News in Brief Herpes-Linked Turtle Tumors Are on the Rise A herpesvirus outbreak among sea turtles on the Great Barrier Reef is leaving the animals riddled with tumors,… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Why Are Californians Flocking to the Pacific Northwest? Watch the video explainer for our May/June feature “Droughtlandia.” By Dillon Magrann-Wells (Photo: Matt Black) In a feature story… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Tracking the Catastrophic Decline of the Vaquita Taking advantage of the acoustic signals vaquitas use to find food, researchers monitor the population of an animal… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Streetlights Make Summer Come Early — and That’s Not a Good Thing A study shows trees start budding up to a week early in the most brightly lit areas of… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief It’s Time for Countries to Work Together to Combat Global Warming On the historic new climate agreement between Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. By Madeleine Thomas From left: Mexican… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief How to Investigate the Safety of Your Own Drinking Water The government has information about your water, but it isn’t always accurate. By T. Christian Miller (Photo: Ian… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Fossil Fuel Abolitionists Take Their Fight to Federal Lands The Keep It in the Ground campaign wants to end oil and gas extraction on America’s public lands.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief The Many Threats to Biodiversity in Brazil A study finds less intrusive activities double our overall impact on biodiversity in the forests of Pará, Brazil.… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief ‘Poison Wind’ in Santa Barbara I’m working now on a story about the future of wildfire prevention in California. In the course of… Pacific Standard Staff
News in Brief Our Global Air Pollution Problem As many as 18,000 people die each day because of poor air quality. By Madeleine Thomas A man… Pacific Standard Staff