Some Crabs Are Losing Their Sense of Smell as Oceans Acidify
Commercially valuable Dungeness crabs lose their sense of smell as the ocean absorbs more carbon dioxide and becomes more acidic
Commercially valuable Dungeness crabs lose their sense of smell as the ocean absorbs more carbon dioxide and becomes more acidic
A combination of climate change and unsustainable agricultural practices could lead to Dust Bowl–like conditions
Vernal pools are safe havens for creatures such as fairy shrimp, and they have lived through the end of the dinosaurs, the breakup of Pangaea and multiple ice ages. But humans are paving them over...
High temperature records have been set from Portugal to Thailand as heat waves fueled by climate change have arrived early this spring
Unregulated wild animal markets increase the risk of more epidemics
A new program looks to replant warm weather trees in northern Minnesota to help them adjust to a rapidly warming world
Inside a vault at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles lies a microscopic population of immense value—the repository for vernal pool fairy shrimp.
The number of people facing acute food insecurity shot up for the fourth year in a row in 2022
A future with fewer people offers increased opportunity and a healthier environment
The country’s largest estuary is under critical threat from pollution and climate change. The question is: Can it be saved?
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