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Here's Why It Feels Like Grizzlies Are Suddenly Everywhere
How social media creates a distorted sense of reality for grizzly bear recovery
Watching Logs Decay Is More Interesting Than You’d Think
Logs can act like “giant teabags” to leach nutrients into ecosystems
This Private Company Wants to Extract Water From the Driest Desert in the US
Critics say it will deplete a basin and put California's iconic Mojave landscape at risk
Sharks Take the Temperature
How marine animals are helping fill gaps in climate forecasting
What’s Behind Florida’s Push to Ban Shark Feeding?
It’s more complicated than it seems
The Deadly Risks of Extreme Heat
Studies show that heat impacts can be widespread
The Big Bend Region Is Losing Irreplaceable Pieces of US History
Beyond its environmental harms, border wall construction in West Texas is destroying archaeological sites
Running Has a Waste Problem
Fortunately, sustainable alternatives like reusable cups are picking up speed
Puma Patrol
How cougars keep the roadways of Washington's Olympic Peninsula safe
Chinook Salmon Are Returning to This River After Nearly 50 Years
Cowlitz Tribe helps reintroduce the largest Pacific salmon species to watershed inside Mount St. Helens monument
Why Heat and Data Centers Could Be a Deadly Combo
Emergency power for data centers could pollute the air when people are at their most vulnerable
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Why Is Canada on Fire, Really?
Trump and the Republican Party blame poor forest management. The science shows otherwise.
Piles of Mushrooms Are Rotting in This Colorado Town to Help Curb Forest Fires
Meet the Colorado community members using fungi to combat fires in their neighborhoods
The Trump Administration Is Trying to Build Data Centers on Public Lands
The latest was supposed to be a solar project. Now, in a “bait and switch,” it’s set to power AI.
Effort to Unleash Cattle on Public Land Spells Trouble for Ecosystem Health
Conservation groups warn of the consequences of more livestock grazing
The Roots of AI’s Energy Problems
Scientists are trying to devise greener solutions for powering the technology
The People Who Grow America’s Potted Plants Need More Climate Protections
Farmworkers in Florida are working with retailers to create lasting safety protocols for working in the heat
