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Orangutan Accounting 101

To save a species, scientists first need to know how many members it has left.

Water World

Here’s what 25 feet of sea-level rise would do to some of America’s coastal attractions.

Bringing the Noise

How will Shell’s Arctic drilling affect marine mammals in the Chukchi Sea?

Thrice as Nice

President Obama just established three new national monuments.

Here, Sharky, Sharky

The first-ever global survey of sharks, rays, and skates kicks off this summer.

Fire in the Hole

Glaciologists drill deep into West Antarctica and find that the ice is melting from both ends.