
Plants Are Stuck as Seed-Eating Animals Decline
Their ability to track climate change is being squeezed on all sides

Plants Are Stuck as Seed-Eating Animals Decline
Their ability to track climate change is being squeezed on all sides

See the Bizarre Fruiting Bodies of Slime Molds
Only about a tenth of an inch tall, these protist growths take on truly strange forms


Trees Have the Potential to Live Indefinitely
Trees die as a result of severe damage, but some have overcome storms, droughts, fires, and more to survive for thousands of years

To See Where a Whale Has Been, Look in Its Mouth
The baleen that hangs from the jaws of some whale species contains clues about their migrations and diets

As Arctic Sea Ice Melts, Killer Whales Are Moving In
Underwater recorders have picked up the sounds of orcas in places they haven’t previously been detected

Trees Drill into Deep Bedrock for Water Surprisingly Often
Bedrock water could be a hidden source of moisture as climate change threatens forests

The Ecology of the First Thanksgiving
Food sources around Plymouth Colony were so abundant because of Native land management

Climate Change Is Acidifying and Contaminating Drinking Water and Alpine Ecosystems
Hotter, drier mountains leach more metal into streams from abandoned mines and natural deposits

Newfound Ocean Hotspot Draws Millions of Migrating Birds Each Year
Scientists hope to protect these critical international waters

What Dune Should Teach Us about the Beauty of ‘Wastelands’
There are deep-rooted connections between sustainable deserts and a sustainable future

Earth Could Be Alien to Humans by 2500
Unless greenhouse gas emissions drop significantly, warming by 2500 will make the Amazon barren, Iowa tropical and India too hot to live in

Invasive Cheatgrass Spreads Under City Lights
The prolific plant, which impacts agriculture and spurs wildfire, seems to particularly benefit from streetlights