The Mystery Of The Missing Alaska Snow Crabs
Every winter, Alaskan fishers head out to the Bering Sea to harvest snow crabs. However, on October 10, 2022, officials announced that the 2022/2023 snow crab season had...
Environment Articles
The Fight To Save A Shrinking Sea In California
In 1905, water from the Colorado River broke through an irrigation canal and flooded a dry lake bed called the Salton Sink in Southern California. The flooding continued...
World's First Fully Biodegradable Shoe Hits the Market
Plastic may not be the first thing that comes to mind when one thinks of footwear. But a significant portion of modern shoes, including soles and uppers, are made using p...
Hurricane Ian Leaves Behind A Path Of Destruction In Florida
Just days after destroying parts of Cuba and leaving much of the country without power, Hurricane Ian pummeled Southwest Florida on September 28, 2022. The powerful storm...
Patagonia Founder Donates Entire Company To Fight Climate Change
Yvon Chouinard, the founder and CEO of outdoor apparel and gear company Patagonia, has always been a climate activist. Most of Patagonia's products are made using renewab...
Colorado River Drought Prompts Unprecedented Water Cuts To Southwest States
The 1,450-mile-long Colorado River and its tributaries snake through seven states and two nations — the US and Mexico. They provide water and electricity to about 40 mill...
Tonga Volcano Released An Unprecedented Amount Of Water Into The Stratosphere
The powerful eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai underwater volcano rocked the island nation of Tonga on January 15, 2022. The spectacular 13-mile-wide explosion is...
Australian Seagrass Meadow Claims The Title Of The World's Largest Organism
A sprawling seagrass meadow has just been declared the "world's largest single living organism" based on area. The Poseidon’s ribbon weed seagrass (Posidonia australis) i...
Ancient Forest Found Inside A Giant Sinkhole In China
The residents of Leye County in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region are no strangers to sinkholes. The area's 29 majestic sinkholes and underground caves have...
Yellowstone National Park Partially Reopens After Historic Flooding
An unprecedented flood hit Yellowstone National Park on June 13, 2022. The catastrophic event was caused by a combination of unusually heavy rains and rapid snowmelt. The...
Ethiopia's "False Banana" Plant May Be The Answer To World Hunger
Extreme weather caused by global warming is expected to increasingly challenge the yields of conventional crops like corn, wheat, and soy. Small-scale farmers — who lack...
Rare Asiatic Cheetah Cubs Born In Captivity In Iran
The birth of three rare Asiatic cheetah cubs in Iran is being hailed as a victory by conservationists worldwide. The May 1, 2022, announcement by Ali Salajegheh, head of...
Aggressive Wild Turkey Is Terrorizing Washington, DC, Residents
American wild turkeys have made a remarkable comeback. The birds' population, which had fallen to about 200,000 specimens in the early 1900s, has risen to over 7 million...
Birch Trees Can Soak Up Microplastics From The Soil
The proliferation of microplastics in our oceans has received worldwide attention. However, the abundance of the tiny plastic fragments in the soil has largely gone unnot...
Earth Day 2022: "Invest In Our Planet" For A Brighter Future
On April 22, 2022, over a billion people worldwide will celebrate the 52nd anniversary of Earth Day. The modern environmental movement began on April 22, 1970, when US la...
Kansas Zoo's Fugitive Flamingo Has Been Spotted In Texas
A flamingo on the "run" from a Wichita, Kansas, zoo for 17 years was recently spotted in Texas. No. 492 and its buddy, No. 347, escaped from the Sedgwick County Zoo in 20...
Two New Species Of Glass Frogs Discovered In Ecuador
The Southern Tropical Andes, which comprises areas of Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, is one of the world's most biodiverse regions — especially when it comes to amphibians....
Powerful Tornado Causes Widespread Damage In New Orleans
The residents of New Orleans can't seem to catch a break from natural disasters. Just over a year after being battered by Hurricane Ida, the beautiful city has been hit b...
Colorful LEGO Bricks Have Been Washing Ashore English Beaches For 25 Years
February 13, 2022, marked the 25th anniversary of the Great LEGO Spill — the worst toy-related environmental disaster of all time. On this fateful day in 1997, the Tokio...
World's Largest Colony Of Nesting Fish Found Beneath Antarctic Ice
The Weddell Sea, an extension of the Southern Ocean off the coast of Antarctica, is known for its abundant wildlife. The 1,242-mile (2,000-km) bay's nutrient-rich waters...
Rare Juvenile "Ghost Shark" Found Off New Zealand Coast
Chimaeras, or ghost sharks, have been around for millions of years. However, the elusive fish, which live at depths of up to 6,000 feet, are largely unknown to science. T...
These Amazing Ants Are Experts At Tree Repair!
Ants are known to undergo extreme measures to save their own. Past studies have shown the industrious insects carrying wounded comrades back to the nest to heal and even...
Animals At Smithsonian's National Zoo Enjoy Snow Days!
The season's first winter storm — which brought significant snowfall to the Washington, DC, area on January 3, 2022 — could not have come at a better time for the residen...
UN Climate Summit Ends With A New Pledge To Combat Climate Change
On November 13, 2021, diplomats from nearly 200 countries vowed to step up their efforts to slow global warming. The Glasgow Climate Pact, signed at the United Nations Cl...