Environment
Pig Poop Fouls North Carolina Streams
Streams near large pig farms have high levels of harmful bacteria from animal feces
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Environment
The Kiribati People Battle Sea Level Rise [Slide Show]
Residents of the island nation are pursuing a range of work to fortify their homeland
Evolution
Humans off the Hook for Alaskan Mastodon Extinction
A reexamination of museum mastodon specimens provides evidence that that last ones were gone from what's called the Beringia region well before any humans showed up. Emily Schwing reports
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Environment
Oil-Eating Microbes Have Worldwide Underground Connections
Life thrives even deep inside Earth and scientists are beginning to suspect extensive connections among those underground environments. David Biello reports
Evolution
Rare Wolf Population Rose for the 4th Year in a Row
The number of imperiled wolves found only in the American Southwest climbed to 109 in 2014, marking the fourth consecutive year that the population of Mexican gray wolves has risen by at least 10 percent...
The Sciences
A Stormy Arctic Is the New Normal [Excerpt]
The Arctic is changing fast
Environment
World's Oceans Clogged by Millions of Tons of Plastic Trash
The world's oceans are clogged with the equivalent of five grocery bags full of plastic trash on every 30 centimeters of every nation's coastline around the globe
Evolution
Critically Endangered Tarantula Links India and Sri Lanka
For thousands of years a thin bridge of sand and rock connected mainland India with the island of Sri Lanka. The 30-kilometer stretch known as Rama's (or Adam's) Bridge disappeared centuries ago—probably after a cyclone in the year A.D...
Gorgeous Blue-Eyed Lemur Faces Extinction in 11 Years
One of the most recently discovered lemur species of Madagascar could also be one of the first to disappear. The striking blue-eyed black lemur (Eulemur flavifrons), which was only identified as a species in 2008, faces extinction in as little as 11 years due to rapid deforestation in its only habitat, according to research published [...]..
Environment
Nicaragua Constructs Enormous Canal, Blind to its Environmental Cost
Work has already begun on a canal three times the length of Panama’s, which will cut through forests, wetlands, native reserves and a lake
Environment
Global Warming May Boost Dead Zones in Oceans
Ice Age evidence suggests rising temperatures could boost areas of ocean water with little oxygen for life
Environment
Nuclear Blasts May Prove Best Marker of Humanity's Geologic Record [in Photos]
When did the Anthropocene begin?
Environment
Bald Eagles Prove Full of Flame Retardants
Michigan's bald eagles may be getting flame retardants from old couches and other discards
Environment
“Bionic Leaf” Makes Fuel from Sunlight
Biology paired with machines turns carbon dioxide back into fuel or other useful molecules
Environment
Al Gore Weighs In on a Long-Delayed Earth Observatory Launch
The Deep Space Climate Observatory satellite will provide a much-needed perspective on our home planet
Environment
Global Warming May Alter Critical Atmospheric Rivers
How will climate change impact the source of much of California's water?
Environment
Undersea Volcanoes Erupt with Gravity, Shifting Earth's Climate
Researchers link volcanoes, tides and climate change
Environment
Explaining Stagnation in the Hybrid-Electric Vehicle Market
Editor's Note: This is a guest post from Will Sierzchula, a researcher who analyzes factors which influence the development and adoption of alternative fuel vehicles.
Environment
Earth's Past Climate Reveals Future Global Warming
Emissions of carbon dioxide are changing the climate and natural factors like clouds may not help
Environment
Tiger Populations in Nepal Can't Grow without More Food and Space
Nepal has a lofty goal: The country wants to have at least 250 Bengal tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) within its borders by the year 2022. They've already made pretty amazing progress, growing the population from 121 in 2009 to 198 in 2013...
