Even in Antarctica, Krill Are Eating Plastic Where is it coming from? And how is it affecting Antarctic animals? By Niko Zlotnik June 5, 2023 In this story: plastic, science, oceans, fish
What Is Queer Ecology? Queer theory expands our relationship with nature By Grace van Deelen June 3, 2023 In this story: LGBT, science
Out of the Frying Pan, Onto the Farm Mid-size predators avoid big carnivores by hiding behind humans—and die for it By Bethany Brookshire May 31, 2023 In this story: science, animals
The Last Human-Wild Collaborators Humans have collaborated with at least six wild species. Now it's down to three. By Deja Curtis May 22, 2023 In this story: wildlife, science
Fungal Disease Poses Looming Threat to Salamanders Ecologists try to stop it from reaching the Americas, home to more than half of all salamander species By Niko Zlotnik May 21, 2023 In this story: wildlife, science
Why is the Sea Rising Faster in Some Parts of the US? Sea levels rising are affected by small regional changes too By Sofia Quaglia April 25, 2023 In this story: science, climate change, oceans
Black Ecologists Organize to Create Community and Elevate Research Here’s why they’re creating space for themselves and those who look like them By Zayna Syed April 18, 2023 In this story: equity, environmental justice, racial justice, science
The Asteroid and the Fern A paleoecologist on what the past can teach us about climate change By Jacquelyn Gill April 3, 2023 In this story: science, books, climate change
Woman as Medical Waste A cancer survivor reflects on the downstream costs of her treatment By Kate Golden March 30, 2023 In this story: science, water, toxics
The Pandemic Diet (For Falcons) When Londoners stayed home, peregrine falcons ate less pigeon By Niko Zlotnik March 25, 2023 In this story: science, birds, wildlife