Environment(Page 46)

The changes and wonders of the natural world—and how human interaction influences animals, the ocean, and the rest of the environment.

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Environment

Methane is the greenhouse gas we can no longer afford to ignore

By Sara Kiley Watson

The weirdest things we learned this week: Falcon sex hats and buying human skulls on Instagram
Science

The weirdest things we learned this week: Falcon sex hats and buying human skulls on Instagram

By Rachel Feltman

Meet the cat-sized mammals that thrived after the dinosaurs died
Science

Meet the cat-sized mammals that thrived after the dinosaurs died

By Kate Baggaley

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DIY

How to keep food, plastic, and fabric out of the landfill

By Jennifer Ball

View from inside a catio with white cat on a swing
DIY

Tips to build the safest, most purr-fect catio for your feline overlord

By Haley Weiss

Empty cups, both plastic and paper, take out containers, straws, and other trash sit in a multi-colored pile. Starbucks, Nathans, Dunkin Donuts, and Canada Dry logos are visible on some of the items.
Environment

Your compostable cups and containers aren’t reversing the plastic problem

By Lauren Leffer

Is ‘vegan’ leather really better for the planet?
Environment

Is ‘vegan’ leather really better for the planet?

By Angely Mercado

haitian coast
Environment

Why the aftershocks from Haiti’s earthquake could be incredibly destructive

By Philip Kiefer

Young mice learn to parent by babysitting
Health

Young mice learn to parent by babysitting

By Grace Wade

an illustration of a melting planet earth covered in lush trees and leaves
Environment

An ancient era of global warming could hint at our scorching future

By Riley Black

Green snake on a log
Environment

A guide to all the places with no snakes

By Sara Chodosh

Tuna Robot With Internal Overlay
Technology

A tuna robot reveals the art of gliding gracefully through water

By Charlotte Hu

This week’s ultra hot weather is brought to you by heat domes—and climate change
Environment

This week’s ultra hot weather is brought to you by heat domes—and climate change

By Sara Kiley Watson

Soldier termites marching
Science

These photos are proof that evolution is wild and wondrous

By Popular Science Team

Researchers retraced a woolly mammoth’s steps 17,000 years after it died
Environment

Researchers retraced a woolly mammoth’s steps 17,000 years after it died

By Kate Baggaley

costal view of palermo, sicily
Environment

Anticyclone Lucifer is bringing record-breaking temperatures to Italy

By Hannah Seo

People are moving into risky flood zones—but they may not have a choice
Environment

People are moving into risky flood zones—but they may not have a choice

By Angely Mercado

a colorful illustration of long-tailed gray rodents carrying assorted objects such as buttons, bones, bugs, and flowers
Science

What’s in a packrat’s petrified pee? Just a few thousand years of secrets.

By Jason Bittel

Natural produced carbon declining rates from 1750 to 2010 with climate change
Environment

Not convinced that humans are causing climate change? Here are the facts.

By Neel Dhanesha

Meet the world’s newest carnivorous plant
Environment

Meet the world’s newest carnivorous plant

By Kate Baggaley

Mountains and body of water in Queenstown, New Zealand
Environment

You can’t escape climate change by moving to New Zealand

By Sara Kiley Watson

The Pacific Northwest is about to have another major heatwave. Is this the new normal?
Environment

The Pacific Northwest is about to have another major heatwave. Is this the new normal?

By Philip Kiefer

The 4 biggest lessons from the latest IPCC climate report
Environment

The 4 biggest lessons from the latest IPCC climate report

By Ula Chrobak

Roundup herbicide bottle on lawn
Health

Roundup is finally going to be made without glyphosate in the US

By Purbita Saha

Rainbow over a grassy meadow
Environment

How are rainbows formed? With simple atmospheric science.

By Julissa Treviño

Purple flowers growing in the soil in a cemetary
Environment

Composting a human body, explained

By Angely Mercado

How to stay safe while working out in the heat
Environment

How to stay safe while working out in the heat

By Isobel Whitcomb

Elephant, tiger, kangaroo, ostrich, crocodile, mantis shrimp, and other most power animals
Environment

The world’s most powerful animals, ranked

By Sara Chodosh

Squirrel climbing on a branch
Environment

Scientists confirm that squirrels are amazing gymnasts

By Grace Wade

Pesticides might be worse for bees than we thought
Environment

Pesticides might be worse for bees than we thought

By Ula Chrobak

There’s a reason human-wildlife clashes are on the rise
Environment

There’s a reason human-wildlife clashes are on the rise

By Angely Mercado

A hedgehog drinking water out of a bowl on some grass.
DIY

How to protect wildlife from extreme heat

By Natalie Wallington

What is the ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf of Mexico, and why is it super-sized this year?
Environment

What is the ‘dead zone’ in the Gulf of Mexico, and why is it super-sized this year?

By Hannah Seo

an adult giraffe stands in the grass with a young giraffe
Science

Giraffe grandmas help keep herds going

By Hannah Seo

Shark Week may be hurting, not helping, its namesake creature
Environment

Shark Week may be hurting, not helping, its namesake creature

By Grace Wade

Rows of recyclable plastic bottles
Environment

To shore up packaging recycling, Maine is making businesses foot the bill

By Sara Kiley Watson

Light brown dog rising its paw as in a greeting
DIY

Moisturize your pup’s pads with some DIY paw balm

By Sandra Gutierrez G.

A ladybug on a leaf.
DIY

Fight household pests with a friendly army of plants and insects

By Ellen Airhart

From Bat Ears to Sonar
Technology

From Bat Ears to Sonar

By Michael Stroh

What is ecocide, and why might it be criminalized worldwide?
Environment

What is ecocide, and why might it be criminalized worldwide?

By Angely Mercado

How bird brains thrived during a mass extinction
Science

How bird brains thrived during a mass extinction

By Kate Baggaley

Dried grass and flowers in a drought and heat wave
Environment

More than a dozen US states are under a heatwave alert

By Sara Kiley Watson

These fossils could represent the oldest animals ever found
Environment

These fossils could represent the oldest animals ever found

By Kate Baggaley

An owl sitting on the branch of an evergreen tree in the forest.
DIY

Transform your yard into an owl kingdom

By Natalie Wallington

Woman on laptop with dog and bag of vegetables.
Environment

How to lower your dog or cat’s carbon pawprint

By Angely Mercado

Mother and baby killer whale swimming in ocean with mountains in the background.
Environment

These killer whales go through menopause

By Grace Wade

A dam on Lake Powell displays a chalky white bathtub-like ring that shows how much water reservoir levels have declined amid an ongoing drought.
Environment

40 million Americans depend on two reservoirs that just hit record lows

By Hannah Seo

coral reefs of Moorea as seen from height
Environment

Why Some Coral Reefs Might Survive Climate Change

By James Vlahos

Chinese Scientists Engineer Teeny Tiny Pigs To Sell As Pets
Environment

Chinese Scientists Engineer Teeny Tiny Pigs To Sell As Pets

By Lydia Chain

Red-winged blackbird singing.
Technology

Birders behold: Cornell’s Merlin app is now a one-stop shop for bird identification

By Charlotte Hu

Data center.
Environment

Worried your Netflix binge is killing the planet? You can chill—for now.

By Sara Kiley Watson

A red-eyed, black-bodied cicada with amber legs and wings perches on a brown stick facing towards the camera. The cicada's head is in sharp focus while the rest of the image blurs into the green background.
Environment

Baby Brood X cicadas are headed underground. What lies ahead is still a mystery.

By Lauren Leffer

skycool-panels-on-rool
Environment

This California company wants to make modern AC obsolete

By Andrew Zaleski

Discovery Of Fairy Circles In Australia Helps Scientists Pinpoint Their Mysterious Origins
Environment

Discovery Of Fairy Circles In Australia Helps Scientists Pinpoint Their Mysterious Origins

By Claire Maldarelli

Captive Research Chimp Population Gets A New Home In Georgia
Environment

Captive Research Chimp Population Gets A New Home In Georgia

By Mary Beth Griggs

A black Mercedes-Benz in a parking lot.
Technology

How I converted my Mercedes-Benz to run on veggie oil

By Mikey Sklar

Japanese great tit
Environment

These Songbirds Can Speak To Each Other Like Humans Do

By Grennan Milliken

warming art
Science

Your Nose Is Bad At Warming Air

By Alexandra Ossola

a sulfur-crested cockatoo perched on a wall
Environment

Australian cockatoos are teaching each other to open trash cans

By Philip Kiefer

Northern cardinal bird with right side male red and left female tan in a bare tree
Environment

4 unexpected facts about the Northern cardinal, a bird you should know better

By Purbita Saha

how to identify ticks
Environment

A guide to the tick species every American should know

By Tim MacWelch/ Outdoor Life

Silence Before the Storm
Environment

Silence Before the Storm

By Gregory Mone

A pack of wolf puppies.
Environment

Puppies beat out young wolves in one important skill

By Grace Wade

Person shopping with basket.
Environment

Are carbon labels on products just greenwashing?

By Angely Mercado