Author: Cristen Hemingway Jaynes
New York City is gradually sinking from the weight of its buildings
The Big Apple is sinking under its own weight, posing a worsening flood risk to the city, according to a new study by researchers from the …
Why are the world’s largest lakes losing trillions of gallons of water annually
More than half of the large lakes and reservoirs on the planet have diminished since the early 1990s due to climate change and human diversion and …
Why birds, beetles & bats are more important than you may think
It is estimated that 200,000 to 300,000 species of invertebrates — like bees, beetles, butterflies, moths and mosquitoes — serve as pollinators worldwide. Around 2,000 mammals, birds, reptiles and other species of …
The nasty reason your strawberries taste so bland these days
If you’ve ever bitten into a juicy, red strawberry only to find that it was watery and somewhat flavorless, certain pesticides could be to blame. In …
California is building the world’s largest wildlife crossing
The roads and highways humans have built bisect the natural environment and divide the ranges and migratory routes of many species, presenting a danger to …
These tiny backpacks could save this endangered bird
The plains-wanderer is a small, critically-endangered bird with a tawny marking on its chest that can only be found in south-eastern Australia’s arid grasslands. It is estimated that …
This manatee’s epic, 2,500-mile swim ends happily in Venezuela
Nearly two months after a manatee named Tico was released from a rehabilitation facility and made his way into the deep waters of the open ocean, an international team …
Why ‘space tourism’ would be out-of-this-world bad
Rockets used for space tourism could potentially have a much bigger effect on the global climate than the operation of traditional aircraft, researchers have found. Using a 3D …
Does your dog actually need sunglasses? Maybe
If you’ve ever been to the beach and watched the surfers, you might have occasionally noticed one who had a canine companion riding tandem with …
These 6 easy lifestyle changes can help the environment
Sometimes, it feels as if there’s not much we as individuals can do to help with the climate crisis. It’s as though our actions feel like …
