Warming May Cause Arctic Plants and Microbes to Release Carbon They Currently Store By Lydia Larsen April 30, 2024 New analysis shows that over time, this process could turn tundra ecosystems from carbon sinks to sources of emissions In this story: climate change, science
Accessibility Technology Ensures Everyone Gets a Day at the Beach By Nina R. Dietz April 28, 2024 The last decade’s advances in wheelchairs and sand mats allow people with disabilities more and better access to all the beach has to offer In this story: accessibility, oceans, earth day
What New Research and Indigenous Wisdom Teach Us About the Octopus—And Ourselves By Christian Thorsberg April 24, 2024 “Secrets of the Octopus” adds to a diverse collection of cephalopod knowledge In this story: film, earth day, animals, fish, oceans
Of Bait Balls and Marine Giants: The Stories Behind Some of This Year’s Best Underwater Photographs By Christian Thorsberg April 18, 2024 With these amazing images you’ll find a blend of conservation, discovery, and patience In this story: photography, oceans, earth day
Conservation Groups Sue to Stop Wolf Hunting in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming By Lindsey Botts April 11, 2024 Wildlife organizations say federal agencies aren’t doing enough to protect wolves in the Rockies In this story: wolves, wildlife, endangered species, saving wild places, ecosystems
This Proposed Law Will Be a Boon for Outdoor Recreation By Lindsey Botts April 4, 2024 Congress considers the largest outdoors package of President Biden’s term In this story: public lands, outdoor recreation, inspiring connections outdoors
Opposition to Proposed Mining Near Rare Protected Georgia Swamp Grows By Ash Peterson April 3, 2024 Advocates mount last-ditch effort to save the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge from a titanium mine In this story: saving wild places, public lands, dirty fuels
How a Blind Oceanographer Studies Temperature-Regulating Currents By Allison Braden March 30, 2024 Amy Bower and the Accessible Oceans project can turn data into sound In this story: oceans, women, marine ecosystems, accessibility
Ending Roadkill: How to Make It Safer for the Deer to Cross the Road By Ben Goldfarb March 26, 2024 Road ecologists are looking for a right-of-way for animals In this story: wildlife
Divers Clean Up the Largest US Marine Conservation Area—By Hand By Allison Braden March 25, 2024 In just one mission, divers removed 126,310 pounds of debris from Hawai'i's Papahānaumokuākea In this story: oceans