This year experts at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have put together a list of the world’s 100 most endangered animals and plants. These species are near the brink of extinction—each with a …
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Second Gunman in Death of the Dinosaurs
A cunning study of geology, shells and ancient magnetism offers clues to a long-ago extinction
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Arctic Sea Ice Vanishes — and the Oil Rigs Move In
As Arctic sea ice melts to its lowest level on record, oil companies move in to begin drilling the far north.
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Can GM Crops Bust the Drought?
The drought is eating away at U.S. crops—and climate change could make it worse in the future. Are GM crops an answer?
Junk DNA — Not So Useless After All
Researchers report on a new revelation about the human genome: it’s full of active, functioning DNA, and it’s a lot more complex than we ever thought
EcocentricEnergy
Pro Sports Go Green. Do Fans Care?
Pro sports teams around the country are hyping their renewable energy use and promising to become more efficient. Will that help make their fans greener?
Blowhard Galaxies and the Great Cosmic Wind
High winds can be enough of a problem here on Earth — a fact we’re learning anew as Hurricane Isaac fades into history and Hurricane Leslie stirs to life. As it happens, a stiff wind in space shouldn’t be overlooked either. So-called galactic winds, which are primarily photons shed from massive stars but sometimes also include …
How Fungi Create the Amazon’s Clouds
When you mess with the Amazon rainforest you mess with a lot of things — 2.5 million species of insects, 40,000 species of plants, 1,300 species of birds, and those are only the known ones. The 1.4 billion of acres of thriving, …
Photos from the Mars Curiosity Rover
Since reaching the surface of Mars, Curiosity journeyed towards Mount Sharp and documents the Martian landscape.
Biodiversity Has Increased During Earth’s Warm Periods. But Climate Change Isn’t Off the Hook
A new study indicates that the number of species grew when global temperatures increased during periods in the geologic past. But that may not matter when it comes to rapid, man-made climate change.