Bees, fish and plants show how climate change’s accelerating pace is disrupting nature in 2 key ways
Fast-rising temperatures can change how plants and animals behave and disrupt the delicate timing of pollination.
What is a downburst? These winds can be as destructive as tornadoes − we recreate them to test building designs
Engineers use giant fans in the Wall of Wind test facility to study the destructive ways these powerful winds can interact with tall buildings.
Dear Climate Movement: They’ve Come for Our Climate Science. We Have to Stop Them.
They can't take it from us if we refuse to let it go.
President Trump’s 100 Days of Federal Housing Policy Chaos
How dismantling agencies and overreaching executive orders hurt the US housing system.
Florida panthers and black bears need a literal path for survival – here’s how the Florida Wildlife Corridor provides it in one of the fastest-growing US states
The Florida Wildlife Corridor, which turns 15 this year, connects habitats across the state for panthers, bears, sparrows and other species.
“It Starts with Censorship”: An Interview with Science Defender Lisa Schiff
Almost the moment President Trump took the oath of office, the attacks on science, data, and science-based policies began. The new administration halted public health communication, upended science advisory boards and deleted environmental justice data. Fortunately, as quickly as these attacks emerged, leading minds in the science community came together to challenge them. One way
50 years later, Vietnam’s environment still bears the scars of war – and signals a dark future for Gaza and Ukraine
Harmful dioxins in Agent Orange, used to strip forests of their leaves, still linger in soil. Restoration work has been slow, and upheaval at USAID may slow it more.
Researchers Favor Beautiful, Colorful Birds in Scientific Studies, New Analysis Finds
Silas Fischer, a PhD candidate at the University of Toledo, has been studying Gray Vireos since they were an undergraduate. Gray Vireos, songbirds of the arid woodlands of the Southwest, are very...
Researchers Favor Beautiful, Colorful Birds in Scientific Studies, New Analysis Finds
Silas Fischer, a PhD candidate at the University of Toledo, has been studying Gray Vireos since they were an undergraduate. Gray Vireos, songbirds of the arid woodlands of the Southwest, are very...
New Analysis Reveals That ‘Beautiful’ Birds Are Studied Much More Than ‘Drab’ Species
Silas Fischer, a PhD candidate at the University of Toledo, has been studying Gray Vireos since they were an undergraduate. Gray Vireos, songbirds of the arid woodlands of the Southwest, are very...
‘Flashy, Sexy Warblers’ and Other Beautiful Birds Are Studied Much More Than ‘Drab’ Species: New Study
Silas Fischer, a PhD candidate at the University of Toledo, has been studying Gray Vireos since they were an undergraduate. Gray Vireos, songbirds of the arid woodlands of the Southwest, are very...
Alaska, rich in petroleum, faces an energy shortage
Alaska produces a lot of crude oil, but many of the state’s utilities, businesses and homes run on natural gas, which is in dwindling supply near population centers.