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Saguaro Struggles: A Desert Icon Feels the Heat

Climate change, drought, and fires — all caused or worsened by human activity — are rewriting the future of ancient Sonoran saguaros.

January 27, 2025

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Karen Mockler

Climate change, drought, and fires — all caused or worsened by human activity — are rewriting the future of ancient Sonoran saguaros.

Sonoran Desert National Monument, photo by Bob Wick/BLM

Editorials

14 Must-Read Environmental Commentaries

In 2024 our experts explored subjects ranging from autocratic governments to green jobs and new ways to help endangered species.

December 30, 2024

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John R. Platt

In 2024 our experts explored subjects ranging from autocratic governments to green jobs and new ways to help endangered species.

Reviews

Revelator Reads Bonus: 280+ Environmental Books Published in 2024

This year brought essential reading on climate change, endangered species, ecology, environmental justice, and other important topics about protecting the planet.

December 17, 2024

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John R. Platt

This year brought essential reading on climate change, endangered species, ecology, environmental justice, and other important topics about protecting the planet.

Trees in the foreground, mountains and clouds in the background

Voices

Protect This Place: The Mountainous Ulu Masen Ecosystem

This massive rainforest in Aceh, Indonesia is home to tigers, elephants, pangolins, and other threatened species, but it needs one key change to ensure their survival.

October 29, 2024

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Joe Figel and Photography by Hermansyah and Irwan “Kayukul” Yoga

This massive rainforest in Aceh, Indonesia is home to tigers, elephants, pangolins, and other threatened species, but it needs one key change to ensure their survival.

Extinction Countdown

This Month in Conservation Science: ‘The Earth Is Dying, Bro’

Plus a spotlight on leopards, the risks to primates, the link between bats and chocolate, otter taste buds, and a whole lot more.

October 25, 2024

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John R. Platt

Plus a spotlight on leopards, the risks to primates, the link between bats and chocolate, otter taste buds, and a whole lot more.

A tiny orange bat nestles under a green leaf

Voices

Species Spotlight: Going to Bat for Painted Woolly Bats

“Collectors” threaten these tiny bats, whose big ears can’t protect them from the humans loving them to death.

September 5, 2024

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Joanna L. Coleman and Chris R. Shepherd

“Collectors” threaten these tiny bats, whose big ears can’t protect them from the humans loving them to death.

A parklet in Washington DC with brightly colored planters filled with local pollinator plants.

Sustainability

Cities Respond to Global Pollinator Decline

From pocket parks to large-scale projects, cities around the world are working to reverse a troubling trend.

June 17, 2024

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Molly McCluskey

From pocket parks to large-scale projects, cities around the world are working to reverse a troubling trend.

A row of wind turbines rise out of the ocean

Wildlife

How to Account for Offshore Wind Impacts on Oceanic Wildlife? Make a Plan.

As wind energy develops in the Atlantic Ocean, experts unite to ensure it’s done in the most eco-friendly and environmentally responsible way.

June 3, 2024

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Emma Denes

As wind energy develops in the Atlantic Ocean, experts unite to ensure it’s done in the most eco-friendly and environmentally responsible way.

Two side-by-side images of a white-feathered bird with a yellow beak. In the left image, the crest on his head stands tall. Rocky background.

Voices

Species Spotlight: The Haunting Tale of Kagu, the Ghosts of the Forest

For this national symbol of New Caledonia and one-of-a-kind avian species, time may be running short.

May 8, 2024

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Tim Mihocik

For this national symbol of New Caledonia and one-of-a-kind avian species, time may be running short.

Several people stand around burning grasses.

Public Lands & Protected Spaces

Fire for Watersheds

To bring more water to the landscape — and fight the growing risk of catastrophic wildfires — a Tribe in California helps to reshape fire management policy.

April 26, 2024

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Ashley Braun

To bring more water to the landscape — and fight the growing risk of catastrophic wildfires — a Tribe in California helps to reshape fire management policy.