Conservation(Page 12)

Protecting natural resources—from sea to sky—is about much more than planting a few trees.

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Burning Amazon Rainforest
Environment

The Amazon rainforest is burning, and humans are to blame

By Kat Eschner

Fishing nets leave precious marine habitats broken and scarred—but some are coming back to life
Environment

Fishing nets leave precious marine habitats broken and scarred—but some are coming back to life

By Kat Eschner

What one ecologist’s high-flying studies reveal about our forests
Technology

What one ecologist’s high-flying studies reveal about our forests

By Rob Verger

This killer belt of seaweed stretches all the way across the Atlantic
Environment

This killer belt of seaweed stretches all the way across the Atlantic

By Ula Chrobak

We finally have footage of a giant squid in U.S. waters
Environment

We finally have footage of a giant squid in U.S. waters

By Sara Chodosh

These flesh-eating bacteria are finding new beaches to call home
Health

These flesh-eating bacteria are finding new beaches to call home

By Sara Chodosh

Ghost forests are sprouting up along the Atlantic Coast
Environment

Ghost forests are sprouting up along the Atlantic Coast

By Ula Chrobak

America’s been rolling back natural land protections since 1892—but never like this
Environment

America’s been rolling back natural land protections since 1892—but never like this

By Marion Renault

The hidden fish keeping coral reefs alive
Environment

The hidden fish keeping coral reefs alive

By Marlene Cimons

chinook salmon ear stone otolith
Environment

The secret to saving salmon is lodged in their ears

By Ula Chrobak

Plastic chemicals could harm the ocean bacteria that produce 10 percent of our oxygen
Environment

Plastic chemicals could harm the ocean bacteria that produce 10 percent of our oxygen

By Ula Chrobak

Meet the ‘Oyster Wench’—a single mom fighting pollution with the power of clams and kelp
Environment

Meet the ‘Oyster Wench’—a single mom fighting pollution with the power of clams and kelp

By Marlene Cimons

Europe’s ban on palm oil might actually hurt the environment
Environment

Europe’s ban on palm oil might actually hurt the environment

By Elizabeth Robinson and Herry Purnomo/The Conversation

Old mascara wands are saving adorable Appalachian animals
Environment

Old mascara wands are saving adorable Appalachian animals

By Alex Schwartz

Why these towns are trying to save an ‘agricultural pest’
Environment

Why these towns are trying to save an ‘agricultural pest’

By Ula Chrobak

Watch ‘giant pill bugs’ burrow inside this alligator carcass for legitimate scientific reasons
Environment

Watch ‘giant pill bugs’ burrow inside this alligator carcass for legitimate scientific reasons

By Sara Chodosh

A mysterious disease is ravaging Florida’s coral, and now it might be spreading elsewhere
Environment

A mysterious disease is ravaging Florida’s coral, and now it might be spreading elsewhere

By Kat Eschner

10 GIFs Of Deep-Sea Creatures Encountering A Sub
Environment

10 GIFs Of Deep-Sea Creatures Encountering A Sub

By Rose Pastore

Hōkūle‘a Polynesian origins voyage explorer Sea People
Environment

On board the canoe that proved ancient Polynesians could cross the Pacific

By Christina Thompson

The Great Lakes may be souring just like our oceans
Environment

The Great Lakes may be souring just like our oceans

By Tiffany Chen

Nurdles
Environment

‘Mermaid tears’ are killing our oceans

By Claire Gwinnett/The Conversation

Bighorn Joshua Tree National Park California
Environment

The biggest public lands bill in a decade has something for everyone

By Ula Chrobak

guillemot colony
Environment

20,000 birds just starved to death off the Dutch coast and no one knows why

By Sara Chodosh

death valley national park
Environment

Some national parks won’t recover from the government shutdown for decades

By Ula Chrobak

This robot plants heat-resistant corals to save endangered reefs
Environment

This robot plants heat-resistant corals to save endangered reefs

By Marlene Cimons

Why some coastal regions flood more easily than others
Environment

Why some coastal regions flood more easily than others

By Marlene Cimons

broken ice over the ocean
Environment

In 2018, Alaska’s Bering Sea was all out of whack.

By Jillian Mock

An inside look at the first solo trip to the deepest point of the Atlantic
Environment

An inside look at the first solo trip to the deepest point of the Atlantic

By Josh Dean

Oceans are losing a football field of seagrass every 30 minutes
Environment

Oceans are losing a football field of seagrass every 30 minutes

By Marlene Cimons

As oceans grow more acidic, they’re eating away at their protective floors
Environment

As oceans grow more acidic, they’re eating away at their protective floors

By Marlene Cimons

Humans have altered almost the entire planet—we need to save what’s left
Environment

Humans have altered almost the entire planet—we need to save what’s left

By Kat Eschner

dumbo octopus
Environment

The ocean floor is littered with adorable octopuses (and actual garbage)

By Sara Chodosh

Brazil’s new president plans to plunder the Amazon, which is bad news for all of us
Environment

Brazil’s new president plans to plunder the Amazon, which is bad news for all of us

By Kat Eschner

We can save coral reefs by putting them on ice
Environment

We can save coral reefs by putting them on ice

By Kat Eschner

This headless chicken is the deep-sea ‘monster’ of our dreams
Environment

This headless chicken is the deep-sea ‘monster’ of our dreams

By Sara Chodosh

The toxins of our past still threaten the future of killer whales
Environment

The toxins of our past still threaten the future of killer whales

By Jillian Mock

vents of white bubbles rising up from ocean floor
Science

NASA is preparing for future space missions by exploring underwater volcanoes off Hawaii

By Shannon Stirone

A glowing green worm
Environment

You can set your watch to this glowing green worm orgy

By Neel V. Patel

The secret origins of blue diamonds are finally coming to the surface
Environment

The secret origins of blue diamonds are finally coming to the surface

By Anna Brooks

Warming seas are robbing some fish of their vital sense of smell
Environment

Warming seas are robbing some fish of their vital sense of smell

By Marlene Cimons

stack of green books
Environment

18 water-themed books to dive into this month

By Mary Beth Griggs

Mark the Shark Quartiano
Environment

The U.S. protects alpha predators, but its most famous shark hunter isn’t out of business yet

By Andrew Zaleski

Scientists learn to repair human bones by studying coral reefs
Environment

Scientists learn to repair human bones by studying coral reefs

By Marlene Cimons

Coral reef ecosystem.
Environment

Coral reefs face yet another threat: island rats depleting their poop supply

By Jan A. Zalasiewicz and Mark Williams/The Conversation

It’s time to take a more holistic view of coral reef health
Environment

It’s time to take a more holistic view of coral reef health

By Kat Eschner

the great blue hole
Environment

Here’s some rare good news about coral reefs

By Neel V. Patel

manta ray swims through Flower Garden Banks
Environment

Why biologists are so excited to find a bunch of puny manta rays

By Lexi Krupp

Koko, the beloved gorilla who communicated through sign-language, dies at age 46
Environment

Koko, the beloved gorilla who communicated through sign-language, dies at age 46

By Anna Brooks

Your efforts to save water are actually making a difference
Environment

Your efforts to save water are actually making a difference

By Kat Eschner

A snake with blue eyes
Environment

These snakes slurp snails, and that’s great for farmers

By Anna Brooks

The genes of many marine creatures are patented—and one company owns half of them
Environment

The genes of many marine creatures are patented—and one company owns half of them

By Kat Eschner

a hydrogen balloon on its side
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: underwater horse videos, the call of the void, and an ill-fated, icy balloon trip

By Rachel Feltman

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a drone that loves trash!
Technology

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a drone that loves trash!

By Owen Agnew

New eco-friendly microbeads could save oceans, rather than destroy them
Environment

New eco-friendly microbeads could save oceans, rather than destroy them

By Kate Baggaley

a degraded coral reef
Environment

A healthy reef is alive with music, but the chorus fades as the coral dies.

By Kat Eschner

There’s still time for us to save the Great Barrier Reef
Environment

There’s still time for us to save the Great Barrier Reef

By Amelia Urry

We’re ruining Walden Pond just like we ruin everything beautiful in this world
Environment

We’re ruining Walden Pond just like we ruin everything beautiful in this world

By Sara Chodosh

a northern white rhino
Environment

The last male northern white rhino just died, but science could still make him a daddy

By Rachel Feltman

The critters of the deep sea may thrive on calamari
Environment

The critters of the deep sea may thrive on calamari

By Kate Baggaley

Venus flytraps know not to eat the insects that pollinate them
Environment

Venus flytraps know not to eat the insects that pollinate them

By Jessica Boddy

How polar animals cope with frigid darkness for months at a time
Environment

How polar animals cope with frigid darkness for months at a time

By Kate Baggaley

Deep-sea robots are scoping out the secret origins of algae blooms
Environment

Deep-sea robots are scoping out the secret origins of algae blooms

By Marlene Cimons

This tiny shark eats grass and it’s doing just fine
Environment

This tiny shark eats grass and it’s doing just fine

By Kate Baggaley

The Montecito mudslide is a tragic reminder to respect our soil
Environment

The Montecito mudslide is a tragic reminder to respect our soil

By Eleanor Cummins