Despite its steep environmental costs, AI might also help save the planet
Artificial intelligence systems have big environmental costs but are also finding ways to save energy and water, cut emissions and make businesses more efficient.
Extend the Season of Love to Birds
NEW YORK, NY—Love is in the air—listen closely and the sounds of chickadees, sparrows, and thrushes are beckoning you to step outside to experience the love from birds and nature. Take a moment...
Extend the Season of Love to Birds
NEW YORK, NY—Love is in the air—listen closely and the sounds of chickadees, sparrows, and thrushes are beckoning you to step outside to experience the love from birds and nature. Take a moment...
Preserving Community Science in the Face of Attacks
Increasingly, the public is being cut out of decisions that impact their health, communities, and livelihoods—and, unfortunately, we are also seeing this play out at the state level.
US military has a long history in Greenland, from mining during WWII to a nuclear-powered Army base built into the ice
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.
Snail Kite Population Showing Strain in Dry Years
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...
Snail Kite Population Showing Strain in Dry Years
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 world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report – here’s what that means
Like living beyond your financial means, using more water than nature can replenish can have catastrophic results.
Why Philly has so many sinkholes
Sinkholes are fairly common in Philadelphia due to aging water lines that leak or burst, causing the surrounding soil to wash away.
What air pollution does to the human body
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.
Climate engineering would alter the oceans, reshaping marine life – new study examines each method’s risks
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.
Global power struggles over the ocean’s finite resources call for creative diplomacy
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.