Environment
Seaweed Forests Are Taking Over Fragile Marine Ecosystems and Changing the Ocean Forever
In once-frigid fjords and along warming coastlines, seaweed forests are rapidly expanding. These underwater ecosystems are now reshaping not only local habitats but the very chemistry of the ocean.
Seaweed Forests Are Taking Over Fragile Marine Ecosystems and Changing the Ocean Forever
In once-frigid fjords and along warming coastlines, seaweed forests are rapidly expanding. These underwater ecosystems are now reshaping not only local habitats but the very chemistry of the ocean.
Penguin Poop Can Help Form Clouds, Possibly Cooling Temperatures
Penguins leave a lot of poop in their wake, and it emits a gas that helps with cloud formation.
Penguin Poop Can Help Form Clouds, Possibly Cooling Temperatures
Penguins leave a lot of poop in their wake, and it emits a gas that helps with cloud formation.
Otters Are Being Ripped From the Wild to Fuel Japan’s Café Craze
They squeal, they squirm, and they’re wildly popular on TikTok—but those otters in Japanese cafés didn’t get there by chance.
Otters Are Being Ripped From the Wild to Fuel Japan’s Café Craze
They squeal, they squirm, and they’re wildly popular on TikTok—but those otters in Japanese cafés didn’t get there by chance.
Toxic Waters and Climate Chaos Are Pushing Caspian Seals to Collapse
The only marine mammal in the Caspian Sea is vanishing—and not from natural causes. Illegal fishing, toxic runoff, disappearing ice, and industrial chaos are crashing down on Caspian seals all...
Toxic Waters and Climate Chaos Are Pushing Caspian Seals to Collapse
The only marine mammal in the Caspian Sea is vanishing—and not from natural causes. Illegal fishing, toxic runoff, disappearing ice, and industrial chaos are crashing down on Caspian seals all...
Florida Officials Push Deadly Black Bear Hunt That Could Leave Many Cubs Orphaned
Hundreds of Florida’s black bears could be killed this December—and many might be mothers still nursing their cubs. Wildlife officials say it's about “management,” but the science and history tell...
Florida Officials Push Deadly Black Bear Hunt That Could Leave Many Cubs Orphaned
Hundreds of Florida’s black bears could be killed this December—and many might be mothers still nursing their cubs. Wildlife officials say it's about “management,” but the science and history tell...
Ancient Marine Reptile Unearthed With Bizarre Bones and Killer Teeth
It was first discovered in 1988, but only now has science uncovered what it truly was—a long-necked, 40-foot marine predator with a bite strong enough to crush ammonites.
Ancient Marine Reptile Unearthed With Bizarre Bones and Killer Teeth
It was first discovered in 1988, but only now has science uncovered what it truly was—a long-necked, 40-foot marine predator with a bite strong enough to crush ammonites.