How One Dam’s Removal Has Transformed Our Approach to Nature
By Andrew Bach and Bradley Smith
Looking over the edge of the Glines Canyon Dam in February 2012, six months after the dam removal project had started. Photo National Park Service
As the last block of concrete was pulled from the riverbed, the Elwha River in the Olympic...
May
16
Courtesy of the European Environment Agency
Many of us might spend up to 90 % of our day indoors — at home, work or school. The quality of the air we breathe indoors also has a direct impact on our health. What determines indoor air quality? Is there any difference between outdoor and indoor air pollutants? How can we improve indoo...
May
16
Seed Dispersal, Environmental Conditions Matter in African Forests
Nouabale-Ndoki National Park in Central Africa, site of the scientists' research. Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Ecologists discover when, how tropical trees regenerate
Nouabale-Ndoki National Park is a tree-dotted enclave in Central Africa’s Republic of Congo. H...
May
15
By Tracy Li
Originally published in Development Roast.
An INBAR project in Ecuador, financed by the World Bank, builds flood-resistant houses using a native species of bamboo. Photo credit: World Bank
Efforts to thoroughly study the role that plants play in climate change mitigation are increasing. Most researchers focus on the prom...
May
15
By Dominic Basulto
Even as the U.S. East Coast braces for the arrival of the bizarre infestation of cicadas that happens with clockwork precision every 17 years, we’re already seeing an infestation of cicada stories, everything from how to grill a cicada to how to make a refreshing cicada cocktail. And that’s even before the In...
May
14
