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Environment

What Is Killing Albatross Chicks in the Falkland Islands?

The population is healthy overall, but a mysterious contagion has researchers looking for answers.

Erica Tennenhouse April 15, 2021

Podcast: Zone Rouge

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.

The Podcast Team April 12, 2021

Souq Wakif Blue Road

This vibrant side road in Doha was painted light blue to reduce heat.

When Life Gave Pennsylvania Spotted Lanternflies, Its Bees Made Spotted Lanternfly Honey

A smoky-sweet flavor, courtesy of an invasive species.

Alexandra Jones March 16, 2021

Why a Tiny Island Created the Biggest Marine Sanctuary in the South Atlantic

Tristan da Cunha was first inhabited to keep an eye on Napoleon; now residents are looking out for lobsters.

Luke Fater February 16, 2021

Bronx, New York

Concrete Plant Park

A riverfront park that both remediated and preserved its industrial past.

La Patasola Is the Vengeful Protector of the Andes

And a scary lesson on humility and respect for the natural world.

Dan O'Sullivan October 26, 2020

Did Early Humans Invent Hot Pot in Geothermal Pools?

A mystery microbe found at Olduvai Gorge inspired scientists to speculate about the origins of cooking.

Isaac Schultz September 30, 2020

The Ghost Towns of Lake Urmia, Once West Asia's Largest Lake

Ships, farms, and hotels were left high and dry when 90 percent of the water disappeared.

Solmaz Daryani September 11, 2020

From Mining Hellscape to Holiday Paradise

How Germany's Lusatian Lakes District is remaking an entire region through broad-scale landscape re-engineering.

Megan Gannon July 23, 2020

How a 'Flying Photographer' Sees the World From Above

The perspective made George Steinmetz an “accidental environmentalist.”

Winnie Lee June 10, 2020

The Haunting Ghost Forests of Maryland's Eastern Shore

Rising seas are claiming land, changing lives, and transforming our relationship with nature.

Sarah Laskow May 26, 2020

To Save Madagascar’s Wildlife, an Entomologist Is Helping Revive a Bug-Based Cuisine

Local insect farms could save lemurs, baobabs, and more.

Andy Isaacson March 31, 2020

The Fight to Resurrect the U.K.'s Underwater Meadows of Seagrass

Seagrass captures carbon and creates marine habitat—so scientists are bringing it back.

Damian Carrington March 18, 2020

How Warming Waters and Toxic Clams Threaten Native Alaskans

“If you can’t gather shellfish then you’re going to starve.”

Zoya Teirstein March 9, 2020

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Indigenous People Are at the Forefront of Climate Change Planning in North America

“Tribes have local, place-based cultures and their cultural survival depends on the land."

Naveena Sadasivam February 10, 2020

The World Is Studded With Artificial Mountains

They’re fake, but they can be spectacular (and hazardous).

Dylan Taylor-Lehman February 3, 2020

Invasive Catfish Are Rewriting Chesapeake Bay Cuisine

An unloved invader has found its way onto menus across the region.

Luke Fater January 9, 2020