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The planet is our beat.
These Sculptures Help Heal the Planet
Mary O’Brien and Daniel McCormick’s landscape interventions are built within the ecosystems they seek to rehabilitate.
Sea Turtles Need High-Tech Medical Treatments—STAT!
Scientists are using wound-healing lasers and medical-grade honeycomb to give sea turtle populations a fighting chance.
Who Is Andrew Wheeler? (And Why You Should Be Afraid of Him)
If Scott Pruitt gets booted from his EPA post, his new deputy, a former coal-industry lobbyist, could take his place.
Week 64: Scott Pruitt, (Almost) Everybody Is On to You
Trumps stands behind his man as the EPA chief lies about raises, breaks ethics rules, and steals taxpayers’ money.
Astrophysicists Take a Break From Finding Galaxies to Look for Rare Rabbits
The same technology used to detect heat in the cosmos may help endangered populations lift off.
A Montana Artist Makes Objects of Beauty Inspired by Natural Disasters
From his studio in Bozeman, Richard Parrish maps the impact of climate change in the American West using molten glass.