Natural Disasters
Could the Infrastructure Bill Make Wildfires Worse?
The legislation provides billions of dollars for thinning forests in ways that some scientists think are wrongheaded
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Conservation
Indigenous Amazon Communities Fight Deforestation with New Early-Alert Tool
A pilot program reveals that deforestation declined when Peruvian Indigenous communities use an early-alert-system app to detect forest loss
Ecology
National Park Nature Walks, Episode 8: The Blue Oaks of Sequoia
Here is our next installment of a new pop-up podcast miniseries that takes your ears into the deep sound of nature. Host Jacob Job, an ecologist and audiophile, brings you inches away from a multitude of creatures, great and small, amid the sonic grandeur of nature...
Pollution
Otter Poop Helps Scientists Track Pollution at a Superfund Site
In a contaminated Seattle river, what the mammals leave behind may be a good gauge of cleanup efforts
Ecology
The Permanent, Unmistakable Mark Human Beings Have Left on Planet Earth
Humans are profoundly altering the earth. Is our impact enough to matter across geologic time? Some say it is. Welcome to the Anthropocene
Environment
North American Beaver Invasion Occupies Forests and Steppes in Southern Chile and Argentina
Introduced from Canada in 1946, the rodents have exponentially reproduced and are expanding throughout the Southern Cone
Environment
Toxic Algae Causing Brain Damage in Sea Lions along California Coast
Brain scans reveal damage that leads to neurological and behavioral changes, including beach strandings
Environment
Energy Secretary Talks Climate Challenge
A brief portion of the December 9 conversation during the climate talks in France between Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz and Scientific American ’s David Biello ...
Environment
90-Nation Coalition Aims for Ambitious Climate Change Deal
Among its goals, the coalition of countries, including the U.S., wants an agreement that the world must aim as soon as possible to hold global warming to 1.5-degree Celsius and work toward a long-term low-carbon future ...
Environment
Here's How Much of Alaska's Permafrost Could Melt
New research reveals the extent of the meltdown in the north
Environment
Blocking the Sun Is No Plan B for Global Warming
Planet-wide geoengineering schemes might work—or backfire. Either way, there is no getting around the need to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere
Environment
New African Highways Have a High Environmental Price
An analysis determines that many road-building projects in Africa would bring only modest benefits to people, while devastating the environment. Christopher Intagliata reports
Environment
Protect the Right Places for Biodiversity
Scientists can provide the info to make sure that the correct areas are chosen for protection to help ensure the continued robustness of a region's biodiversity
Environment
Pollination Isn't Just for the Bees
Flies, beetles, butterflies and moths may account for some 40 percent of the world’s pollination. Christopher Intagliata reports
Environment
U.S. and China Work Together for Climate Solution, So Far
The world’s two largest polluters have been team players at the climate talks in Paris
Environment
The Biggest Climate Challenge: Leaving Carbon in the Ground
Science shows that safeguarding the climate will require us to leave most fossil fuels in the ground. Can we restrain ourselves?
Environment
How a Forest Responds to the Threatening Heat of 2100
Experiments may show how forests around the globe respond to global warming
Environment
Santa Monica's Mountain Lions Are Stuck on an Island, and Fast Disappearing
Auto accidents, rodenticides and shrinking habitat are killing urban cats that largely occupy an area surrounded by highways and development, but a proposed wildlife bridge could offer promise...
Environment
Humpback Tails Wanted
Help track the movements of humpback whales between their North Atlantic feeding grounds and their breeding grounds in the Wider Caribbean Region...
The Sciences
Female Vocalists Are in the (Mouse) House
Careful recordings of mouse interactions find that females vocalize, overturning the long-held view that only males sing during courtship
