Climate Change Is Starving Our Coral Reefs
A new study shows that coral bleaching events are recurring faster than reef ecosystems can recover.
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Could Craft Breweries Help Lead the Way in Water Conservation?
As water shortages increase across the country, beer companies are adapting to this new reality in innovative ways.
EPA Marks Seven Superfund Sites as Clean
Scott Pruitt has made Superfund site clean-up a priority, but the number of sites removed from the list in 2017 is on par with previous years.
Fifty Years After a Blowout, This Natural-Gas Reservoir Is Still Contaminating the Local Groundwater
A study of a blowout site in the Netherlands offers safety lessons for natural gas fields around the world.
Could Portable Treatment Centers Fix Rural America’s Water Problems?
Small communities across America don't cope well with water shortages, but one group from UCLA has created something to fix that.
Global Warming Is Putting the Ocean’s Phytoplankton in Danger
Phytoplankton are an essential part of the marine food chain. But according to new research, their numbers are dwindling.
Hacking Cell Biology to Reinvent Clothes
The future of clothing material could come from lab-grown leather and spider silk.
Monitoring Deep-Sea Coral to Measure BP Oil Spill Fallout
The Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Mexican Gulf is still the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history, and its effects will be felt for decades to come.
Could the Future of Air Conditioning Be Found Inside Termite Mounds?
The fusion of architecture and ecology allows termites to control the climate of their structures without burning a single fossil fuel.