More from Philip Kiefer

coral reef
Conservation

Coral reefs are dying, but it’s not too late to save them

By Philip Kiefer

brown bear
Animals

A new mapping method could help humans and wildlife coexist

By Philip Kiefer

microbiologist in BSL4 lab
COVID-19

Regardless of COVID-19’s origins, experts say it’s time to tighten up biosecurity lab protocols

By Philip Kiefer

soybean plants
Agriculture

Plant pandemics are on the rise, and we need a plan to stop them

By Philip Kiefer

covid-19 vaccine production facility
COVID-19

Experts says blood clots from AstraZeneca’s COVID vaccine are rare enough to justify its use

By Philip Kiefer

To save monarch butterflies, we need more milkweed
Animals

To save monarch butterflies, we need more milkweed

By Philip Kiefer

street in new orleans louisana with power lines
Climate Change

Louisiana is making bold climate goals, but still wants its fossil fuels

By Philip Kiefer

a dam reservoir storing carbon
Environment

Dam reservoirs may be much bigger sources of carbon emissions than we thought

By Philip Kiefer

agricultural field
Agriculture

The main ingredient in RoundUp doesn’t just kill plants. It harms beetles, too.

By Philip Kiefer

tagged green turtle
Animals

We may finally know where young turtles spend their ‘lost years’

By Philip Kiefer

wasp eating bug
Animals

Wasps are the bee’s knees

By Philip Kiefer

flooded house with cows on the porch
Climate Change

Homes in flood-prone areas should be getting cheaper. They’re not.

By Philip Kiefer

aerial view of ts'msyen forest garden
Agriculture

‘Forest gardens’ planted by Canada’s Indigenous people before the 1800s still benefit ecosystems today

By Philip Kiefer

young person gets vaccine
Health

Regular childhood vaccinations dipped during COVID, opening a door for measles outbreaks

By Philip Kiefer

monument valley with person on horse in foreground cars in background
Conservation

Humans haven’t always wrecked the environment

By Philip Kiefer

manatee underwater
Climate Change

The US is tropicalizing, and you’ve probably already noticed the change

By Philip Kiefer

boy screaming into microphone
Science

Our most recognizable screams are the most joyful

By Philip Kiefer

blood cells moving through blood vessel
COVID-19

COVID might be linked to more blood clots than we thought

By Philip Kiefer

bolt of lightning
Climate Change

Lightning strikes could double in the Arctic this century, setting the tundra on fire

By Philip Kiefer

grassy area burning in a forest fire
Climate Change

Forest fires leave behind charcoal—and it might be toxic for years

By Philip Kiefer

doctor putting bandaid on arm after person gets a vaccine
COVID-19

COVID vaccine hesitancy is showing up in unexpected places

By Philip Kiefer

mosquito on skin
Animals

Catnip and grapefruit are ushering in a new era of insect repellants

By Philip Kiefer

illustration of hatchling lamprey
Animals

These fossilized lamprey hatchlings disprove an age-old evolutionary theory

By Philip Kiefer

Line graphs in blue, pink, and green for mask, mask mandate, and kn95 masks
COVID-19

A year of pandemic life, as told by the things we Googled

By Philip Kiefer

miami beach seen from the air
Climate Change

Humans are altering Earth’s tides, and not just through climate change

By Philip Kiefer

peregrine falcon perched on a rock
Animals

A peregrine falcon’s power to migrate may lie in its DNA

By Philip Kiefer

thylacines at national zoo
Animals

Identifying animals in photos is trickier than you might think

By Philip Kiefer

covid-19 vaccine
COVID-19

Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine just passed the FDA’s final test

By Philip Kiefer

mosquito feeding
Animals

Does a cold winter mean fewer bugs in the summer?

By Philip Kiefer

sick little boy with thermometer in his mouth
Diseases

The surprising ways your immune system adapts to the flu virus you got as a kid

By Philip Kiefer

pfizer biontech covid vaccine
COVID-19

Storing the Pfizer vaccine could get a lot simpler in coming weeks

By Philip Kiefer

snow on wind turbines
Energy

Explaining this week’s deadly US cold snap

By Philip Kiefer

mardi gras decorations in new orleans
COVID-19

Can Louisiana’s COVID surge trace back to one Mardi Gras reveler?

By Philip Kiefer

lake palcacocha glacial lake
Climate Change

A looming climate disaster threatens the lives of 6,000 Peruvians

By Philip Kiefer

glacier in water
Climate Change

Earth used to be cooler than we thought, which changes our math on global warming

By Philip Kiefer

cold ocean waters with chunks of ice
Environment

The polar vortex is about to split in two. But what does that actually mean?

By Philip Kiefer