Environment The Math Behind the World’s Great Bird Migration Routes Birds consider wind patterns when they choose how to fly south for the winter, a new study finds. Francie Diep
Environment Burning Budgets: The Out-of-Control Cost of Fighting Wildfires The cost of fighting wildfires this year is predicted to go over budget by hundreds of millions of dollars. Jason Bittel
Environment Are America’s Winds Taking a Breather? Wind speeds, expected to help propel the advance of renewable energy, may be slowing, a cautious new study suggests. Then again, they may be blowing even harder. Michael Haederle