The Magazine of The Sierra Club
Does a Bear Think in the Woods?
Turns out animal intelligence is not so different from our own
Lands & Waters: Science
Animals Are Persons Too
An insistence on the worth of every animal matters more than ever
“Self-Aware” Fish Raise Questions About Animal Cognition
The four-inch-long cleaner wrasse can pass a test “smart” animals have completed
Heating Hacks for Winter
How to keep the house warm without cranking up the fossil fuels
Dead Zones Can Exist In Urban Streams Too
Low oxygen environments from storm runoff can impact waterway biodiversity
Ask the Dust
What the driest place on Earth can tell us about climate change
On the Juneau Icefield, Women Reimagine Who Does Science
A new generation of scientists reckons with the past, strives for an inclusive future
A New Study Finds Plastic in Our Poop
Tiny plastic fragments and fibers are everywhere
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Exotic Trees May Be Pretty, But They’re Bad News for Birds
Non-native trees can compromise the breeding success of Carolina chickadees
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Getting Girls on Ice So They Can Change the World
What happens when glaciologists take teens to British Columbian mountains?
