Environment9201 articles archived since 1845

What is the current status of the 'invasion' of non-native zebra mussels in the Great Lakes? Has the invasion been stopped or controlled? And what ecological damage has this creature caused other than the clogging of drainage pipes?

How close are we to being able to reconstruct the DNA of long-extinct creatures--dinosaurs, for instance? What kinds of technical hurdles do we need to overcome, and do the recent advances in cloning bring us any nearer to the goal?

Why does the ocean appear blue? Is it because it reflects the color of the sky?

I lived a long time in the tropics and often heard of, but never saw, the "green flash" that is said to occur just at sundown. Does it actually exist, and if so, what causes it?

IN THE DRINK

Cities try cooling off with deep lake water

DESERTING THE SAHARA

Dying plants harvest harsh surprises from climate change

PIRATE FEAR

Controversy heats up about chlorfenapyr, a.k.a. Pirate--a pesticide some claim is the next DDT

Why do we have a hurricane season?

CONGO CITY

Gorillas and the rain forest come to the Bronx

STRIKE ZONE

A little ecology and technology could keep birds away from airplanes

Defender of the Plant Kingdom

Botanist Peter H. Raven wants the world to save its plant species. All of them.

REPLUMBING THE EVERGLADES

An $8-billion restoration plan may not go far enough

TURTLE TRAGEDY

Demand in Asia may be wiping out turtle populations worldwide

The Adventures of Bat Men

Survivors and a Winner

WHITEOUT

Widespread coral bleaching, even in deep waters, continues to perplex scientists

Oil on Water

Studies arising from the Exxon Valdez oil spill suggest that fish are more sensitive to hydrocarbons than previously thought

Green is Good

With negotiations on climate change policy stalled, some major corporations are setting their own environmental policies

Crimes Against Nature

A medical examiner's laboratory -- for protected animals

On the Origins of Subspecies

DNA analysis to the rescue in figuring out where to repatriate Gal¿pagos Islands tortoises