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The Biden Administration Protects Millions of Acres of Arctic Alaska

Latest NewsAlaskaJenny Shalant
The new Special Areas Rule in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska could boost biodiversity and empower Indigenous Peoples to defend the lands they’ve relied on for generations.
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“Forever Chemicals” Called PFAS Show Up in Your Food, Clothes, and Home

ExplainerUnited StatesMolly M. Ginty, Courtney Lindwall
These toxic chemicals are so common in consumer products and manufacturing that they’re everywhere—including inside our bodies.
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In Planning for Climate Change, Native Americans Draw on the Past

ExplainerUnited States, CanadaTim Vanderpool
Across North America, Indigenous tribes and nations are consulting their traditional ecological knowledge to help prepare for a warming world.

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The Virus Hunter

Latest NewsUnited StatesPerrin Ireland
Scientists aren’t certain why Zika has become a pandemic, but humans probably played a part.

Step Aside, Gentlemen

Latest NewsUnited StatesPerrin Ireland, Brian Palmer
Women from around the world gather in Paris to solve climate change.

Hot or Not?

Latest NewsUnited StatesPerrin Ireland
Coral reefs are beautiful—but only when they’re healthy.

Down in the Dumps

Latest NewsUnited StatesPerrin Ireland
As megafauna (and their huge fecal deposits) disappear, so do their important contributions to the earth’s nutrient cycle.

DIY: Sexy Apocalypse

Latest NewsPerrin Ireland
There’s no need for hot devils and sultry zombies on Halloween—the natural world is chock-full of terror…and temptation.

Climate Change Is so Clingy

Latest NewsUnited StatesPerrin Ireland
Hey, Tarzan, your vines are messing with our carbon storage.

Climate Got Your Tongue?

Latest NewsColoradoPerrin Ireland
In the Rocky Mountains, long-tongued bumblebees are getting licked by warmer temperatures.

Know Your Roots

Latest NewsPerrin Ireland
Mangrove forests help keep our heads above water—and marine protected areas help them help us.

Gender Bending in the ‘Burbs

Latest NewsUnited StatesPerrin Ireland
A new study finds female frogs outnumber males 2:1 in suburban ponds. This is not normal.

Unlikely Heroes

Latest NewsUnited StatesPerrin Ireland
Hawks act as hummingbirds’ bodyguards—whether they realize it or not.

Hang in There, Cousin!

Latest NewsAfricaPerrin Ireland
Despite human encroachment, chimpanzees are standing their ground in Uganda.

Cracking an Otter Mystery

Latest NewsUnited StatesPerrin Ireland
Otters may be able to tell us a lot about tool-using cultures in animals—but they’re not making it easy for us.