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Marlowe Starling • May 5, 2023
Ten years after Superstorm Sandy struck the east coast, naturalists worry a government-funded storm mitigation plan will wipe out a historic ecosystem
Tatum McConnell • January 7, 2022
Rising temperatures and development threaten Earth’s peat; without it, our climate would warm even faster
Abe Musselman • December 4, 2020
In his new book, Derek Gow tells the story of his intrepid rewilding campaign
![Two of Angela Gilmour’s etchings show how natural and man-made events damage landscapes. “Toxic Wednesday” (left) shows what happens when dust clouds from the Saharan desert collide with an Atlantic weather system and pollution. The result is a toxic smog with an orange to red hue that hangs over the United Kingdom. “Blood Rain Thursday” (right) shows the dust and smog released as blood red rain. [Credit: Angela Gimour]](https://scienceline.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Weathertheweather.png)
Taylor White • September 2, 2020
In the midst of a pandemic, an artist and former physicist still works to represent endangered landscapes
Curtis Segarra • June 24, 2020
Arjan Dwarshuis’ record-setting year shows how much birdwatching has changed
Lydia Chain • February 16, 2015
Human tolerance may be the key to keeping the jaguar population whole and healthy
Lauren J. Young • January 12, 2015
Biomimicry allows scientists to take a page out of nature’s playbook
Katherine Ellen Foley • January 7, 2015
Scientists continue to debate whether experiments can show that our primate ancestors evolved fairness, or if cooperation is uniquely human
Steph Yin • December 3, 2014
It’s tempting to view natural history dioramas as pure representations of fact — but these displays may be shaped by cultural assumptions and theatrical urges
Elizabeth Newbern • January 25, 2014
The first National River faces the threat of pollution from a large pig farm
Kate Baggaley • February 1, 2013
Len Soucy has spent his life caring for injured birds
Lena Groeger • December 24, 2010
The popular notion of genetics is wrong
Ferris Jabr • August 12, 2010
A new generation of psychologists and therapists focus on the relationship between nature and mental health
Olivia Koski and Katie Peek • May 31, 2010
Once on the brink of extinction, bald eagles are making a home for themselves near New York City