1+ hour, 19+ min ago  (218+ words) Coral reefs are extraordinarily diverse ecosystems, home to fish, sea turtles, and countless other marine species. But reefs are in trouble. Climate change is causing more heat waves in the oceans " and when corals get hot, they bleach, expelling the…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago  (571+ words) The 13 titles gathered for this 2026 Earth Month bookshelf fall into four groups that reflect four dimensions of America's historic environmental turn: pollution, protest, protection, and preservation. The smelly ugliness of pollution " trash-strewn highways and burning rivers " was one impetus for…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (222+ words) A large complex of solar farms near Phoenix, Arizona, is now home to a quirky, eight-inch bird called the burrowing owl. Clark: "If you saw one flying by, it'd be like a flying potato." Greg Clark of the nonprofit Wild…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (202+ words) Five years ago, a wildfire tore through Rebecca Gentry's Montana ranch, leaving tens of thousands of dead, scorched trees in its wake. In situations like this, landowners sometimes clean up pastureland by cutting the dead standing trees, piling them up,…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago  (210+ words) Some island-dwelling animals only live in one place, so if a major hurricane hits that island, it could be catastrophic for the species. For example, a small bird called the Bahama nuthatch once lived on the island of Grand Bahama....

7+ mon, 6+ day ago  (220+ words) Prefer your news en espa'ol? Sigue nuestro canal de'Whats App. From poison dart frogs in the rain forest to common fire salamanders in Europe, many amphibian populations are declining due to threats like habitat loss and disease. But a new…...

9+ mon, 5+ day ago  (235+ words) Prefer your news en espa'ol? Sigue nuestro canal de'Whats App. Thinning trees and dense brush from a forest can help reduce the risk of severe wildfire. The brush and branches that are removed are often burned or chipped. But at…...