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A lineman is working at the top of an electric wire pole while a colleague stands below in the snow.

Prophet of the polar vortex

 Environment
• March 21, 2022

Jennifer Francis was one of the first climate scientists to connect a warmer Arctic with severe winter weather further south

Three actors waist deep in the Hudson River wearing cardboard cutouts shaped like oyster shells.

Climate change on the global stage

 Environment
• March 8, 2022

Eco-theater offers an outlet for creative expression and scientific communication

Floating walkways and nets make up the fish farm in the Pacific Ocean.

2022 could be the beginning of the end for open-net fish farms in Canada

 Environment
• February 25, 2022

A federal mandate to phase out open-net fish farms and the announced closure of a hatchery signal the practice is on its way out

A digital illustration of a fashion model walking through a landfill filled with textile waste.

Fighting Fast Fashion

 Environment
• February 15, 2022

The mass-produced and over-consumed cycle of fast fashion has taken a serious environmental toll on the planet. But there are ways to fight back

A disgruntled cat peaks out from an open cellar door on a NYC sidewalk.

Everybody wants to help a cat

 Environment
• February 3, 2022

People across New York City care for tens of thousands of feral cats while also working to reduce their population

A family of feral hogs scampers on the edge of a salt marsh in coastal Georgia where they trample cordgrass in pursuit of ribbed mussels.

Booming feral hog population threatens American salt marshes

 Environment
• January 19, 2022

Invasive pigs chow down on mussels, threatening marshes’ resilience to drought

Two draft horses standing on grass in front of a pack of cows

Adding horsepower back to sustainable farming

 Environment
• January 17, 2022

Draft power is coming back for many young farmers, as a tool and as a lifestyle

Mossy peatlands interspersed with still water

Protecting nature’s best carbon sink: Peatlands

 Environment
• January 7, 2022

Rising temperatures and development threaten Earth’s peat; without it, our climate would warm even faster

An illustration of sediment core drilling in the Antarctic for a NASA study into ancient climate change.

Ancient ocean sediment carries a dire warning for modern climate

 Environment
• December 17, 2021

Climate change sped up the collapse of the Mayan civilization, but our climate is changing even faster

A wall of grave niches with bouquets of flowers.

It’s time to lay the cemetery to rest

 Environment
• December 8, 2021

Traditional burials are surprisingly hard on the environment, and suitable real estate is limited.

Eight dried plant specimens from the NYBG Herbarium, laid out in a grid

Plants of the past, research of the future

 Environment
• November 16, 2021

The herbarium at the New York Botanical Garden is a resource for scientists looking for new ways to study plants

mockingbird in flight

New York City birders reckon with a colonial past and push for a diverse future

 Environment
• November 12, 2021

A pandemic-inspired boom has bird lovers looking for ways to welcome new enthusiasts

Hurricane Ida seen from space on August 29. 2021

Racing Hurricane Ida: how to measure a storm

 Environment
• November 3, 2021

As many evacuated, reconnaissance teams rushed into the storm’s path to collect information that could save lives

A whale swimming in the blue ocean with its T shaped tale sticking out of water

Seafaring scientist is catching up on whale culture

 Environment
• September 17, 2021

Protecting whale culture is crucial for conservation efforts, says biologist Hal Whitehead

A large brick building sits on top of a big dam, with the river in the foreground. Excavators are demolishing a corner of the dam.

Take dams down and the fish will come

 Environment
• August 13, 2021

Thousands of U.S. dams could be removed to restore important fish habitat without impacting hydropower generation, experts say

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