To Hopi traditionalists—Hopis who practice traditional culture—the humble one-seed juniper tree has deep cultural meaning. / Photo...
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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...
Old auto grill / Pixabay Americans once abhorred the automobile. Today, there is a car in every garage....
Pollution in Hyderabad / Photo by Christian Baars (NDR) By Madlen Davies / 05.06.2017 Industrial pollution from...
The Basking Ridge oak tree / Wikimedia Commons By Gabriel Popkin / 12.06.2016 Amid this year’s titanic...
Photo by Thomas Ricker, Creative Commons By Dr. Rhodri Jenkins / 10.29.2015 Postdoctoral Researcher in Biofuels University...
An activist at a protest rally at the White House against the Dakota Access and Keystone XL...
Photo © iStockphoto.com/champja The rise in recent decades of diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease and rheumatoid...
Molecules 10,000 times narrower than the width of a human hair could hold the key to making...
Madison, Wisconsin, USA – October 8, 2013: Construction workers install a solar panel system on a residential...
Very powerful, try to avoid. / Shutterstock By Dr. Matthew Pasek / 12.08.2016 Associate Professor of Geosciences...
By Tanja Taljaard / 12.02.2016 How Can Nature Nurture You? A dose of nature can cure many...
Illustration by Erin Dunn By Gavriella Keyles / 08.31.2016 The growth of distributed energy generation, particularly in...
NASA Earth Observatory image of hurricanes Lester and Madeline taken August 29, 2016, when both storms were...
Lightning moves pretty quickly; would you call it instantaneous? Steven Vanderburg, NOAA By Dr. Kevin Knudson /...
Human climate change has shifted vegetation and wildlife upslope in Yosemite National Park. Patrick Gonzalez, Author provided...
“We have had an incredible impact on the environment of our planet,” says Colin Waters, principal geologist...
Azteca ants, unsung heroes of coffee pest control. Kate Mathis By Dr. Kate Mathis / 08.15.2016 Research...
Last year’s record heat was fueled by a combination of the effects of global warming and one...
Southern California’s years-long drought has resulted in one of the “most extreme” wildfires the region has ever...
Tourists flock to Lower Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park on a spring afternoon. Photo by Eddie Hernandez...
Corals north of Cairns have been hit hardest by the recent bleaching. AAP Image/ARC Centre of Excellence...
Kudremukh National Park, India Valuing nature’s bounty and accounting for it on the balance sheets of companies...
City parks are prime real estate for community gardens, but more unique urban agriculture options are gaining...
An 1858 woodcut celebrating the laying of the transatlantic telegraph cable. (Library of Congress) By Ben Wilson...
Photo © iStockphoto.com/Andrey Danilovich Marine governance favors consumption and commerce over conservation. Here’s what we can do...
Credit: NASA/Flickr It will take at least three decades to completely leave behind fossil fuels. But we...