What the jet stream and climate change had to do with the hottest summer on record − remember all those heat domes?
As a record-hot summer comes to a close, an atmospheric scientist explains how global warming drove long periods of extreme heat.
Where Have All the Common Grackles Gone?
As people have remade the American landscape, they’ve also shaped the fortunes of Common Grackles. The iridescent blackbirds flourished in the grain fields and pastures that European settlers...
Where Have All the Common Grackles Gone?
As people have remade the American landscape, they’ve also shaped the fortunes of Common Grackles. The iridescent blackbirds flourished in the grain fields and pastures that European settlers...
10,000 Acre-Feet of Water to Benefit Great Salt Lake, Jordan River, Birds, Habitats and Communities
This Press Release was originally posted on the Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust website on September 16, 2024. The Trust is co-managed by National Audubon Society and The Nature...
10,000 Acre-Feet of Water to Benefit Great Salt Lake, Jordan River, Birds, Habitats and Communities
This Press Release was originally posted on the Great Salt Lake Watershed Enhancement Trust website on September 16, 2024. The Trust is co-managed by National Audubon Society and The Nature...
How to Make Sure Your Birding Buds Show Up to the Ballot Box
In October 2010, Jim Rapp was on his way to a rally in Washington, D.C., when he realized he didn’t have a sign. A birder and environmental advocate, Rapp took a cue from the hunters and fishers he...
How to Make Sure Your Birding Buds Show Up to the Ballot Box
In October 2010, Jim Rapp was on his way to a rally in Washington, D.C., when he realized he didn’t have a sign. A birder and environmental advocate, Rapp took a cue from the hunters and fishers he...
How Can We Defend Government Science from Political Interference?
Our new report looks at 38 government agencies to see who's on track—and who's behind—in creating scientific integrity policies.
Ask A Scientist: How Can Science and Data Inform Fairer, Freer Elections?
Why do some voters not vote? And why do some ballots not get counted? Liza Gordon-Rogers explores the not-so-simple answers.
How Do You Talk to Children about Climate Change? One Book Has a Few Ideas
Science communication is strengthened when we use creative approaches. Art is such a powerful tool for this, especially when communicating to kids. Last year, I met Dave Schneider, a climate scientist who studies ice sheets and climate systems, work very similar to my own. He recently published a children’s book titled Goodnight Fossil Fuels! that’s
Lost in translation: What spirituality and Einstein’s theory of time have to do with misunderstandings about climate change
On an island off Africa where one of the local languages has no established words for climate change, a researcher discovers lessons for everyone in discussing climate change.
Why Are Peregrine Falcon Numbers Falling in the United States Again?
Something disturbing is happening to Peregrine Falcons in North America. Their numbers are heading downward for the first time since the 1960s and ’70s, when the birds were teetering at the edge of...