The Future of Food Is Algae (Again) By Lewis Page July 24, 2019 A new generation of futurists look to the promise of pond scum In this story: food and drink, agriculture, science
Trees Alone Can’t Save Us From Climate Change By Jason Daley July 17, 2019 Reforestation can help sequester carbon, but it’s complicated In this story: climate change, forests, science
New Maps Show How Groundwater Affects Lakes and Rivers By Jason Daley July 2, 2019 100 years of pumping has reduced stream flows by 50 percent in some areas In this story: science, climate change
Does the Mass Rearing of Butterflies Hurt More Than Help? By Jodi Helmer June 23, 2019 An excerpt from Jodi Helmer's new book, "Protecting Pollinators" In this story: books, climate change, science
Searching for the Bathurst Caribou Herd By Erin Clancey June 22, 2019 Two kayakers, Arctic tundra, and thousands of missing caribou In this story: animals, travel, climate change, kayaking, science
This Year’s Gulf Dead Zone Forecast to Be One of the Biggest By Jason Daley June 16, 2019 Floods, spring rains flush millions of tons of fertilizers down the Mississippi River In this story: science
Fluorescent Evergreen Glow Tells When Trees Are Taking Up Carbon By Jason Daley June 9, 2019 Researchers are learning how to interpret the faint light given off by the trees In this story: science, climate change
What's Killing the Whales? By Paul Rauber June 5, 2019 Gray whales are washing up on West Coast beaches. Most of them starved to death. In this story: oceans, science
These Scientists Did More Than Tell Us We Were Doomed By Heather Smith May 9, 2019 The authors of the IPBES report also gave us a road map out In this story: international climate policy, endangered species, science, politics
Is Sterilization the Answer to Too Many Urban Deer? By Nancy Averett April 23, 2019 Many are dubious, but the numbers add up In this story: science