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Voices

Protect This Place: Saving India’s Shola Sky Islands

These unique ecosystems face threats from invasive species, development and pollution.

January 10, 2024

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Nisha Bhakat

These unique ecosystems face threats from invasive species, development and pollution.

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Oceans & Clean Water

Antarctica’s Looming Threat

Ocean waters warmed by climate change could open the door for marine invasive species in one of the world’s most pristine ecosystems.

January 4, 2024

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Tara Lohan

Ocean waters warmed by climate change could open the door for marine invasive species in one of the world’s most pristine ecosystems.

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Oceans & Clean Water

Can Artificial Reefs Restore Corals and Protect Coastal Communities?

Researchers in Florida are testing an artificial reef planted with live corals.

December 20, 2023

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Melissa Gaskill

Researchers in Florida are testing an artificial reef planted with live corals.

Oceans & Clean Water

Playing Matchmaker for Corals

Improving the success of sexual reproduction is another tool for restoring the world’s coral reefs.

August 9, 2023

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Melissa Gaskill

Improving the success of sexual reproduction is another tool for restoring the world’s coral reefs.

Wildlife

Three Ways Congress Could Act to Protect Imperiled Wildlife

Legislators in Washington could help close significant funding gaps that thwart wildlife conservation.

August 3, 2023

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Tara Lohan

Legislators in Washington could help close significant funding gaps that thwart wildlife conservation.

3 scuba divers float above restored coral

Oceans & Clean Water

Planting Coral Gardens to Save Florida’s Reefs

Volunteers flock to Key Largo to go underwater and help restore one of the world’s most important ecosystems.

July 19, 2023

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Melissa Gaskill

Volunteers flock to Key Largo to go underwater and help restore one of the world’s most important ecosystems.

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Reviews

Our Summer Reading List: Birding, Climate, Animal Rights and Justice

This month’s best new environmental books provide a healthy dose of hope while also tackling tough topics like pollution, extinction and trauma.

June 20, 2023

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John R. Platt

This month’s best new environmental books provide a healthy dose of hope while also tackling tough topics like pollution, extinction and trauma.

Extinction Countdown

We Asked an AI Chatbot How to Fight the Extinction Crisis

…and it did a halfway decent job. But algorithms alone can’t save endangered species. For that you need people who care and who act.

June 1, 2023

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John R. Platt

…and it did a halfway decent job. But algorithms alone can’t save endangered species. For that you need people who care and who act.

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From the Archives

Our Addiction to Online Shopping Is Poisoning These Neighborhoods

The warehouse boom — and its resulting air pollution — causes dangerous health risks in California’s Inland Empire.

May 24, 2023

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Lina Savage

The warehouse boom — and its resulting air pollution — causes dangerous health risks in California’s Inland Empire.

Oceans & Clean Water

Coral Reefs Are in Crisis. Could a Controversial Idea Help?

To preserve habitat for fish and benefits for humans, some scientists suggest we need to explore the need for assisted migration.

April 26, 2023

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Melissa Gaskill

To preserve habitat for fish and benefits for humans, some scientists suggest we need to explore the need for assisted migration.