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Farms on the Fringe: New Takes on America’s Farming Tradition

These six farmers have found innovative ways to grow plants in today’s climate, whether in corn country or coal country, with fish tanks or smartphones.

The Border Wall Is Underway . . . Right in the Middle of a Wildlife Refuge

Trump’s already offensive wall will also endanger an already endangered species.

To Save This Tasty Sea Snail, We Must First Figure Out What Turns It On

It’s date night for white abalone! Get out the buckets, microscopes, and hydrogen peroxide.

Meet the Aboriginal Community Turning Abandoned Fishing Gear into Art

On Australia’s Cape York Peninsula, artists weave deadly “ghost nets” into totems.

Trump’s (in)Actions on Climate Have Turned Him into an Outcast

By leaving the Paris Agreement, the president also withdrew the country from the world community. Does he understand what this means? Does he even care?

How Do You Save the Desert Tortoise? Lasers, Robots, and Bureaucracy.

Conserving this ancient and slowly reproducing reptile requires playing the long game.