Topic
Environment
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 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
Marta Hill • July 8, 2025
As erosion batters the Great Lake shoreline, coastal communities face hard choices
Tom Brown • May 22, 2025
You’ve heard of ant farms — now meet the ant farmers
Leslie Liang • May 22, 2025
Older farming techniques could help growers survive punishing droughts and floods
Leslie Liang • April 9, 2025
Researchers are working on innovative ways to reduce methane emissions from livestock
Miriam Bahagijo • March 12, 2025
A beetle named after Hitler is just one of many names that haven’t aged well. Here’s how the species-naming process works
K.R. Callaway • February 26, 2025
More than just blue dots in a sea of red, cold areas on maps of sea surface temperatures suggest climate change is shifting ocean currents, and some climate experts are worried
Miriam Bahagijo • February 17, 2025
Should we worry about the rise of mosquitoes in the aftermath of a hurricane?
K.R. Callaway • January 16, 2025
How noise from cruises is harming Arctic wildlife and what we can do to stop the noise
K.R. Callaway • December 22, 2024
Interconnected infrastructure can exacerbate urban flooding, a new study suggests

In the age of dinosaurs, oceans lost their life-sustaining oxygen due to climate changes
K.R. Callaway • November 4, 2024
A new study of ancient climate has alarming implications for today, experts say
Carrie Klein • October 21, 2024
An artist who fell in love with a climate-resilient crop is pushing for a slow revolution
Olivia Gieger • September 5, 2024
What to know about how PFAS are affecting your body
Jenaye Johnson • July 22, 2024
Artist Kaitlin Pomerantz is on a mission to repurpose the unused, forgotten fragments that glue society together