From bird songs to wind patterns, sound is a key but often underappreciated element of natural places....
Environment
Geographical consultations with shamans showed the relationship between imperialism, exploration, and indigenous environmental knowledge. By and large,...
Analyzing the communication space and social construct of early modern Europe from the perspective of environmental history....
Plastic’s low density allows it to float on water and be swept away by winds and waves...
Recent phylogenetic analyses suggest that the yellow fever virus is approximately 1,500 years old. In many environmental...
Green infrastructure can make cities more resilient to climate change while creating ancillary benefits such as increasing...
The ice sheet is now melting at rates unseen within at least the last 350 years. By Olivia...
Photo from USDA NRCS Texas, Flickr, Creative Commons An evolving concept called “sustainable intensification” aims to bridge the...
Jardin d’ Acclimatation inaugurated in February 1861 / Wikimedia Commons In the 19th century, groups of European...
Photo via World Wildlife Fund The oceans have been absorbing much more heat than previously calculated, meaning the earth...
Buildings affect how we sleep, work, socialise and even breathe. They can isolate and endanger us, but...
Athens city walls / Photo by GreeceGuy, Wikimedia Commons Critically examining elements of both anthropocentric and non-anthropocentric environmentalism...
Illustration by Sean Quinn Urban areas present an interesting challenge — and a big opportunity — for...
Photo by Stephen Bugno, Flickr, Creative Commons Conserving the landscape around Angkor Wat in the face of...
Near Oymyakon in Yakutia, Russia / Photo Maarten Takens, Wikimedia Commons To work out how the climate...
James Hansen testified to Congress A scholar of climate misinformation campaigns explains how, in part, the large...
The world’s biggest desert used to be green, lush and full of hippos. A new theory suggests humans could have tipped the environment over the edge. By Dr. David K. Wright / 03.16.2017...
Block Island Wind, the first offshore wind energy project in the U.S., started operation in 2016. Ionna22, CC BY-SA...
Figure 1. Park Hills, Missouri, 120 Buckley Street. The entire street borders the Desloge Chat Pile, which...
A haze has periodically wafted over Asia for 20 years. But despite rising public health concern, the...
Burgerbukta Glacier in the Arctic. Warmer temperatures in the Arctic have helped to cause extreme winter weather...
The Growroom exhibited at Copenhagen Opera House. Photo by Alona Vibe From Space10 / 02.14.2017 Introduction The design...
As the site of the baptism of Jesus Christ, the Jordan River is the source of all...
By Titi Yu / 12.11.2017 The new documentary Happening: A Clean Energy Revolution, which premiered 12/11/17 on HBO...
Photo by Pixabay “We can create a spectacular legacy for our loved ones.” By Marlene Cimons / 11.08.2017...
To Hopi traditionalists—Hopis who practice traditional culture—the humble one-seed juniper tree has deep cultural meaning. / Photo...
By Jocelyn Mercado / 11.06.2017 The Link Between Humans and Trees Trees are considered sacred in many...
Photo of Spots courtesy of Isabelle Groc Around the world, canine conservationists are helping humans and wildlife...
‘Green burials’ that use biodegradable coffins or lessen the environmental impact in other ways are on the...
The Willows Natural Burial Ground near the village of South Croxton / Photo by Mat Fascione, Creative...