It is extremely rare for a new plant species to be discovered in Japan, a nation where flora has been extensively studied and documented. Nevertheless, botanists recently uncovered a stunning new species of orchid whose rosy pink petals bear a striking resemblance to glasswork. Interestingly, it can be found inContinue Reading
An hour-long multimedia exhibit about climate change, now at the Hirshhorn Museum in D.C., inundates viewers with sound, imagery and emotion. By Kiley Bense As visitors enter the gallery now housing the climate artwork “Purple” by John Akomfrah at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C., they are greeted by aContinue Reading
NPR’s Pien Huang talks to Dr. Benjamin Beard, deputy director of the CDC’s division of vector borne diseases, about how climate change could be contributing to the spread of diseases.Continue Reading
Flocks of paper origami hummingbirds crafted by children around the world have departed their locations to “attend” the UN Water Conference in New York from 22-24 March, carrying the future generation’s resolve to turn the tide on the global water crisis.Continue Reading
Noise from human activities is harming ocean invertebrates and ecosystems, new research shows., Read MoreContinue Reading
The “Fix It First” memo, which was replaced last month, urged states to repair roads before expanding them and to weigh projects with global warming and equity in mind. By Aydali Campa, Kristoffer Tigue Environmental justice activists are chastising the Biden administration’s recent decision to rescind federal guidance that urgedContinue Reading
The growing season has become completely reversed thanks to kerosene-burning greenhouses and the big prices paid for the earliest, best berries.Continue Reading
Critically endangered species and ones banned from international trade are among the hundreds of types birds, reptiles and mammals that researchers identified at 142 animal cafes.Continue Reading
In March, women and girls from the Umatilla tribes gather wild celery. The tradition connects them to their ancestors and heralds the arrival of spring. But collecting the plant is getting harder.Continue Reading
A company announced it found the country’s highest-grade rare earth deposit in Montana.Continue Reading
Allensworth, CA, Saturday, March 18, 2023 – Allensworth residents walk past a levy they worked to fortify instead of waiting for government agencies to prevent floodwaters from inundating their community. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times) (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times) ‘We need to stop the water: A California town’s frantic fight toContinue Reading
At an industry conference, top executives lamented they had “lost the narrative” on natural gas, and outlined an effort to sell their product as the “cleanest energy in the world.” By Nicholas Kusnetz Natural gas has long been subject to a war of words. Once it was a “bridge fuel”Continue Reading
The UN 2023 Water Conference, which takes place at UN Headquarters from 22-24 March, is being hailed as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to accelerate progress towards universal access to safe water and sanitation by 2030.Continue Reading