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Want to Be an Archeologist? Learn to Fight Forest Fires

The effects of climate change are not only threatening fragile ecosystems, but could erase our past as well.

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Is Britain Ready for the Return of the Big Cat?

Rewilding England’s dwindling lynx population is about more than conservation. It’s about connecting to a long-lost sense of enchantment with nature.

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Measuring the Real Impact of a $50 Billion Engineering Marvel

How the Nicaragua Canal pits indigenous tribes against shadowy corporate interests.

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Nature Caught in the Crosshairs at Oregon Militia Standoff

A year after Cliven Bundy’s famous face off with feds, self-styled “Patriots” are refusing to bend to the BLM’s environmental regulations.

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The Battle to Save the Arctic from Drilling is Heating Up

Greenpeace’s oil-rig occupation may be over, but the struggle to preserve a pristine Alaskan environment is far from finished.

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Deciding Which Endangered Species to Save

Desperate times call for desperate conservation measures, like advocating eating rare birds or endorsing “survival of the cutest.”

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That “Green” Cleaning Product Could Still Damage Your Health

Be especially wary of supposedly eco-friendly cleaners boasting fragrances.

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When Pollution Solutions Can Actually Damage the Environment

China is turning air quality into a major political issue, but cheap and fast fixes may do more harm than good.

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Making the Pot Business a Little Greener

Sustainability might be the next big battle for marijuana.

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A Plan to Save the Earth That Might Kill Us All

All it requires is billions of sunlight-reflecting particles, a time commitment of centuries, and not taking the phrase ‘moral hazard’ too seriously.

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Lessons From the Brief, Lonesome Life of Echo the Wolf

A gray wolf walked to the Grand Canyon for the first time in 70 years, only to be shot by a hunter.

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Making Fish Farming Appetizing

Aqua-Spark wants to change an industry known for unclean practices