Seagrass is the “ugly duckling of conservation,” Carlos Duarte says. He calculated…
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New York City Is Sinking. It’s Far From Alone
Add up the million or so buildings in New York City, and…
The Planet Can’t Sustain Rapid Growth Much Longer
Half a century ago, a small group of esteemed thinkers that called…
Hippos Are in Trouble. Will ‘Endangered’ Status Save Them?
“My view is that the US trade [in hippo parts] is largely…
The Looming El Niño Could Cost the World Trillions of Dollars
While the effects of El Niño are more concentrated in the tropics,…
The Plastic Crisis Finally Gets Emergency Status
In addition to reducing production, the report argues, the world must improve…
The Mystery of Fish Deaths in a Foul Chartreuse Sea
This story originally appeared on Hakai and is part of the Climate…
The Weird Way Australia’s Bushfires Influenced a Weirder La Niña
This may not have been the first time that bushfire smoke significantly…
The Far North Is Burning—and Turning Up the Heat on the Planet
The far north is both a massive carbon sink and a potent environmental…
Everyone Was Wrong About Reverse Osmosis—Until Now
Friction is resistance. In this case, it tells you how hard it…