Aug 07 Rustling River Monsters for Science It takes six scientists to catch one hellbender salamander: three to lift the rock, two to hold the fishing nets, and one to dive underwater and grab the creature. Then, holding on is its own challenge, because the animals ooze… Continue reading
Aug 05 How the World’s ‘Most Biodiverse Place’ Could Be Ransomed for Oil Money Huaorani Indians in Yasuni National Park carry the bushmeat they've killed with their blowgun -- including three howler monkeys and one coati. Photo by Danita Delimont via Getty Images. Editor's note: This piece is part of a collaboration on… Continue reading
Aug 05 Snapshot of Species in Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park By Larisa Epatko Yasuni National Park in western Ecuador hosts a vast variety of critters from carnivorous caterpillars to pygmy monkeys as small as your hand. The Ecuadoran government is hoping the park's unique quilt of animal and plant species, not to mention… Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch Pacific Northwest Weighs Environmental Risks of Cashing in on Coal Export Market Pacific Northwest Weighs Environmental Risks of Cashing in on Coal Export Market… Continue watching
Jul 29 Oceans Rise With Every Liter of Fuel Burned, Study Warns A new analysis released today in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences includes these mind-numbing statistics: One single liter of petroleum gas burned may add 647 liters of sea volume. One ton of coal… Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch A Look Around the Ruins of Fukushima, Where Radiation Still Poses Danger A Look Around the Ruins of Fukushima, Where Radiation Still Poses Danger… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch Halliburton Admits Destroying Evidence in ‘Grim Sorting Out’ of Gulf Spill Blame Halliburton Admits Destroying Evidence in 'Grim Sorting Out' of Gulf Spill Blame… Continue watching
Jul 12 A Look Into a River’s Past By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy California has funded scientists from the San Francisco Estuary Institute to reconstruct an image of the San Joaquin Delta’s pre-Spanish landscape. They layer navigational charts, government land surveys, drawings, photographs, and journals to paint detailed picture of the Delta ecosystem… Continue reading
Jul 12 Restoring the San Joaquin River and Recalling Its History This photo from 1900 shows European-Americans boarding rowboats on the banks of the San Joaquin River in California. Using archives records like maps and photographs, scientists are trying to revive the delta. Photo courtesy Bank of Stockton For centuries,… Continue reading
Jul 09 By the Numbers: The Oil Spill and BP’s Legal Troubles The Gulf Oil Spill of 2010 captured the world's attention with the scale of its destruction. It polluted the waters of the Gulf of Mexico with millions of barrels of oil; shut down businesses, fisheries and beaches; and fouled marshes… Continue reading