The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Insomniac Bees
Sleep-deprived honeybees exposed to neonicotinoids can’t make it back to the hive
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bees
Hurricane Season Is About to Collide With COVID
Sheltering in place during a storm may be more dangerous than evacuating
Overnight Evolution
Florida’s snail kites save themselves by stepping up their game
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science
What’s Killing the Monarchs? Our Roads.
25 million butterflies a year are mashed by motorists
Known Unknowns: Scientists Count the Undiscovered Mammals
Spoiler: 303 species
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wildlife
Scientists Race to Kill Mosquitoes Before They Kill Us
Three-fourths of the U.S. is now at risk for Zika, West Nile, and other tropical diseases
The South’s Very Own Sea Monster
Atlantic sturgeon are nearly as old as the dinosaurs—and almost as rare
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science
Could Papayas Help Hawai'i Become Energy Independent?
Researchers are turning the tropical melon into fuel for biodiesel
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clean energy
Cuba’s Accidental Offshore Eden
Pristine reefs, due to the U.S. embargo
Go Fly a Kite!
Scientists are using kites for data about superstorms, rising waters, and dunes
