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Tires: An Emerging Threat to Our Waterways, Our Seafood, and Ourselves?

The United States produces two million tons of tire particles each year, and we know very little about what they do to the environment.

"The Last Three" Bids a Sad Farewell to Rhinos on the Brink of Extinction

There were three northern white rhinos left when Australian artists Gillie and Marc Schattner unveiled their monument in New York City. Now there are just two.

Will the Kids Save Us From Climate Change?

Today’s young people are finally realizing just how much power their voices actually wield. These millennial climate activists have every intention of using it.

Week 61: Zinke Loves Drilling Anywhere but in His Own State

The Interior secretary lines up drills just outside Bears Ears; Pruitt tries to wipe out decades of research and refuses to explain his soundproof booth.

Scientists Enlist an Unlikely Ally in the Fight for Endangered Species: Leeches

A new study suggests the bloodsuckers may be a low-cost, low-effort method for sampling biodiversity.

Climate Change on Trial in Federal Court

California cities square off against oil companies in a debate over who’s to blame for a warming planet.