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science & environment

Hoh Rainforest, Olympic National Park, Washington state. March 2021. Photo: Christian Thorsberg
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
In Qikiqtaġruk and the Northwest Arctic, Local Knowledge Carry Climate-Impacted Caribou Forward
From Piloting Bush Planes to Diving Under Arctic Ice, Mitch Osborne Has Served Alaska High and Low
At Cripple Creek, Improving Salmon Habitat Means Overcoming Setbacks with Positivity and Teamwork
At O’Brien Creek, Fish Passage Improvements May Help Solve a Salmonid Mystery
What are Geotags? How A Simple Technology Helps to Map Wetlands, ‘Ground-Truth,’ and Empower Co-Stewardship Throughout Alaska
Grid News
How the tiny dust particles everywhere could be the key to understanding extreme weather and saving lives
The Long March 5B, a 22-ton Chinese rocket, fell back to Earth this weekend. Here’s where it landed
Lake Mead’s bodies may be identified using genetic genealogy, a science redefining ‘unsolvable’
Supermoons aren’t all that rare, astronomers say. But they’re still worth a look
Recognizing orthorexia: the unofficial eating disorder that takes clean and healthy eating too far
Patagonia is giving $100 million a year to fight climate change. Top experts told us how to spend it
Flood insurance is complex, politicized and not always the calm after the storm it’s supposed to be
President Biden just signed a $50 billion law to boost semiconductors. What are they, exactly?
Sierra Magazine
Rain Fell for the First Time on Greenland’s Summit. Here’s Why It Matters.
5 Powerful—and Very Online—Youth Climate Activists
7 Latino Heritage Sites In Need of Urgent Protection
Friday's Global Climate Strike in Pictures: Youth Activists #UprootTheSystem 
In Photos, Ralph Pace Speaks the Language of the Sea
Virtual Climate Crisis Film Festival Brings BIPOC Documentaries to COP26
Scenes from the Streets of Glasgow: Climate activists make their presence known at COP26 
2021: The Year in Climate Change
In New Docuseries, Darren Aronofsky and Will Smith Take Viewers Beyond the Edge of the Earth
James Balog Sees the World in Sculptures

The Progressive Magazine:
Oklahoma: From Safe Haven to Reproductive Rights Battleground

Medill Reports:
With the Cosmic Crisp, apple breeder Bruce Barritt puts fruit snobs first
Report highlights 10 U.S. species 'imperiled by climate change' in 2022

Circle of Blue:
Three River Communities, Worlds Apart, Tell Stories of Indigeneity in the Age of the Anthropocene
Volcanic Eruptions and Water Insecurity Persist on St. Vincent
In Alaska, Climate Research Struggles to Incorporate Indigenous Knowledge
Israeli Airstrikes Intensify Palestine's Water, Humanitarian Crises
The Toto, One of the World's Smallest Ethnic Groups, Face Shortages Along India-Bhutan Border
Water and Land Disputes Turn Violent Along Ambiguous Kyrgyz-Tajik Border
When War Destroys Water Systems, Children Suffer the Most
Amid American West Megadrought, Montana’s Reservoirs Are Running Dry
Farmer-Herder Violence in Nigeria’s Middle Belt Persists, a Consequence of Drought and Climate Change
Longstanding Drought in Iran Begets Farmer Protests, Power Outages, and Widespread Water Rationing
Anishinaabe Activists and Allies Resist Enbridge Line 3 Pipeline, a Project that Threatens Wetlands and Ignores Treaty Territory
Kazakhstan’s Lake Balkhash Is Disappearing, Continuing a Trend of Desiccation in Central Asia
Indigenous Communities, Biodiversity Along Brazil-Peru Border Threatened by Highway Construction
Argentina’s Paraná River Drops to 77-Year Low, Resulting in Economic Loss and Wildfires
In Madagascar, Droughts Caused by Climate Change Contribute to Famine
In Malaysia, the Mah Meri Resist Eviction from Coastal Homeland
Flash Floods and Landslides Devastate Western Venezuela

Discover Magazine:
The World's Most Active Volcano Sprouts Pele’s ‘Hair’ and ‘Tears’
What Is, Scientifically, the Most Annoying Sound?
Why Do Leaves Turn Red in Autumn?
What Happens in the Brain when an Organ Transplant is Rejected?

NowThis Earth:
Droughts in Madagascar Ravage Food Supply

Undergraduate Coursework:
Silicon Valley's Blue Error Screen