Flooding can help resurrect wetlands and slow climate change – here's how
Flooding isn't always destructive – it can be part of our toolkit for restoring ecosystems.
Nov. 25, 2020 • ~7 min
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Climate crisis: how museums could inspire radical action
How museums can reimagine themselves in the context of the climate crisis.
Nov. 18, 2020 • ~25 min
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Connecting to nature is good for kids – but they may need help coping with a planet in peril
Here are four ways adults can help kids work through their worries about the environment.
Nov. 16, 2020 • ~6 min
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5 ways to improve emergency preparedness for next time
The US response to COVID-19 highlighted myriad problems with its emergency preparedness approach. Here's what experts recommend instead.
Nov. 13, 2020 • ~6 min
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When scientific journals take sides during an election, the public's trust in science takes a hit
When the scientific establishment gets involved in partisan politics, surveys suggest, there are unintended consequences – especially for conservatives.
Nov. 12, 2020 • ~6 min
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Birds' genetic secrets revealed in global DNA study
Scientists have sequenced the "code of life" of species from almost every branch of the bird family tree.
Nov. 11, 2020 • ~3 min
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Oil field operations likely triggered earthquakes in California a few miles from the San Andreas Fault
California was thought to be an exception, a place where oil field operations and tectonic faults apparently coexisted without much problem. Not any more.
Nov. 10, 2020 • ~7 min
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Technique reveals deeper insights into the makeup of nacre, a natural material
Discovery could lead to new designs for improved and more sustainable materials inspired by nature.
Oct. 30, 2020 • ~5 min
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'Nature doesn't judge you': how young people in cities feel about the natural world
Nature is a promise of escape, a moment of relief and a relationship worth cherishing.
Oct. 30, 2020 • ~6 min
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Giant 'toothed' birds flew over Antarctica 40 million to 50 million years ago
Paleontologists have discovered fossil remains belonging to an enormous 'toothed' bird that lived for a period of about 60 million years after dinosaurs.
Oct. 27, 2020 • ~7 min
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