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Environmental Science

A brown fox sits in the grass
Environment
One arctic fox’s incredible journey from Norway to Canada
Arts, Culture & Media
Canaries in the Coal Smoke
Eight nations share the territory of the Arctic, which is experiencing the fastest changes of any part of the earth as global temperatures rise. The United States will emphasize addressing the causes and impacts of climate change in the region when it tak
Environment
As new leader of the Arctic Council, the US will focus on the region’s Big Thaw
Researcher Tami Bond won a 2014 MacArthur Fellowship for her work investigating the sources of black carbon emissions.
Environment
A newly-minted ‘genius’ hopes to stop pollution from soot and smoke
Mount Redoubt eruption
Environment
Humanity is the great species killer
An Aboriginal performer in Sydney, Australia. Aboriginal languages in Australia are among the fastest-disappearing tongues in the world.
Environment
When languages die, ecosystems often die with them
Protecting Marine Biodiversity in Brazil
EPA Says Fracking May Cause Pollution
Podcast: The World Population at Seven Billion
Is There a Fertility Class Divide in America?
Should Countries Offer Incentives to Have Children?
Need for Nature
Need for Nature
How to Protect an Ecosystem
Biodiversity Treaty Finalized
Preserving Biodiversity
Saving the World’s Biodiversity
Polluted Patriots
Emerging Note on Science
Sustaining Life
The Mad Kayaker
All Species Great and Small
Tech Note
Global Politics
Biodiversity as natural capital