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The Lure of Landfills: How Garbage Changes Animal Behavior
Our leftovers can be dangerous in the wrong hands, paws, or beaks.
Hey Congress, Don’t Roll Out the Welcome Mat for Invasive Species
A sneaky provision in this year’s defense act loosens regulations on ballast water—and all its stowaways. If it passes, the Great Lakes could suffer serious consequences.
There Is Such a Thing as Bad Press—Especially If You’re a Wolf
In Spain, where conflicts between predators and livestock are fraught with emotion, no news is often good news for Iberian wolf conservation.
Oil Drilling and Wetlands Don’t Mix—Especially in Big Cypress
On a national preserve at the edge of the Everglades, oil exploration is threatening fragile habitat and endangered species, from woodpeckers to panthers.
Remember That Viral Temperature Spiral? It Just Got a Dramatic Update
'Round and around and around and around we go.
Guess Which State Towers Over All the Others on Wind Energy?
If you want to know what the future of renewables looks like, look no further than Iowa.