Aug 21 Watch 8:17 How the Trump administration is shaping the future of America’s public lands By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Lane The Trump administration is responsible for the largest reduction of federally protected land in U.S. history, according to a recent study by the journal Science. And in the wide expanses of the American West, Trump's encouragement of industry and development… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 3:47 As Maine’s waters warm, vulnerable puffin population faces a new threat By Susan Sharon, Maine Public A handful of interns is spending this summer in primitive conditions on a tiny, treeless island several miles off the coast of Maine. Their job? To monitor Atlantic puffins and other vulnerable seabirds. While the interns occasionally fend off predators… Continue watching
Aug 21 This young scientist studies wild animals. Bias against disability won’t stop her By Vicky Stein Field biologist Charlotte Devitz is part of a trend: researchers expanding the boundaries of accessible science. Continue reading
Aug 18 Huge wildfires in the Arctic and far North send a planetary warning By Nancy Fresco, The Conversation More than 600 wildfires have consumed more than 2.4 million acres of forest across Alaska this summer, and fires are also raging in northern Canada and Siberia. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 6:51 Retired cop guides Arizona seniors as medical cannabis coach By Andrew Brown, Arizona Public Media As medical marijuana has become legal in much of the U.S., more senior citizens are starting to use it to manage pain and opioid addiction. In Arizona, one retired police officer overcame his own personal biases to become a medical… Continue watching
Aug 16 Does the placenta carry germs? What parents should know before they eat one By Nsikan Akpan What started as an innocent look into the trend of people consuming placentas uncovered a heated academic debate over whether the placenta has a microbiome. Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 2:58 Walton Ford’s brief but spectacular take on ‘the imagined animal’ Walton Ford is a painter whose work examines the relationship between humans and animals in the wild. These creatures, he believes, “would rather be left alone.” As a child, Walton was always inspired by the natural world and would bring… Continue watching
Aug 15 EPA reverses approval for poison traps used by ranchers By Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday reversed its preliminary decision allowing continued use of deadly sodium cyanide traps, blamed for injuring people and pets as well as their intended targets of coyotes and other predators. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 10:08 The danger of coal ash, the toxic dust the fossil fuel leaves behind By Miles O'Brien Coal ash is a particularly dangerous byproduct of our dependence on fossil fuels. In communities that have dealt with coal ash spills, the incidents sparked concerns about toxins potentially seeping into water. Utilities have been pushed to adopt tougher safety… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 6:08 New analysis finds parts of the U.S. have already warmed close to critical 2-degree level For years, scientists have warned that we need to stop the planet from warming an additional two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels to avoid catastrophic problems. But a new analysis by The Washington Post finds many major areas across the… Continue watching