National park rangers have a mental health problem. Could it get worse?

New directives and staffing cuts are compounding longstanding stressors facing National Park Service rangers
 Health
• September 18, 2026

Financial pressures threaten a vital air monitoring network in national parks

 Environment
• September 16, 2026

Funding for the IMPROVE project has long been stagnant, and recent years have forced cuts to air visibility tracking

The entrance sign welcomes visitors to Indiana Dunes

“We’re not just a part of the past”: Indiana Dunes trail honors Miami and Potawatomi cultures

 Environment
• September 11, 2026

A tree trail, limestone turtles and fire pit adorned in ribbonwork designs are all features of the Indiana Dunes Indigenous Cultural Trail, which celebrates the Potawatomi and Miami Peoples

green landscpae of mountains on the right of the screen and valleys below and a blue sky with clouds all across it

Texas’ Balcones Canyonlands Refuge is expanding. So why are refuge leaders nervous?

 Environment
• September 10, 2026

Despite accelerating growth of the refuge’s boundary and community support, threats to national wildlife refuges in Texas are putting this successful refuge on edge

A mountain goat on top of the 7,510-foot summit of Mount Aeneas

Glacier’s iconic mountain goats are losing their foothold

 Environment
• September 9, 2026

With key alpine resources in flux, the species faces an uncertain future

A person pouring water into a glass at a kitchen faucet.

The EPA looks to override state efforts to crack down on toxic water pollutants

 Health
• July 30, 2026

Weaker national rules could stifle state-level “forever chemical” regulation, sources say

An anonymous woman sits at her a desk indoors, holding an iPhone, with a small cup and saucer to her right.

Mental health chatbots struggle with suicide warning signs, study finds

 Health
• April 28, 2026

Chatbots created for mental health support are struggling to respond to suicidal behavior, research suggests

A woman wearing psychedelic colors and holding an umbrella stands on stilts with a sign that reads SCIENCE NOT STIGMA

As psychedelics bloom, New Yorkers march for ‘cognitive liberty’

 Health
• April 23, 2026

Pushing for better access to drugs like psilocybin and MDMA, advocates are at last enjoying some political momentum

A spotted lanternfly perches on a branch.

“Stomping out” a species that is here to stay

 Environment
• April 20, 2026

Spotted lanternfly are a reminder that we need to get more comfortable sitting with the things we can’t control

From AI to AGI

 Tech
• April 16, 2026

What is artificial general intelligence, and how will we know when we’ve achieved it? Understanding the debate over engineered superintelligence

Trump’s EPA to ignore economic benefits of clean air, focusing only on costs to polluters

 Environment
• April 13, 2026

A new agency rule retreats from cost-benefit analysis in calculating impacts on human health, imperiling improvements in air quality, experts say

The pink feathers of a flamingo stand out against a natural background.

Do state birds have a leg up in conservation?

 Environment
• April 8, 2026

Public attention and pride could help support state mascots and the habitats they rely on

A group of people in a park huddle around a telescope and look at the moon.

Looking for Jupiter in Manhattan

 Space, Physics, and Math
• April 2, 2026

A glimpse of what New Yorkers are missing above the city’s light-polluted skies

A white stoat stands upright among patches of green grass.

The Olympics are over. But the mascot stoats still face climate change

 Environment
• March 31, 2026

The two stoat mascots of Milano Cortina have a tough journey ahead of them as snow melts and their ability to camouflage worsens

This Earth Day, Lithuania looks to its environment for defense solutions

 Environment
• March 23, 2026

The country celebrates World Earth Day while preparing for what lies beyond its borders, the minister said.

A shoreline with the NYC skyline in the distance.

Digging up the past at Dead Horse Bay

 Environment
• March 12, 2026

The Brooklyn beach was closed in 2020 after radiological contamination was found. What's happened since?

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