Solutions

The Story of Stuff Project’s Stiv Wilson talks about an upcoming film that traces the life cycle of plastic and the people leading the fight against it.

There are specific things we can do to make sure good intentions don’t just transfer environmental harms from one place to another.

The new book Burn says we need to rethink our relationship with carbon and embrace one of its solid forms — biochar.

Asking why elephants travel to specific areas can help us to better understand and reduce human-elephant conflict.

Citizen scientists can use simple tools to study the DNA of plants and animals in their communities and help contribute to our understanding of the world.

State laws and policies in California have made some progress possible, but many tribes still lack legal recognition and struggle to maintain their cultural heritage and the environment.

The new book The Water Paradox says poor management is preventing us from solving our water woes — and better pricing can help.

Many ecologically important insects spend most of their lives in streams, but new research shines a light on how humans put them at risk.

Ecologist Jodi Hilty explains what conservationists have learned about linking critical habitat areas together.

March brings new books by E.O. Wilson and Frans de Waal, as well as important reads about wolves and primates.