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Tacoma, Washington

Dune Peninsula

A massive environmental project transformed this former smelter into a beautiful park.
caves

Clues in Caves Suggest Drought May Have Brought Down India's Mughal Empire

Patterns in 1,000-year-old stalagmite formation connect the fall of empires, kingdoms, and industries to long and deadly dry periods.
Gayatri Kathayat September 26, 2022
bears

On the Coast of British Columbia, Ancient Stewardship Gets a Modern Spin

From tracking rare spirit bears to responding to disasters, First Nations coastal guardians are on watch.
Ashley Stimpson August 30, 2022
birds

Vivid Images Capture A Stunning Shift in San Francisco's Salty South Bay

An ambitious wetlands restoration project attempts to balance a return to the area's ecological past and the realities of a changing future.
Skylar Knight August 29, 2022
exploration

The Art of Eating Well in Antarctica

With resourcefulness and a little help from international neighbors, a volunteer crew thrived in the icy landscape.
Samuel Lin-Sommer August 23, 2022
science

How The Thames, Once a 'Zombie River,' Was Brought Back to Life

Sharks, beavers, and humans are all returning to London's iconic waterway thanks to decades of restoration work.
Mia Jackson August 8, 2022
roads

The Changing Landscape of Eating Roadkill

One way to make sense of the senseless slaughter of roadkill? Salvage it for food.
Ben Goldfarb July 18, 2022
horticulture

Southern Spain’s ‘Sea of Plastic’ May Actually Cool the Local Climate

The world’s largest array of greenhouses has transformed the region economically, and in other, unforeseen ways.
Gemma Tarlach July 15, 2022
disasters

When Disaster Strikes in Brazil, This Pioneering Veterinarian Jumps Into Action

Carla Sassi is helping to develop new ways to save the country's animals from peril.
João Velozo July 7, 2022
national parks

How Ukraine’s Environmentalists Are Helping the War Effort

Scientists and citizens unite in a 'vast network of resistance.'
Matthew Ponsford June 27, 2022
South Sudan

Sudd Wetland

The inhabitants of the world’s largest wetland have learned to navigate its dramatic seasonal changes.
floods

This English Town Is Letting the Sea Have Its Way

The coastal community of Selsey welcomes the return of salt marshes where farms once stood.
Erica Gies June 20, 2022
subterranean

To Rediscover a Rare Cave Crayfish in Alabama, Grab a Snorkel

Thought for decades to be extinct, the tiny animal has stayed hidden in a former subterranean speakeasy.
Sarah Durn June 17, 2022
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico

Walatowa Slot Canyon

A beautiful red-faced slot canyon in northern New Mexico.
sinkhole

Is There a Future for the Sinkhole-Studded Dead Sea?

Receding waters are leaving behind an environmental disaster, and a new kind of tourism.
Gitit Ginat June 1, 2022
shipwrecks

What It Takes to Clean Up a Massive Nurdle Spill 

Following a maritime disaster, Sri Lankans are cleaning their beaches, nurdle by nurdle.
Zinara Rathnayake May 27, 2022
food

Consider the Stone Crab

In the Florida Keys, the local catch is "renewable."
Darcy Rhyno May 25, 2022
libraries

Podcast: National Ice Core Lab

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team May 10, 2022