Lands & Waters: Science
Who's to Blame for Climate Change?
By Heather Smith September 18, 2017New research builds evidence against a handful of culprits
Study Shows Western Monarchs Have Dropped 97% in 35 Years
By Jason Daley September 8, 2017Data indicates western subspecies is declining faster than eastern monarch
Can Snowshoe Hares Adapt to Climate Change?
By Rebecca Heisman August 31, 2017Savvy hopping tactics may hold the answer
Dispatch From the Path of Totality
By Wendy Becktold August 21, 2017Witnessing a big eclipse on a small farm (spoiler alert: there was no electronica)
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Scaling Up Research for the Pangolin
By Jason Daley August 19, 2017Saving the most trafficked mammal in the world comes down to the numbers
The Mystery of the Missing Ferns
By Sarah DeWeerdt August 17, 2017Strange happenings at Seward Park turn neighbors into fern detectives
See Something? Say Something to the Union of Concerned Scientists.
By Anat Schechter August 12, 2017UCS Science Protection Project provides legal aid to scientists under threat
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Self-Taught Rock Star
By Britany Robinson July 25, 2017Adventures with a jeweler/citizen geologist whose passion is “edu-tainment”
Massive Milkweed Restoration Could Help Save the Monarch Butterfly
By Jason Daley July 24, 2017New analysis shows that to save the monarch, we need to restore agriculture land