Ecology Archives

Social Justice

The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Former Child Prodigy Who, He Says, Is Finally Doing Something New and Interesting

We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.

Avital Andrews

Environment

The Strange Parallel Histories of Plant Science and Death Science

Botanists and forensic scientists developed the same theory in the late 19th century. They might have a lot to learn from each other, if they would talk to each other now.

Francie Diep

savannah river experimental site, south carolina/Ellen Damschen

Environment

Forest Fragmentation Threatens More Than Just Trees

Long-term studies on five continents show how chopping up forest hurts biodiversity.

Nathan Collins

Environment

The Ecological Wisdom of Leaving Nature Alone

The best kind of ranching is likely no ranching at all.

James McWilliams

Environment

Will the King of the Rock Fall?

The fathers of ecology lavished attention upon it. The scientist who coined “keystone species” chose it as the prime example. What will happen to the Pacific Coast if its iconic ochre sea star wastes away?

Becca Cudmore

Environment

Why Does Your Yard Look the Same as Every Other Yard?

If you're looking for the homogenizing impulse in American society, you need search no further than your own lawn.

Cameron Walker

Economics

‘If a Tree Falls’ Revisits the Earth Liberation Front

PBS looks at the radical environmentalists whose turn to terrorism discredited their quixotic campaign in "If a Tree Falls."

Tom Jacobs

Environment

Solving Eco-challenges With Today’s Data

A new academic center at the University of Maryland promises to take undervalued research and synthesize it into answers for pressing environmental challenges.

Dan Watson

Environment

Botanist Brings Trees to the Israeli Desert

Deep in the driest and hottest part of Israel, a California-born botanist is trying to remake the Negev Desert with productive trees that thrive on abuse.

Judith D. Schwartz

Environment

The Making of the Ocean Health Index

In the first of a series of stories tracking their progress in real time, three scientists explain the genesis of a global effort to present the health of the world's oceans with a single number.

Ben Halpern, Karen McLeod and Jameal Samhouri