Two Decades and Counting: Meet the Manager of Nat Hab’s Alaska Bear Camp

Caprice Stoner has managed Alaska Bear Camp, a remote fly-in wilderness camp in Alaska’s Lake Clark National Park, for two […]

Tenderly Crocheted Sculptures by Caitlin McCormack Contend with Existential Dread

Caitlin McCormack is known for her crocheted, skeletal animals and otherworldly plants that nod to a speculative future in which […]

Getting to Know the Polar Bear: 8 Surprising Facts About the King of the Arctic

Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) are often in the news as the “poster animals” of climate change, but outside of the […]

16 Fun—and Fascinating—Facts about Botswana’s Wildlife & Wonders

Imagine watching a herd of elephants—all different ages and sizes—wade across the Chobe River at sunset. It’s one of the […]

Best of Earth911 Podcast: Simen Saetre on Making Salmon a New, Domesticated Fish

Farmed salmon has been touted as a solution to food scarcity as the world turns… The post Best of Earth911 […]

Whales Are Trying to Talk to Us

Humpback whales are showing signs that they want to talk to us. That, in turn, could help us communicate with […]

How To Combat the Urban Heat Island Effect at Home

The urban heat island effect occurs in cities, where structures like buildings, roads, and parking… The post How To Combat […]

Good, Better, Best: Cutting Carbon From Your Diet

This is the final article in a five-part series that helps you find ways to… The post Good, Better, Best: […]

Nanomaterials in Consumer Products: Miracle or Menace?

Nanomaterials sound like science fiction. These materials can make microchips 100 times smaller while running… The post Nanomaterials in Consumer […]

July 4th Fireworks Fill the Sky with Lights—and Pollutants

In 2023, Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks show exploded 60,000 shells above the East River in Manhattan. It was the […]