The Quest to Tally Alaska’s Wild ‘Warm-Blooded’ Bumblebees
This story originally appeared on Atlas Obscura and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration."People don't come to Denali and other parks in Alaska to look…
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Biologists Mask Up to Protect Bats (Yes, Bats) From Covid-19
Bat biologists like Dan Feller get excited every year for the summer field work season, a time to get out of the office and into the forest in search of…
The Experimental African Houses That Outsmart Malaria
It worked. They found that homes raised 1 meter high attracted 40 percent fewer mosquitoes. At 2 meters, it was 68 percent fewer, and at 3 meters, 84 percent…
Lakes Are Losing Oxygen—and Their Inhabitants Are in Danger
Rose identified a second problem too: Deep water is becoming less clear because of a host of factors including erosion, algal growth, and fertilizer runoff…
What’s With All This Ooey, Gooey Sea Snot?
This story originally appeared on Atlas Obscura and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.For months the waters around Istanbul, Turkey, have been…
The Lithium Mine Versus the Wildflower
The environmental ethicist Katie McShane compares our reverence for species to the word freedom. Everyone believes in it, but nobody knows what it means.…
When the Bison Come Back, Will the Ecosystem Follow?
Eisenberg, who has spent her career studying wolves and bison, applies a combination of western science and traditional ecological knowledge, a field of…
The Drought Is Making the Klamath River’s Baby Salmon Sick
This story originally appeared in High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.The video shows clear river water washing over rocks as…