Erik Wing knows well that birding can change the way you think. As a neuroscientist, he’s studied how avian expertise can rewire cognition and boost parts of the memory. As a birder himself, he’s...

The winter of 2025-2026 has not been kind to the Colorado River. Record-warm temperatures day after day across the mountains that feed the river have led to record-low snow levels. All indications...

Ready for spring? As the weather heats up, Florida’s beach-birds begin nesting, incubating their eggs and raising their chicks right on the sand. Starting March 1 in the Tampa Bay area...

There’s a growing interest in mining the ocean seabed for minerals essential to technology. But whose minerals are they? A Law of the Sea scholar explains.

Premature deaths rise during long-term blackouts, and ERs fill up. Knowing who is at risk and some creative solutions can help.

The current Colorado River negotiations process includes all five of the most common sources of conflict in any process seeking compromise.

Lesser Yellowlegs migrate thousands of kilometers each year from North America to the Brazilian Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland. Along the way, they stop to feed and rest, dependent...

Any debates about nuclear security in the Middle East need to be set within the broader historical context of US and Israeli efforts to advance their interests in the region.

This article was originally published by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. The second Trump administration is taking its hostility to climate science to new levels. In addition to its rhetoric dismissing climate change as a con or scam, recently released government documents show how the administration is seeking to replace scientific facts with propaganda and disinformation. The

A new study linking Pittsburgh’s air pollution to thousands of deaths each year has been published just as the EPA moves to weaken pollution standards.

There’s lots of copper in the ground, but demand is already outstripping usable supply – and the shortfall is likely to get worse.

Many farmers have already paid for fertilizer that may not arrive in time for spring planting. Those who haven't paid face rising prices.