Environment
California's Drought Is Part of a Much Bigger Water Crisis
The problems are as much structural and systemic as they are natural
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Environment
Good News for the World's Rarest Lions
The critically endangered Asiatic lions of Gujarat, India, have enjoyed a population boom over the past five years
Environment
Alaska Surface Glacier Melting Means More Glug Glug Glug
The vast majority of ice loss in Alaska glaciers comes from those that sit completely on land—which contributes meltwater to sea level rise. Julia Rosen reports
Environment
African Lion Populations Drop 42 Percent in Past 21 Years
Lions have now disappeared from as many as 16 African nations
Environment
Should Italy's Prized Olive Groves Be Burned to the Ground?
Officials are torching thousands of olive trees without knowing if fire will stop the spread of a lethal bacterium
Environment
Fairbanks Community of Observers
Vermont’s Fairbanks Museum Community of Observers provides the tools to help regional citizen scientists record and map data on a variety of topics, including wildflowers, birds, butterflies and weather patterns...
The Sciences
Restore Research to Preserve the American Dream
Norman Augustine, former CEO of Lockheed Martin and former undersecretary of the Army talks about the report he co-chaired for the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, "Restoring the Foundation: The Vital Role of Research in Preserving the American Dream"
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Environment
The Race to Save Chocolate
Pests, fungal infections and a changing climate threaten cacao crops and the chocolate they produce. But researchers have strategies to rescue this favorite sweet
Environment
The Richest Reef: Where Have All the Predators Gone?
In the most biologically diverse marine ecosystem on the planet, fishing has wiped out apex predators like barracuda, grouper and sharks
The Sciences
Migratory Birds: What a Long-Range Trip It's Been
Ornithologist Eduardo Inigo-Elias, senior research associate with the conservation science program at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, talks about the challenges of studying migratory birds and how improved relations between the U.S...
Environment
Ideology Subsumes Empiricism in Pope's Climate Encyclical
Religious dogma compromises Pope Francis's call for action on climate change by rejecting key solutions
Environment
Sex and the Single Male Bird: Why Uncoupled Individuals Matter
Unmated birds that emulate lovable loser George Costanza play an important evolutionary role
Environment
How Scott Walker Dismantled Wisconsin's Environmental Legacy
As governor of Wisconsin, the likely Republican presidential nomination-seeker consistently dismissed science and sided with polluters
Satellites Find Less Groundwater Left
NASA satellites show that aquifers are rapidly depleting and hold less water than expected
Environment
The Sneaky Ways 2 Frogs Are Beating a Killer Fungus
Two Australian tree frog species are still dying from the chytrid fungus, but they have advantages that are helping them to survive in the long run
Environment
Weak Climate Plans Set to Overshoot World Temperature Goal
Countries' current pledges for greenhouse gas cuts will fail to achieve a peak in energy-related emissions by 2030 and likely result in a temperature rise of 2.6 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, the International Energy Agency said on Monday...
Environment
Isn't It Time We Recognize African Elephants as 2 Separate Species?
Fourteen years after genetic tests showed African bush and savanna elephants to be separate species, most organizations still treat them as one. That, some fear, hurts efforts to conserve them...
Environment
Alaska's Rare Alexander Archipelago Wolves Nearly Wiped Out in 1 Year
Only about 60 of these now critically-endangered wolves remain on Prince of Wales Island
Use It or Lose It Laws Worsen Western U.S. Water Woes
ProPublica's “Killing the Colorado” series examines a 139-year-old water law that pushes ranchers to use as much water as they possibly can, even during a drought
Worst U.S. Bird Flu Outbreak in History Expands to Michigan
State officials report several geese have tested positive for a lethal strain of avian flu, making Michigan the 21st state to confirm a case of the disease
