Lands & Waters: Science
What’s Behind the Rise of Ticks and Tick-Borne Illnesses?
By Ellyn Lapointe June 27, 2023It’s not just climate change. Land use change, forest fragmentation, and suburbanization are also driving this public health issue.
Mountain Lions Are Murder Gardeners
By Grace van Deelen June 20, 2023By leaving carcasses, mountain lions create lush landscapes for future victims that could attract prey
Even in Antarctica, Krill Are Eating Plastic
By Sam Zlotnik June 5, 2023Where is it coming from? And how is it affecting Antarctic animals?
What Is Queer Ecology?
By Grace van Deelen June 3, 2023Queer theory expands our relationship with nature
Out of the Frying Pan, Onto the Farm
By Bethany Brookshire May 31, 2023Mid-size predators avoid big carnivores by hiding behind humans—and die for it
The Last Human-Wild Collaborators
By Deja Curtis May 22, 2023Humans have collaborated with at least six wild species. Now it's down to three.
Fungal Disease Poses Looming Threat to Salamanders
By Sam Zlotnik May 21, 2023Ecologists try to stop it from reaching the Americas, home to more than half of all salamander species
Why is the Sea Rising Faster in Some Parts of the US?
By Sofia Quaglia April 25, 2023Sea levels rising are affected by small regional changes too
Black Ecologists Organize to Create Community and Elevate Research
By Zayna Syed April 18, 2023Here’s why they’re creating space for themselves and those who look like them