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Another Reason to Protect Elephants: Frogs Love Their Feet
Well, more specifically their footprints. New research finds that elephants create foot-shaped habitats for breeding frogs as they travel through the forest in Myanmar
$2.5 Million Taken from National Parks for Trump's Bombastic 4th of July Display
This event is costing America a lot more than her dignity
Adapting to Climate Change in Alaska
In the first of three posts, an ecologist looks at how citizens and planners are responding to the threat
John Wesley Powell, Great Explorer of the American West
He was the first to survey the Colorado River, 150 years ago—and his ideas about water resources in that arid region were prescient
Cities Are Surprisingly Fragile
Congestion, rising housing prices, rising cost of living and increased homelessness are all stressors—but so-called social compacts can help
Rise of the Extinction Deniers
Just like climate deniers, they’re out to obfuscate and debase the scientists and conservationists trying to save the world—and maybe get rid of a few pesky species in the process...
Here's One More Political Assault on Public Health
Corporate interests, including the fossil fuel, auto and tobacco industries, are searching for ways to undermine the science that says particulate pollution kills
Why Don't We Hear about More Species Going Extinct?
The extinction crisis threatens life all over the planet, but scientists are cautious about declaring a species extinct too quickly
Dragon Quest: Australia Kicks Off Search for Possibly Extinct Lizard
The Victorian grasslands earless dragon hasn’t been observed for 50 years, but conservationists haven’t given up hope yet
Creeping toward Permanent Drought
Both trees and climate models are telling us the same frightening story
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