Tropical Forests Are Not the Carbon Sinks We Thought They Were
A new study shows that tropical forests emit more carbon than they consume, mostly due to human activities.
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Water Contamination in Coachella Valley Is Pushing Its Mobile Home Communities Into a Corner
A sprawl of mobile home parks house 10,000 people in Southern California's Coachella Valley, but their drinking water is chronically contaminated. Now some solutions are in sight.
The Trump Administration Backs Away From Its Plan to Suspend the Transportation Greenhouse Gas Rule
Lawsuits by states and advocacy groups are effectively blocking some of the most egregious attacks on environmental regulations.
Manipulating Microbes May Be a Key to the Future of Restorative Health
Rather than a single bacterial magic bullet, imagine instead a future that involves microbial concoctions tailor-made to your microbiome fingerprint to help restore equilibrium.
The Importance of Ice Thickness in Assessing the Impact of Climate Change in the Arctic
This year's thinner, slushier ice is more vulnerable than the past's thick, multi-year ice, and it melts out rapidly during a spike in temperature or intense cyclonic activity.
Can the Gulf Coast’s Oil Industry Withstand the Economic Implications of Climate Change?
The devastation Harvey and other storms left behind illuminates just how defenseless oil and gas infrastructure is in the face of hurricanes that are growing in magnitude and frequency.
Should Pandas Still Be Listed as Endangered?
Decades of conservation efforts have culminated in the giant panda's upgrade last year from endangered to vulnerable. But panda habitat is smaller and more fragmented than it was when the animal was first added to the Endangered Species List.
The Coming Congressional Attack on the Antiquities Act
For the far right, Ryan Zinke's national monument review is just the beginning.
A Newfound ‘Octopus City’ Resurfaces Old Questions About the Animal’s Social Intelligence
Scientists were surprised to find that this smart and solitary species had built a cephalopod city. But why?
Hurricane Maria Leaves the Caribbean in Shambles
The third in a string of cataclysmic hurricanes, Maria hit the Caribbean just two weeks after Hurricane Irma devastated the region.