History also shows that many of the fanciful engineering ideas for Greenland failed because they misjudged the island’s harsh climate and dynamic ice sheet.
The Snail Kite is one of the most iconic birds of the Florida peninsula. With its striking dark plumage, deeply hooked bill, and slow, buoyant flight just above the water’s surface, the kite is...
The Snail Kite is one of the most iconic birds of the Florida peninsula. With its striking dark plumage, deeply hooked bill, and slow, buoyant flight just above the water’s surface, the kite is...
Like living beyond your financial means, using more water than nature can replenish can have catastrophic results.
Sinkholes are fairly common in Philadelphia due to aging water lines that leak or burst, causing the surrounding soil to wash away.
The EPA is changing how it assesses proposed regulations by dropping the monetary value of health benefits from its cost-benefit analyses. That misses a big piece of the picture.
Some methods being tried to counter climate change shift the ocean’s biology or chemistry. Others would deflect solar radiation. All have consequences for marine life.
The expansion of Arctic shipping, scramble for seafloor mining and overfishing are all straining international relationships. But the powers of diplomacy go beyond ocean treaties.
At the same time, Americans have been facing worsening storms, wildfires and deadly heat waves.
Ricardo Berrios Perez leads bilingual birdwatching tours in New York City’s Central Park as a volunteer for the nonprofit Latino Outdoors. He knows when migratory warblers have returned to their...
Ricardo Berrios Perez leads bilingual birdwatching tours in New York City’s Central Park as a volunteer for the nonprofit Latino Outdoors. He knows when migratory warblers have returned to their...
What happens when humans accidentally create a superhighway for crabs in a salt marsh? Audubon staff joined researchers from Stony Brook University at Crab Meadow marsh (Town of Huntington, Long...