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Who's Killing the Wild Horses? One Woman Is Determined to Find Out

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Chernobyl Experts Say Russia Could Set Off a Nuclear Disaster

By Alejandro de la Garza

The Big Business Politics Behind the Formation of Yellowstone National Park

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The Enduring Hope of Jane Goodall

In the early years of World War II, when Jane Goodall was around 6 years old, she was often woken from her sleep by the blare of air-raid sirens. The sound warned that Nazi planes...

By Ciara Nugent

Seabed Mining May Solve Our Energy Crisis

At the bottom of the ocean lies a solution to the imminent battery shortage—at a great potential cost to biodiversity and life on earth.

By Aryn Baker

Is It Time to Ditch Wood-Framed Houses?

With climate change driving more destructive fires, some builders are pushing for steel to replace wood in U.S. home construction

By Alana Semuels

Asia Has 99 of the 100 Cities Facing Most Environmental Risk

The many environmental challenges facing the world are far from evenly shared across regions. Of the 100 cities facing the greatest environmental risks, 99 are in Asia, according to a report published today by risk...

By Ciara Nugent

An Animated Guide to This Year's Massive Brood X Cicada Emergence

Trillions of the insects are about to emerge across the eastern U.S.

By Lon Tweeten and Rebecca Katzman

Trillions of 'Brood X' Cicadas Are About to Emerge Across the U.S. to Sing, Mate and Die. Here's What to Expect

This year's 'Brood X' emergence will be full of drama

By Rebecca Katzman

One Thing Flourished in the Pandemic: Trash

Several cities reported big jumps in garbage collection as people stayed home and created trash or went out and littered

By Alana Semuels

2020 Marks the Point When Human-Made Materials Outweigh All the Living Things on Earth, a New Study Finds

In a startling sign of the impact that humans are having on our planet, a study published Dec. 9 estimates that 2020 marks the point when human-made materials outweigh the total mass of Earth’s living...

By Ciara Nugent

West Coast Farmers' Hellish Summer

Larry Tristano is looking out over what used to be his lush 13-acre farm in Santa Rosa, California. Less than a month ago, the fields were full, and he and his small team at Triple...

By Andrew R. Chow

'Murder Hornets' Have Appeared in the U.S.

They attack and destroy honeybee hives, entering a "slaughter phase" where they literally decapitate bees

By Madeleine Carlisle
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