To save the reefs, save the trees and the soil they grow in
Soil from the surface can smother reefs. A new study creates a map of corals most susceptible to runoff from land
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Freshwater zebra mussels deal with microplastics surprisingly well
The invasive species may hold lessons for others
Animals and their DNA move through the environment in different ways
Sampling a lake at different times of year and at different depths found fish DNA distributes in unexpected ways
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Floods in Germany are the latest wake-up call in the climate crisis
Germany has experienced nine flood-rich periods in the past 500 years, but this one is different
A human-elephant conflict video game may bolster conservation efforts
The multiplayer game tests conservation strategies for farmers interacting with elephants in Gabon, but its lessons reveal a need for human equity
The wealthy are hoarding livable homes as climate change makes land uninhabitable
How climate change floods, boils, and leaves gentrification in its wake
This Earth Day, turn your funeral into an ecoburial
Traditional burial practices are ecologically unsustainable, so why not go green in your final act?
The Intersectional Environmentalist is the human voice of those most impacted by climate change
An interview with co-founder Sabs Katz on Earth Day 2021
We still don't know much about marijuana farms' effects on wildlife
A new study found that larger animals were less commonly found on cannabis farms as outside them
Scientists uncover how sunflowers that live nearby each other maintain genetic diversity
Large study shows that enormous "haplotypes" account for the enduring variation
Ozone in the air is bad for birds
Regulations addressing air pollution have prevented the deaths of 1.5 billion birds over the past 40 years
Could wild fisheries keep us alive after a global nuclear war?
Managing our fisheries now could save us in the future
These slimy underwater mats can help store carbon, but only if they can survive
Tamiko Thiel and Luisa I. Falcón are creating interactive art to help save the stromatolites
'Symbiosis/Dysbiosis' VR art installation will let you see, feel, hear the invisible
Tosca Terán and Sara Lisa Vogl speak with Massive about stimulating senses in their art
California's wildfires are poisoning drinking water supplies
Pipes absorb a litany of chemicals from fires and firefighting, which leach into the water
A new shape-shifting species of tardigrade with spiky eggs stumps scientists
These tardigrades are able to change their eggs' appearances seemingly at random
A promising Alzheimer's treatment comes from the red maple tree
The red maple is the only known natural source of compounds called ginnalins
Deep-sea currents are spreading microplastics around the globe
Microorganisms on the sea floor ingest these plastics and can disrupt entire food webs
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Supreme Court ruling protects Hawaiian reefs from contaminated groundwater
Counties and businesses cannot pump contaminants into the ocean, even "indirectly"