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Oil Fields: Predators’ Boon, Birds’ Bane

Oil Fields: Predators’ Boon, Birds’ Bane

Human infrastructure associated with oil field development gives some species an advantage over others.

Oil field development along Alaska’s Arctic coast, though widely reviled by environmentalists, has been unexpectedly beneficial for predators such as foxes and ravens. The news isn’t so good though, for some of the migratory bird species on whose eggs and chicks those predators feast. More…

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We Can Stop Global Warming Today

We Can Stop Global Warming Today

Al Gore’s newest book highlights solutions to the climate crisis.

Statisticians Cool Down the Climate Controversy

Statisticians Cool Down the Climate Controversy

An Associated Press investigative report debunks claims from global warming skeptics.

Biofuels: Friend or Foe?

Biofuels: Friend or Foe?

Though thought to be saviors in the fossil fuel crisis, biofuels, too, can cause environmental suffering.

One Small Step for Bioheat

Switching to greener heating fuel could take cities one giant leap away from fossil fuel dependence.

Vertical Farms

Vertical Farms

A New Dimension in Urban Farming

Warming World, Potent Poppies

Rising carbon dioxide levels lead to higher concentrations of opiates in poppies.

Gorilla Forensics

Gorilla Forensics

Primate researchers bone up on forensic anthropology to learn more about the lives of Rwanda’s endangered mountain gorillas.