Environment

As the trophy hunting industry has grown over the last few decades, governments, conservationists, and animal welfare advocates are keen to understand its global economic and conservation impacts with data…

Why is the FBI looking for a couple of sick pigs? Last summer, FBI agents visited animal sanctuaries in Utah and Colorado, seeking piglets that had been removed from a…

The key to renewable energy may not be that it’s clean, but that it’s distributed – decentralized energy production. By 2030, two-thirds of new electricity capacity will come from distributed…

When Mark Hogg recently traveled to Puerto Rico to help deliver safe water kits to the hurricane-ravaged island, he met locals who wept at the sight of clean water. Hogg,…

Climate change is one of the most far-reaching threats facing humanity today. It is already having costly global effects–including in Armenia–on natural systems, public health, and our economy. Some of…

Although outdoor play for children may be more prevalent during summer, spending free time outside can particularly benefit a child’s development when pursued year-round. Outdoor play should be recognized not…

  Residential solar customers are already used to selling power back to the grid. When their rooftop panels produce more electricity than is needed at any time, they can send…

By the time the largest fire in Southern California history was over, 15 people died, more than 2,000 homes were burned to the ground, and much of the Cuyamaca forest…

How 21st-century cities can support and benefit from nature is the focus of a new €12 million pan-European research project, which is coordinated by a research team in Trinity College Dublin.…

We’re only beginning to tally the devastation from hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria — and the wildfires in the Western U.S. and the monsoons in Bangladesh and the floods in…

The rights of indigenous peoples and local communities were bolstered earlier this month following the launch of a multi-stakeholder institution dedicated to securing land rights. It is the only [mechanism] of its kind…

Scientists see urgency in addressing methane emissions now. Rates are slated to rise rapidly as developing economies grow. Lifestyle and diet changes, coupled with population growth, are expected to more than double…