A new study offers a rare window into the hidden effects of aggressive fire suppression that go beyond fuel accumulation. The practice may even change the course of forest evolution.
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The US Department of Agriculture has updated its plant hardiness zone map, which shows where various plants will grow across the country. Gardeners should take note.
The new rule isn’t a mandate for electric vehicles, but it will sharply increase their market share over the coming decade.
California is considering a controversial proposal for utilities to charge customers for electricity based partly on household income. Two scholars explain how this approach could benefit everyone.
Female mosquitoes don’t want to lay their eggs alone, but they don’t want sites that are too crowded either. Understanding what guides their choice could inform new control strategies.
Mapping where water once flowed is important for managing flood risk today in Detroit and elsewhere.
When Frank Herbert sat down in 1963 to start writing ‘Dune,’ he wasn’t thinking about how to leave Earth behind. He was thinking about how to save it.
Cattle are major producers of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. But there are methods that can reduce their climate impact – if ranchers have incentive to use them.
Even when female North Atlantic right whales survive entanglement in fishing gear, it may affect their future ability to breed, increasing the pressure on this critically endangered species.
Solar development isn’t always good for the land, but pairing it with agriculture can produce multiple benefits.
When the Moon blocks the Sun during an eclipse, utility suppliers have to pull power from the grid to make up for gaps in solar energy.
Detroit’s plan to install solar panels in city neighborhoods may conflict with residents’ desires to see lower energy bills and more housing.
Climate disclosure rules are meant to help investors understand their risks, but they come with costs for companies, as a finance scholar explains.
The toll on wildlife from illegal fishing, bycatch and entanglement in fishing gear is likely underestimated, because it doesn’t account for ‘dark’ fishing vessels, a new study finds.
Scientists have been debating the start of the Anthropocene Epoch for 15 years. I was part of those discussions, and I agree with the vote rejecting it.
A new study shows how thawing permafrost and intensifying storms will change how water moves into and through Arctic rivers.
Electric vehicles are catching on across the US, but they’re also catching on fire in colder regions like the Northeast and Midwest.
Census data and research show all things are not equal in disaster displacement, as two experts in disaster recovery explain.
On March 7, workers at the Ford Rouge River plant marched for better working conditions, sparking America’s labor movement. Almost a century later, a quiet park honors their memory.
The state’s largest wildfire on record tore across the heart of Texas cattle country, and more days of strong winds were forecast. A rangeland ecologist explains why the flames spread so fast.
Jokes can be a healing contagion as they expose hypocrisy, spark laughter and open minds.
A new UN report finds that the true global cost of producing food is $12.7 trillion more than consumers pay at the checkout counter. We pay those uncounted costs in other ways.
A new study shows how often lightning strikes and how it behaves, often hitting the ground with multiple strikes from the same flash.
Many incentive programs promote e-bike use, but they aren’t necessarily targeting the right people for the right reasons.
Agricultural sustainability is as much about power and sovereignty as it is about soil, water and crops.