Research shows link between home styles, high water use
Affluent neighborhoods with lawns -- and occasionally swimming pools -- use up to 10 times more water than neighborhoods with higher density housing with...
Old Town mill eyed for full-scale plant to turn wood pulp into ingredient for...
OLD TOWN — The former Old Town Fuel and Fiber mill here could become the site of a $60 million production facility making a...
Mapping deep reefs produces valuable data for researchers, conservationists
Scientists have used underwater vehicles to map deep sea reefs near the island of Bonaire in the Dutch Caribbean. Researchers believe data culled from...
Greater efforts are needed to promote biopesticides
There are a number of environmental and economic reasons to promote the development and use of biological compounds as pesticides. A new analysis finds...
First EPA-approved outdoor field trial for genetically engineered algae
Scientists have successfully completed the first outdoor field trial sanctioned by the US Environmental Protection Agency for genetically engineered algae. The researchers tested a...
Climate of unintended consequences.
Op-Ed ColumnistMay 4, 2017Bret Stephens“Converting biomass feedstocks to biofuels is an environmentally friendly process. So is using biofuels for transportation. When we use bioethanol...
I was strip-searched, but my white cellmates were not.
It has been four months since I was zip-tied by police and bussed with dozens of “water protectors,” or protesters from a snowy hillside...
Mangroves optimized: How to make coastal habitats sequester even more carbon.
Of all the carbon buried in the floors of Earth’s oceans, most of it is found in the narrow strip of tidal marshes, seagrass...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
A report by 43 wildlife experts warns that without changes now, many of Earth's most iconic species will be lost forever.
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Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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Florida man arrested for stealing sea turtle eggs
He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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10 magical places saved by endangered species
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