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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

A larger green, leafy plant next to a smaller plant in soil.

Hacking photosynthesis to feed the future

 Environment
• July 20, 2019

Pesticides, fertilizers, and machines aren’t enough to meet the burgeoning demand for food crops but fast-growing GM plants could pick up the slack

A new pest threatens the olive harvest of Palestine

In Palestine, an iconic tree suffers, too

 Environment
• July 19, 2019

Climate change is decimating the economically crucial olive harvest — and farmers lack the resources to fight back.

An imam sits in a chair preparing to wash his hands before prayer, while another man stands nearby with a microphone, and a third man sits on the floor holding a cup of water.

Reading the Quran with ‘green glasses’

 Environment
• July 18, 2019

How one religious leader finds environmental roots in Islamic tradition

cup scooping coffee beans

Climate change is bad news for your cup of joe

 Environment
• July 3, 2019

Scientists are working on climate resistant coffee, but can they make it taste good?

A flooded street at night in Manhattan's East Village.

Is New York Ready for the Next Big Hurricane?

 Environment
• June 24, 2019

Scientists expect climate change will make storms more intense, therefore the city must amp up its defenses

Professor Geerat Vermeij tells the story of shells

Beyond the visible: What shells can tell us about our world

 Environment
• June 20, 2019

Shells tell a story of evolution that spans over millions of years

A view of the Hudson River.

Dive Right into the Hudson River

 Environment
• June 14, 2019

Despite perceptions that the Hudson is not fit for swimming, it is perfectly safe in many places

This is an image of different species of coral captured by Jimmy Chang

Freezing corals to safeguard their future

 Environment
• May 1, 2019

Researchers are racing to preserve coral larvae for future restoration projects — and cryopreservation could be one solution

Gas drilling taps into markets beyond energy

 Environment
• April 29, 2019

‘Natural gas liquids’ keep processing profitable even as renewables rise

a person pushes lawnmower across grass

Is the anti-lawn movement taking root?

 Environment
• April 3, 2019

Turf lawns come with a steep environmental price, but are a hard habit to break

crabs in bowl of ice

Save space on your plate for the green crab

 Environment
• March 22, 2019

One New York chef is combatting the treacherous, invasive green crab one bowl of sustainable seafood ramen at a time — and he wants your help

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