New squid alert! 100+ species discovered off the coast of New Zealand
The Pacific is the largest and deepest ocean basin on the planet. Scientists barely know just how many different organisms...
CONSERVATION
Newly discovered deep-sea worm moves like a ‘living magic carpet’
The planet’s deep-sea worms survive and thrive in some pretty inhospitable places. Some are bioluminescent, glowing in regions too deep...
Orca observed hunting and killing a great white shark by itself for the first time
When their kin aren’t attacking boats and porpoises or monitoring their large adult sons, some pods of orca whales are...
Watch: Three bald eagles could hatch any day now
All eyes are on two new avian internet celebrities and their cozy home in Southern California. Three bald eagle chicks...
NASA and Google Earth Engine team up with researchers to help save tigers
Less than 4,500 tigers remain in the world, according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Habitat...
Chevron’s carbon offsets are mostly ‘junk,’ according to global watchdog investigation
Update May 25, 2023: This post has been updated with a comment from Chevron. The already questionable $2 billion a...
Chevron’s carbon offsets are mostly ‘junk,’ according to global watchdog investigation
Update May 25, 2023: This post has been updated with a comment from Chevron. The already questionable $2 billion a...
We finally know how baleen whales make noise
Baleen whales, including today’s blue, humpback, and fin whales rely on sounds to live in their watery world. Their songs...
We finally know how baleen whales make noise
Baleen whales, including today’s blue, humpback, and fin whales rely on sounds to live in their watery world. Their songs...
The Montreal Protocol had a dramatic ice-saving side effect
The decades-old international treaty that banned ozone-depleting substances has successfully averted huge amounts of sea ice loss—delaying the first ice-free...
The Montreal Protocol had a dramatic ice-saving side effect
The decades-old international treaty that banned ozone-depleting substances has successfully averted huge amounts of sea ice loss—delaying the first ice-free...
Colorado River deals pays Arizona, California, and Nevada $1.2 billion to use less water
On May 22, the Biden Administration and the states along the Colorado River announced that they had reached an agreement...
