Chocolate in the jungle: The battle to save a disappearing rainforest
Stretching south from Panama through Colombia and into Ecuador, the Chocó Rainforest is one of the world’s most biologically rich ecosystems.
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The new green grid: Utilities deploy ‘virtual power plants’
By linking together networks of energy-efficient buildings, solar installations, and batteries ...
How we react to climate change, told through the 5 stages of grief
Even as heat records are shattered on a monthly basis and the world’s glaciers and ice sheets melt, climate change remains a divisive issue in many parts of the world.
Pressure mounts to reform our throw-away clothing culture
Americans dispose of about 12.8 million tons of textiles annually — 80 pounds for each man, woman, and child.
An Amazon tribe’s deadly fight to save its land from logging
For decades, the indigenous tribes of the Amazon rainforest have been struggling to protect their ancestral lands from logging.
Rocky Flats: A wildlife refuge confronts its radioactive past
The Rocky Flats Plant outside Denver was a key U.S. nuclear facility during the Cold War.
Uncharted Waters: An Uncertain Future For Dungeness Crabs on U.S. West Coast
Dungeness crab is one of the most valuable commercial fisheries on the U.S. West Coast, worth nearly $170 million ....
Science in the wild: The legacy of the U.S. National Park system
In a small cabin that serves as the Glacier National Park climate change office, Dan Fagre clicks through photos that clearly show the massive glaciers that give this park its name are in a hasty retreat.
Wildlife farming: Does it help or hurt threatened species?
Wildlife farming is being touted as a way to protect endangered species while providing food and boosting incomes in rural areas.
How climate change could jam the world’s ocean circulation
Scientists are closely monitoring a key current in the North Atlantic to see if rising sea temperatures and increased freshwater from melting ice are altering the “ocean conveyor belt” ...
