Tom Brown, Leslie Liang • September 17, 2025
How the Gold Standard became tarnished
Perri Thaler • September 17, 2025
Citizen science is under threat, despite what the Trump administration says it wants
Pragathi Ravi • September 17, 2025
An interview with a conservation expert paints a grim picture for the policy and science governing the coastal USA

Trump’s budget cuts threaten national parks, wildlife refuges and the science behind them
Gaea Cabico, Miriam Bahagijo • September 17, 2025
The loss of senior officials, scientists and other specialists might lead to the loss of institutional knowledge that’s been built up and maintained for years
K.R. Callaway • September 17, 2025
Slashed budgets and diminished staffing at key NOAA offices could have devastating impacts on U.S. disaster preparedness and day-to-day forecasts
Marta Hill • August 3, 2025
Aaron Wightman spends early spring days tap troubleshooting and syrup processing, but he thinks about climate change, too.
Perri Thaler • July 30, 2025
Nighttime light pollution has severe impacts on birds and humans alike. What solutions are out there for New York?
Perri Thaler • July 21, 2025
Should I be scrubbing my Skippy’s jar or not?
Perri Thaler • July 19, 2025
Researchers suggest putting solar panels on water increases greenhouse emissions and may affect aquatic life, but experts think the idea is still worth pursuing
Perri Thaler • July 9, 2025
Experts express various levels of optimism about new applications for GLP-1 drugs, and some have concerns about the motivations behind the push to find new uses
Perri Thaler • July 8, 2025
A newly-identified problem in deep learning models indicates that they can’t continually learn without assistance from humans