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Environment

Swimming in Noise

For sea life, the ocean is becoming an intolerable racket.

July 19, 2022

The High Price of Cheap Shrimp

Our appetite is destroying a natural bulwark against climate change.

July 13, 2022

How Are the Bees?

The collapse of our pollinators may no longer be headlines, but we’re still killing their buzz.

June 28, 2022

Reshuffled Rivers Bolster the Amazon’s Hyper-Biodiversity

The lush biodiversity of the Amazon may be due in part to the dynamics of branching rivers, which serve as invisible fences that continuously barricade and merge bird populations.

June 8, 2022

Who Are the Scientists Here?

Mo’orea, a Pacific Island, spotlights the rift in conservation between foreign scientists and Indigenous people.

June 8, 2022

The Race to Explore the Ocean’s Twilight Zone

As marine scientists strive to understand the mysteries of the deep, the miners are moving in.

May 26, 2022

The Oceans Are Teeming with Unknown Species

Scientists are finding 2,000 new marine species a year. Why it matters to name and categorize them.

May 18, 2022

The Return of New York Harbor’s Oysters

This entrepreneur plans to revive the famous urban ecosystem with a billion oysters.

April 20, 2022

The Genius of Fishing with Tidal Weirs

Native and non-native scientists have come together to counter overfishing with an ancient practice.

April 6, 2022

The Ocean Is Having Trouble Breathing

A drop in oxygen levels is putting ocean ecosystems on life support.

The Portentous Comeback of Humpback Whales

Humpbacks are returning to pre-whaling populations with a warning about ocean ecosystems.

March 23, 2022