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Smithsonian Magazine • 16th April 2021

In a Warming World, Heat Interferes With Sex Determination in These Australian Lizards

Scientists have discovered how hot temperatures override chromosomes in bearded dragons
Scientific American • 24th March 2021

Hunger Strikers Seeking Environmental Justice Win Air-Pollution Delay​

A hunger strike in Chicago has slowed the planned move of a metal scrapper to a working-class Latino community
Scientific American • 4th November 2020

U.S. Exits Paris Climate Accord after Trump Stalls Global Warming Action for Four Years

Trump's climate impact could be long-lasting
Scientific American • 27th March 2020

Ocean Species Are Shifting toward the Poles

Changes in species abundance can throw food chains out of whack and put livelihoods at risk
Scientific American • 12th February 2020

Deadly Air Pollution Doesn't Respect State Borders

U.S. federal authorities have recently been reluctant to step in to mediate cross-border air quality issues among states
Scientific American • 7th October 2019

How Do We Prevent Pets from Becoming Exotic Invaders?

Outlawing possession does not appear to stem the release of alligators, snakes and other problematic species
Scientific American • 19th September 2019

Silent Skies: Billions of North American Birds Have Vanished

Though waterfowl and raptor populations have made recoveries, bird populations have declined since 1970 across nearly all habitats
Scientific American • 18th September 2019

Deforestation Intensifies Warming in the Amazon Rain Forest

Slash-and-burn farming may actually harm local crops as a result of increased temperatures
Scientific American • 12th September 2019

Migrating Birds May Be Collateral Damage for a Popular Pesticide

Neonicotinoids may be partly responsible for declines in songbird populations
Scientific American • 7th August 2019

Brazil's Sacked Space Director Speaks Out on Attacks on Science

Ricardo Galvão discusses his dismissal after Amazon deforestation data rankled President Bolsonaro
Scientific American • 30th April 2019

As Pesticide Turns Up in More Places, Safety Concerns Mount

A growing body of research is challenging the assumption that neonicotinoids are safer and less likely to spread than other pesticides
Scientific American • 26th April 2019

Is the EPA Stifling Science on Chemical Toxicity Reports?

Critics say changes to the agency’s review process will harm public health
Scientific American • 21st March 2019

Study on Weed-Killers and Monarch Butterflies Spurs Ecological Flap

Some scientists question museum data analysis that suggests Roundup is not responsible for the insects’ decline
Scientific American • 17th January 2019

Bitter Reality: Most Wild Coffee Species Risk Extinction Worldwide

Researchers surveyed the world’s 124 coffee species and found more than half are threatened.
South Side Weekly • 30th October 2018

Concerning the Environment

A month-long showcase of installations and interactive events in and around Woodlawn provokes questions of our place in nature and its place in our communities.
Medium • 16th December 2016

Adrift in the Arctic on a frozen research camp

An international team of scientists found that Arctic sea ice is melting even during winter months, due to a phenomenon called "Arctic amplification."
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