science

Who Wants More ATVs?

Californians are paying for a controversial plan to woo off-road vehicles

By Anrica Deb April 29, 2021

In this story: science, public lands, state forests, national parks

ATV driven by a guy in a helmet, kicking up an enormous plume of dust.

Beavers Are Firefighters Who Work for Free

Is it time to rethink beaver relocation bans?

By Lucy Sherriff May 4, 2021

In this story: science, indigenous communities, wildlife, animals, politics

Beaver standing in a stream, facing the camera, little paws in the air and looking impossibly adorable.

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A honeymoon on a glacier, and a message to the future

By Andri Snaer Magnason May 23, 2021

In this story: climate change, science, adventure

Black and white photo of a man and a woman standing on a glacier in the 1950s, looking dashing.

The Other COVID Nurses

The epic task of rehabilitating wildlife during a plague

By Lauren Owens Lambert and Liz Devitt April 14, 2021

In this story: science, wildlife, animals

How Biodiversity Can Prevent Pandemics

It's about which species, not how many

By Aaron Mok April 12, 2021

In this story: science, animals, health, wildlife

Adult and baby rhinos standing together in front of a pond, in front of a horizon of distant trees and a bright blue sky

“Son of Monarchs” Pays Homage to the Beauty of Migration

A surreal film explores the psyche of an immigrant biologist

By Aaron Mok February 13, 2021

In this story: film, science, immigration, climate change

Young boy in red sweater with monarch butterfly on his arm.

The So-Called Secret Science Rule is Kaput ... For Now

Here’s how to make sure that it won’t come back

By Genna Reed February 13, 2021

In this story: science, toxics, politics, Policy, agriculture

Farmworker in battered brown hat, face partially obscured, holding a handful of recenty harvested corn, surrounded by farmland.

What Happens to Birds and Butterflies When They Migrate?

A network of DIY radio towers is on the case

By Carrie Arnold January 19, 2021

In this story: science, endangered species, wildlife, birds

Yellow Kirtland's warbler with a thin antenna attached to its back perched on a hand against a blue sky

Inside the Blue Hole

On Trump, manatees, and the depths where oxygen disappears

By Sabrina Imbler January 18, 2021

In this story: science, endangered species, oceans, politics

A manatee floats in blue water, with a school of silvery fish swimming beneath it

You Need This Crust

A guide to properly adoring microbiotic soils

By Riley Black January 9, 2021

In this story: science

A desert landscape with red mesas in the background, and small terra-cotta circles around segments of the desert.

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