Nature & Wildlife
Despite a common belief, counting is not unique to humans. In fact, a vast range of animals understand numbers, helping them to solve a variety of problems, such as acquiring food, defending themselves, navigating and even finding a mate.
Nature & Wildlife
Trees are some of my favorite beings on Earth. That’s why I look forward to Arbor Day every year, the national holiday that recognizes the beauty and the importance of trees.
News & More
The theme for Earth Day 2025 is a “powerful” one, so to speak. It’s “Our Power, Our Planet,” and it invites everyone worldwide to unite behind renewable energy. The stated goal for Earth Day 2025 is to triple the global generation of clean energy by 2030.
Conservation
In addition to being beautiful, African leopards are adaptable, elusive and versatile animals. Now, we can add genetically diverse to that list.
Nature & Wildlife
Do chimpanzees experience grief, do crows seek joy and do elephants show affection?
Nature & Wildlife
Wild animals are not just the inhabitants of the natural world—they are its architects. That’s the exciting finding from a new study that reveals how hundreds of species have shaped the landscapes we depend on, from beavers creating entire wetlands to hippos carving drainage systems.
Nature & Wildlife
Symbols of courage, resilience and strength, polar bears have been featured in decorative arts for centuries. Today, they may be best known as emblems of climate change, “charismatic victims” used to inspire people to care about our warming Earth.
News & More
While in recent years environmental laws in the United States have faced some of their most severe challenges and rollbacks, it’s encouraging to hear that Europe is now successfully passing several groundbreaking rules to restore nature.
Conservation
In 2024, global carbon emissions from fossil fuels reached a record high. That may come as no surprise, as global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have reached record highs for at least the past several years, with 2022, 2023 and now 2024 all setting new records.
Nature & Wildlife
When we misuse or overuse artificial light at night, we create nighttime light pollution, which makes it harder to see the night sky and causes negative effects on wildlife and human health. For example, sea turtle hatchlings usually wait until night to emerge from their nests to reduce exposure to daytime predators.
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July 22, 2024, was the hottest day on record, according to a recent NASA analysis of global daily temperature data. And 2024 has now officially taken over the title of hottest year on record from the former titleholder, 2023.
Conservation
The ubiquitous social media in our lives has its benefits, including allowing us to interact quickly with our loved ones, network with our colleagues and share information almost instantaneously.
