News in Brief Dear Skiers: It’s Time to Turn Words Into Action on Climate Change Winter sports enthusiasts can help lower emissions—if they’re smart about how they hit the slopes. By Bob Berwyn… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How Humans Shape Evolution, and Why It Matters People have some wide-ranging effects on other species—and, ultimately, on ourselves. By Nathan Collins Altering the course of… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief When Will Solar Energy Be Clean? A reminder that almost everything we do produces greenhouse gases, directly or indirectly (but solar’s still looking pretty… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Death From Above: Taking on the Nearly Indestructible Crown-of-Thorns Starfish The carnivorous predator that feeds on coral will even survive being cut in half. By Matt Skenazy (Photo:… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Javan Rhino: Both Protected and Threatened by a Massive Volcano In the aftermath of the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa Volcano, the Javan rhino found a refuge in an… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How Can Climate Activists Fight Back Against Trump? Led by Donald Trump, the GOP could roll back decades of environmental progress. Is there any hope? By… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Military Training Areas Can Double as Important Wildlife Refuges Despite years of repeated bombing, fires, and other disturbances, military training areas can maintain biodiversity and help in… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief When Wilderness Was Strictly Whites-Only Today,environmental conservation is often painted as an act of compassion — but the history of the movement is fraught with… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Protecting Gorillas at All Costs: Meet the Fearless Park Rangers of the Congo In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, the government is trying to develop tourism. But the lives… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief What We Know About the Decline of Bees Two new studies summarize trends in honeybee populations—they’re doing pretty well in some places, actually—as well as the… Pacific Standard Staff