Conservation
Army Corps Denies Permit for Dakota Access Pipeline
Activists are celebrating the decision, but the company building the line said it had no plans for re-routing
