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This image shows a freshwater fish. Freshwater fish are one of the most endangered groups of animals on Earth.

Global map to reveal ‘swimways’ of Earth’s fish

 Environment
• May 1, 2020

A small team of scientists is creating the first global 'swimways' map, a tool they hope will promote stronger policies to save freshwater fish from threats like dams and overfishing

A screenshot from a zoom call showing climate activists making posters for the upcoming climate strike.

Will social distancing sidetrack the climate movement?

 Environment
• April 16, 2020

The 50th anniversary of Earth Day was supposed to be one of the biggest US climate marches yet. Now, with the 2020 election at stake, organizers are scrambling to find ways to protest online

man pushing dolly in front of delivery truck

Turning the seafood business upside down

 Environment
• April 14, 2020

A fifth-generation fishmonger is driving New York’s seafood scene to become more sustainable

Tiny ants crawl across a jungle vine as a helicopter flies overhead

Fighting for an island

 Environment
• April 8, 2020

Invasive Little Fire Ants have already taken over the Big Island, and now Maui is trying to save itself from a similar fate

Two hands with red nail polish cupped and holding gold glitter

Should we get rid of glitter?

 Environment
• March 6, 2020

Microbeads were shunned for their role in water pollution. Is everyone’s favorite sparkly stuff next?

A diatom (a type of green algae) in the shape of a coffin.

How to die from toxic algal blooms

 Environment
• February 21, 2020

A comic about how a natural process led to an unnatural death — and what it means for the living

solar geoengineering image

How volcanic eruptions may hold the key to averting the climate crisis

 Environment
• February 5, 2020

A podcast exploring whether solar geo-engineering is a viable solution to the climate crisis

Corals can’t keep up with climate change, and scientists are stepping in

 Environment
• January 31, 2020

Three scientific breakthroughs aim to buy time for reefs threatened by warming waters and disease

An image of some bottlenose dolphins with some artificial construction in the background

Why are Florida’s dolphins becoming resistant to antibiotics?

 Environment
• January 24, 2020

Drug resistance is spreading to marine wildlife, and the dangers to both animals and humans are real

Two hands in clear plastic gloves hold fresh scallops

Fishadelphia offers local seafood to underserved communities

 Environment
• January 21, 2020

Building on a national movement, Talia Young's high school students sell fish directly to their community

E-scooters are less eco-friendly than taking the bus, cycling or using mopeds, new findings suggest. [Credit: Denniz Futalan, Pexels | CC]

Think twice before using shared electric scooters

 Environment
• January 8, 2020

A new study takes aim at the environmental appeal of a booming form of transportation.

Lake dried out by water scarcity. A mountain with dried plants is on the background.

A third of the world’s calories are threatened by water scarcity

 Environment
• December 11, 2019

One in three people depend on rivers where water shortages might occur

A pile of grey and white fish lie on the deck of a boat. An octopus is right in the center of the image, on top of all the fish.

There’s nothing virtuous about your ‘sustainably’ caught fish

 Environment
• November 4, 2019

The belief that fish is a healthier, greener option is further driving overfishing

Artemisa Xabriabá (right), 17-year-old indigenous climate activist from Brazil. Artemisa became an activist at age 7, when she helped to reforest 37 acres in the lands of her native community who lives on the left bank of the São Francisco River, in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. Credit: Maria Paula Rubiano

Unrecognized Latin American ‘Gretas’ struggle to bring climate strikes home

 Environment
• September 24, 2019

A region most vulnerable to climate change was barely visible during the Global Climate Strike.

mans profile overlooking farm

Taking on industrial agriculture, one calf at a time

 Environment
• August 5, 2019

A Kentucky foundation is trying to build a local food economy that works for farmers and the planet

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