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Noisy Cicadas Are Widely Misunderstood
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Policy & Ethics
Minneapolis Launched a Groundbreaking Climate Plan, But Left Minorities Out
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Trump Waives Environmental Reviews, Vulnerable Communities Could Bear the Brunt
Such reviews are intended to allow community input and minimize harm to the environment
Policy & Ethics
Policy & Ethics
Black Birders Call Out Racism, Say Nature Should Be for Everyone
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Biology
Noisy Cicadas Are Widely Misunderstood
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Policy & Ethics
Minneapolis Launched a Groundbreaking Climate Plan, But Left Minorities Out
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Rethinking Humanity’s Ties to Nature
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High Temperatures Set Off Major Greenland Ice Melt—Again
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Environment
Flooding Disproportionately Harms Black Neighborhoods
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Biology
Should Ecologists Treat Male and Female Animals like ‘Different Species’?
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Climate Change Threatens the Ancient Wild Rice Traditions of the Ojibwe
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High Temperatures Set Off Major Greenland Ice Melt—Again
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The Tragedy of the Compost
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Geological evidence shows glaciers retreated by as much as 6 miles in a year at the end of the last ice age
Rethinking Humanity’s Ties to Nature
The lesson from the pandemic is not to retreat from the natural world but to become a better steward
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Such reviews are intended to allow community input and minimize harm to the environment
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Glacial Lake Outburst Floods: A New Climate-Related Threat from Above
As the climate changes and glaciers melt, a lesser-known threat lurks in alpine areas: glacial lake outburst floods. These events happen rapidly, releasing huge amounts of water with little or no warning...
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