Fungal Disease Poses Looming Threat to Salamanders Ecologists try to stop it from reaching the Americas, home to more than half of all salamander species By Niko Zlotnik May 21, 2023 In this story: wildlife, science
Why is the Sea Rising Faster in Some Parts of the US? Sea levels rising are affected by small regional changes too By Sofia Quaglia April 25, 2023 In this story: science, climate change, oceans
Black Ecologists Organize to Create Community and Elevate Research Here’s why they’re creating space for themselves and those who look like them By Zayna Syed April 18, 2023 In this story: equity, environmental justice, racial justice, science
The Asteroid and the Fern A paleoecologist on what the past can teach us about climate change By Jacquelyn Gill April 3, 2023 In this story: science, books, climate change
Woman as Medical Waste A cancer survivor reflects on the downstream costs of her treatment By Kate Golden March 30, 2023 In this story: science, water, toxics
The Pandemic Diet (For Falcons) When Londoners stayed home, peregrine falcons ate less pigeon By Niko Zlotnik March 25, 2023 In this story: science, birds, wildlife
The IPCC Says There’s Still Time. So Now What? The report is full of warnings—and a whole lot of hope for the future By Heather Smith March 23, 2023 In this story: science, climate change, international climate policy
Weaponized Juvenile Techno-Tortoises The gamification of desert tortoise protection By Leonie Sherman March 19, 2023 In this story: wildlife, science, endangered species
Yes, You Can Line-Dry Clothes in the Dead of Winter The science of letting your chonies freeze By Jen Rose Smith March 9, 2023 In this story: science, energy efficiency, home, lifestyle
The Mysterious Death of the Bumblebee Queens Bumblebee colonies are being used by farms to pollinate—with unexpected consequences By Niko Zlotnik March 6, 2023 In this story: science, insects, agriculture