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You Have More Fingers on One Hand Than There Are Addaxes Left in the Wild

A recent survey says just THREE of these African antelope remain.

One of the Worst Places for a Pipeline? Under the Great Lakes

The strong, erratic currents of the Straits of Mackinac could make an oil spill disastrous for two lakes and a whole lot of coastline.

If You Care About Kids, You Care About Climate

If we really want to protect our children, we’ll need to focus on the actual threats to their health and well-being—like drought, flooding, disease, and war.

Making Frogs Chytrid-Proof—One Hopper at a Time

Can two shipping containers turn the tide against a fungal frog plague?

In "When Two Worlds Collide," the Rainforest Is Worth Fighting for

A new documentary follows an indigenous community as its members risk everything to protect their homes in the Peruvian Amazon from industry.

Watch the Planet's Temperatures Spiral Out of Control

A new animated graphic offers a compelling way of visualizing global temperature change.