A new study calls into question Bergmann’s rule, an 1800s-era scientific principle stating that animals in high-latitude, cooler climates tend to be larger than close relatives living in warmer climates., Read MoreContinue Reading
Zambia, like its southern African neighbors, depends on rain for its food, energy and economy. But it hasn’t gotten enough this year, and likely won’t in the future, a victim of a climate crisis it didn’t cause. By Georgina Gustin CHONGWE, Zambia—Benson Chipungu sits in a leather armchair and reachesContinue Reading
The Badger Mountain development in eastern Washington threatens heritage foodways on sacred lands. The post Wenatchi-P’squosa people demonstrate against proposed solar project appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
More than a third of the Navajo Nation lacks running water. As the tribe nears a pact with Arizona over water rights, a California nonprofit looks to help.Continue Reading
You can avoid fashion waste by buying higher-quality basics that will last longer., Read MoreContinue Reading
A new reconstruction of the 375-million-year-old fossil fish Tiktaalik — a close relative of limbed vertebrates — used micro-CT to reveal bones still embedded in matrix. The reconstruction shows that the fish’s ribs likely attached to its pelvis, an innovation thought to be crucial to supporting the body and forContinue Reading
A day before the transportation secretary’s visit, state officials announced a plan to offer “protesting” community members a buyout. Residents called the offer a slap in the face. By Lee Hedgepeth COFFEE COUNTY, Ala.—By now, Pastor Timothy Williams could lead the tour blindfolded. Continue Reading
A new technology is attempting to brighten clouds and bounce some of the sun’s rays back into space.Continue Reading
The term, which emerged in response to calls for “deglobalization,” has been popping up more in trade and policy circles.Continue Reading
At least 32 of the endangered sawfish have been reported dead. The cause of their bizarre behavior remains a mystery By Amy Green An unprecedented federal effort to rescue and rehabilitate endangered smalltooth sawfish is getting underway this week in the Florida Keys, where unusual and concerning behavior has beenContinue Reading
The Common Loon, an icon of the northern wilderness, is under threat from climate change due to reduced water clarity, according to a new study. The study followed up an earlier paper that showed substantial reproductive decline in the author’s study area in northern Wisconsin., Read MoreContinue Reading
If you’re in an earthquake, drop, cover and hold on. Don’t go outside. If you’re outdoors, go to a wide-open space., Read MoreContinue Reading
Researchers want to use the ultrafine rock particles left by eroding glaciers — called “rock flour” — to suck climate-warming carbon from the air., Read MoreContinue Reading