Science

Could These ‘Deepfake’ Whales Aid Conservation Efforts?

Ecologists are increasingly tapping into AI to assist conservation, but many are grappling with how to use these energy-hungry systems without fueling future environmental problems.

By Kiley Price

At Climate Week, Chile and the UK Commit to Ocean-Based Action Plans Ahead of COP30

By Teresa Tomassoni

Regenerative Agriculture Is All Over the Agenda at Climate Week NYC. But What Does It Mean?

By Georgina Gustin

Nicholas Spada Spent Months Analyzing Smoke From the LA Fires. He Thinks People Have a Right to Know, and ‘Air Is Everything.’

Story and photos by Nina Dietz

Dust Storms Surprise the Midwest and Raise Worries About Climate Risks

By Nikita Ponomarenko

After Trump Cut the National Science Foundation by 56 Percent, a Venerable Arctic Research Center Closes Its Doors

By Lisa Sorg

Children Plead With U.S. Lawmakers to Protect EPA’s Endangerment Finding

By Carl David Goette-Luciak

Smoke From Wildfires Caused by Climate Change Will Fuel Many More Premature Deaths in the U.S., a New Study Warns

By Phil McKenna

Plans Bloom for a Microforest in Princeton as New Jersey Residents Tackle Rising Heat

By Emilie Lounsberry

In the Philippines, a New Protected Seascape Safeguards ‘Super Reefs’

By Teresa Tomassoni

Human-Caused Warming Tripled the Death Toll of European Heat Waves This Summer, New Report Shows

By Bob Berwyn

Monsters in Trouble

By Tina Deines

UN Sessions on Solar Geoengineering Trigger Unease

By Bob Berwyn

California Teen Starts an Online Journal on the Power of Economics to Confront Climate Change

By Liza Gross

A Rural Ohio County Embarks on a Project to Prepare for Worsening Floods

By Theo Peck-Suzuki

Researchers Use AI to Predict Beavers’ Impact on Local Habitats—and Show How Humans Can Help

By Mackenzie White

Can Bipartisan Support in Congress Save NOAA From White House Cuts?

By Marianne Lavelle

An Arctic Researcher Explains Yedoma, the Permafrost Keeping the Planet Livable

Interview by Jenni Doering, Living on Earth

Can This Tree Still Save Us? In Some Places It’s Barely Hanging On

By Thomas Heaton, Honolulu Civil Beat