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Why a record number of container ships are backed up off the coast of California

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How to survive a tsunami

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Can I have a pet fox?

By Dan Nosowitz

Why national parks are cracking down on fireworks, ebikes, and other harmful fun

By Kristine Liao

Many Indigenous languages lack a word for ‘conservation.’ Here’s why.

By Jessica Hernandez

Extremely rare pupfish are thriving in Death Valley National Park

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The West Coast is under a tsunami advisory. Here’s what that means.

By Rachel Feltman

This crocodile daddy giving 100 babies a ride puts your carpool to shame

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Why seaweed is a natural fit for replacing certain plastics

By Sara Kiley Watson

Has The Reintroduction Of Wolves Really Saved Yellowstone?

By Emily Gertz

What Happens To A Human Who Spends A Month Under The Sea?

By Brian Lam

When killing off a species is the best solution

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The monarch butterfly is scientifically endangered. So why isn’t it legally protected yet?

By Lauren J. Young

Scientists are reconstructing what ancient whales saw to look into the past

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An endangered fish’s story follows the vanishing waters of the Rio Grande

By Miyo McGinn

These sterile mice have been modified to make rat sperm

By Miyo McGinn

The curious case of an endangered wildcat and a disappearing fruit tree

By April Reese

Farmers and scientists unite to save the home of an endangered salamander

By Lourdes Medrano/Undark

Great white shark sightings are up in the US, which is kinda good news

By Miyo McGinn

Plastic garbage in the sea is a life raft for pathogens

By Michael Allen / Hakai Magazine

A baby orca sparks a glimmer of hope for an endangered group of whales

By Miyo McGinn

Fish poop might help fight coral reef bleaching

By Derek Smith / Hakai Magazine

We don’t have a full picture of the planet’s shrinking biodiversity. Here’s why.

By Sara Kiley Watson

Climate change is forcing massive wildlife migrations towards the poles

By Benjamin von Brackel

Scientists are reconstructing what ancient whales saw to look into the past

By Jason P. Dinh / Hakai Magazine

Great white shark sightings are up in the US, which is kinda good news

By Miyo McGinn

Plastic garbage in the sea is a life raft for pathogens

By Michael Allen / Hakai Magazine

A baby orca sparks a glimmer of hope for an endangered group of whales

By Miyo McGinn

Fish poop might help fight coral reef bleaching

By Derek Smith / Hakai Magazine

Human pee could be the fertilizer seagrass needs

By Jesse Kathan / Hakai Magazine

Facial recognition works on seals. No, really.

By Sean Mowbray / Hakai Magazine

Sharks are learning to love coastal cities

By Corinne Iozzio

Care about the planet? Skip the cruise, for now.

By Thor Benson

We’re getting closer to understanding why the sea sometimes glows

By Sam Keck Scott / Hakai Magazine

Horrific blobs of ‘plastitar’ are gunking up Atlantic beaches

By Sara Kiley Watson

8 award-winning photos of nature’s stranger things

By Stephanie Stone

Why you can’t put a price on biodiversity

By Sara Kiley Watson

Single-use plastic is on its way out of national parks. But why is the pace so glacial?

By Bridget Reed Morawski

8 award-winning photos of nature’s stranger things

By Stephanie Stone

States and tribes could soon regain the power to fight against projects that pollute

By Kristine Liao

The race to close the EV battery recycling loop

By Jake Bittle

Carmakers are pouring billions into producing EV batteries

By Bradley Brownell

A network of 1,000 cameras is watching for Western wildfires—and you can, too

By Colleen Hagerty

A climate adaptation experiment is taking place in one of NYC’s biggest parks

By Danielle Renwick / Nexus Media News

Why national parks are cracking down on fireworks, ebikes, and other harmful fun

By Kristine Liao

The Amazon is on the brink of a climate change tipping point

By Sara Kiley Watson

This wild grassland in the Amazon isn’t as untouched as it seems

By Philip Kiefer

African rainforests are stronger carbon sinks than the Amazon

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Climate Change

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The monarch butterfly is scientifically endangered. So why isn’t it legally protected yet?

By Lauren J. Young

/ Aug 8, 2022

Scientists are reconstructing what ancient whales saw to look into the past

By Jason P. Dinh / Hakai Magazine

/ Aug 8, 2022

An endangered fish’s story follows the vanishing waters of the Rio Grande

By Miyo McGinn

/ Aug 6, 2022

These sterile mice have been modified to make rat sperm

By Miyo McGinn

/ Aug 4, 2022

The curious case of an endangered wildcat and a disappearing fruit tree

By April Reese

/ Aug 3, 2022

Farmers and scientists unite to save the home of an endangered salamander

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/ Aug 1, 2022

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Plastic garbage in the sea is a life raft for pathogens

By Michael Allen / Hakai Magazine

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A baby orca sparks a glimmer of hope for an endangered group of whales

By Miyo McGinn

/ Jul 23, 2022

Fish poop might help fight coral reef bleaching

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/ Jul 22, 2022

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/ Jul 21, 2022

Climate change is forcing massive wildlife migrations towards the poles

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/ Jul 8, 2022

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