Environment

Orphaned Baby Birds Rescued After LA Fires Get a Second Chance

Orphaned Baby Birds Rescued After LA Fires Get a Second Chance

The tiniest, most helpless wildlife were in a lot of danger after the fires had scorched their homes, but you've helped.

Orphaned Baby Birds Rescued After LA Fires Get a Second Chance

The tiniest, most helpless wildlife were in a lot of danger after the fires had scorched their homes, but you've helped.

Ukrainian Beekeeping Family Lost Everything, Now They're Rebuilding

Ukrainian Beekeeping Family Lost Everything, Now They're Rebuilding

There’s been an estimated $10-plus billion in damages to the agricultural sector in Ukraine, which isn't helped by bee apiary destruction.

Ukrainian Beekeeping Family Lost Everything, Now They're Rebuilding

There’s been an estimated $10-plus billion in damages to the agricultural sector in Ukraine, which isn't helped by bee apiary destruction.

Ancient Brain Fossil Reveals Spiders May Have Crawled from the Sea

Ancient Brain Fossil Reveals Spiders May Have Crawled from the Sea

What if spiders didn’t start on land at all? New fossil evidence of a 500-million-year-old sea creature reveals brain patterns almost identical to those of modern arachnids.

Ancient Brain Fossil Reveals Spiders May Have Crawled from the Sea

What if spiders didn’t start on land at all? New fossil evidence of a 500-million-year-old sea creature reveals brain patterns almost identical to those of modern arachnids.

Scientists Uncover Regeneration Clues Hidden in Brittle Sea Star DNA

Scientists Uncover Regeneration Clues Hidden in Brittle Sea Star DNA

They have no brain, no eyes, and no heart—yet brittle stars are traveling the world, regrowing lost limbs, and carrying more DNA than some plants.

Scientists Uncover Regeneration Clues Hidden in Brittle Sea Star DNA

They have no brain, no eyes, and no heart—yet brittle stars are traveling the world, regrowing lost limbs, and carrying more DNA than some plants.

Ractopamine Is Banned Worldwide But Still Poisons America’s Food Supply

Ractopamine Is Banned Worldwide But Still Poisons America’s Food Supply

In the final days of life for millions of pigs, cows, and turkeys raised in American factory farms, a drug called ractopamine is quietly shaping their bodies — and endangering...

Ractopamine Is Banned Worldwide But Still Poisons America’s Food Supply

In the final days of life for millions of pigs, cows, and turkeys raised in American factory farms, a drug called ractopamine is quietly shaping their bodies — and endangering...

French Polynesia Blocks Industrial Fishing By Creating The World's Largest Marine Protected Area

French Polynesia Blocks Industrial Fishing By Creating The World's Largest Marine Protected Area

The Pacific Ocean is in crisis. Overfishing, deep-sea mining, and climate change have pushed marine ecosystems to the edge — but one small island territory just made a move that...

French Polynesia Blocks Industrial Fishing By Creating The World's Largest Marine Protected Area

The Pacific Ocean is in crisis. Overfishing, deep-sea mining, and climate change have pushed marine ecosystems to the edge — but one small island territory just made a move that...