Environment

On the left, a brown dog with an orange harness sniffs the ground on a sandy open trail; on the right, three black Labradors in red harnesses sit posed before.

Conservation Dogs Sniff Out Invasive Mussels Before They Can Destroy Fragile Lakes

Alberta's Conservation Canines use trained sniffer dogs to detect invasive mussels at boat inspections and protect freshwater ecosystems.

Conservation Dogs Sniff Out Invasive Mussels Before They Can Destroy Fragile Lakes

Alberta's Conservation Canines use trained sniffer dogs to detect invasive mussels at boat inspections and protect freshwater ecosystems.

On the left, a gloved scientist holds an Erlenmeyer flask containing water and colorful microplastic fragments; on the right, a fish swims beneath a ocean surface littered with floating plastic.

Billions of Plastic Pellets Are Poisoning Our Waterways

They're smaller than a pea, but nurdles — the raw plastic pellets used to make nearly every plastic product — are now among the most common forms of pollution on...

Billions of Plastic Pellets Are Poisoning Our Waterways

They're smaller than a pea, but nurdles — the raw plastic pellets used to make nearly every plastic product — are now among the most common forms of pollution on...

On the left, a dead branching coral rests on a sandy ocean floor beside a rock wall; on the right, an aerial view shows sargassum seaweed washing onto a tropical.

Americas Oceans Are Growing More Acidic and Federal Monitoring Cannot Keep Up

Since the Industrial Revolution, ocean acidity has increased by roughly 26 percent — and scientists say we have already crossed one of Earth's defined stability thresholds. Shellfish hatcheries are losing...

Americas Oceans Are Growing More Acidic and Federal Monitoring Cannot Keep Up

Since the Industrial Revolution, ocean acidity has increased by roughly 26 percent — and scientists say we have already crossed one of Earth's defined stability thresholds. Shellfish hatcheries are losing...

A massive tan sea lion named Chonkers sits upright on a wooden dock among a colony of resting sea lions.

A 2,000-Pound Sea Lion Named Chonkers Showed Up at San Francisco's Pier 39 and Broke the Internet

A one-ton Steller sea lion named Chonkers arrived at San Francisco's Pier 39 and refused to leave — drawing crowds, bending docks, and capturing hearts. His extended stay is rare...

A 2,000-Pound Sea Lion Named Chonkers Showed Up at San Francisco's Pier 39 and Broke the Internet

A one-ton Steller sea lion named Chonkers arrived at San Francisco's Pier 39 and refused to leave — drawing crowds, bending docks, and capturing hearts. His extended stay is rare...

Close-up of a chimpanzee’s somber eyes and face seen through the metal bars of a cage. A young lion presses its paws against the rusted bars of a locked metal enclosure.

Lions, Tigers And Bears Remain Trapped In A Cruel Life On The Road

Wild animals are still hauled between fairs, circuses, exhibitions, and public performances across New York. For lions, tigers, bears, and primates, life on the road can mean cramped trailers, temporary cages,...

Lions, Tigers And Bears Remain Trapped In A Cruel Life On The Road

Wild animals are still hauled between fairs, circuses, exhibitions, and public performances across New York. For lions, tigers, bears, and primates, life on the road can mean cramped trailers, temporary cages,...

Split image showing kelp forest with fish and a sea lion swimming near the surface.

The Ocean's Most Vital Forests Are Disappearing Before Our Eyes

Kelp forests once stretched for thousands of miles along America's Pacific coast, sheltering fish, sea otters, whales, and hundreds of other species. Between 2008 and 2019, Northern California lost more...

The Ocean's Most Vital Forests Are Disappearing Before Our Eyes

Kelp forests once stretched for thousands of miles along America's Pacific coast, sheltering fish, sea otters, whales, and hundreds of other species. Between 2008 and 2019, Northern California lost more...

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