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Chasing Marine Snowstorms to Understand Carbon Storage
How the multicolored specks floating throughout the ocean can help us understand shifting conditions
The US Forest Service Moves to Cancel Its “Best Idea”: the Roadless Rule
The Roadless Rule protected nearly 60 million acres of forest—until now
The Wilderness Within, Explored
Cal Flyn's "The Savage Landscape" is a deep examination of how we create meaning
This Maine Ecosystem Is Disappearing Before Scientists Can Find the Cause
For restoration, they need to understand why seagrass meadows are declining at such a rapid rate
The Hidden AI Carbon Emissions That Aren’t Being Counted
Data centers are already a huge source of pollution. A new study shows that emissions grow when the oil and gas industry uses AI.
The Surprising Ways Birds Respond to Wildfire Smoke
Data from researchers and community scientists reveal how different species are impacted
Researchers Race to Understand These Understudied Organisms
Momentum is building to recognize and protect the world’s fungi
The Trump Administration’s Latest Foe: “DEI Bike Lanes”
Funding for one of the last bipartisan programs may get sideswiped in September
Trump, DOGE Slashed Firefighting Resources Before One of the Worst Fire Seasons on Record
Budget cuts and policy shifts have curtailed the federal government’s ability to respond
These Volunteers Are Often the Unsung Heroes of Public Lands Management
Meet the people who help support underfunded public lands and the staff who steward them
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
