Aug 31 Wetlands stopped $625 million in property damage during Hurricane Sandy. Can they help Houston? By Nsikan Akpan For the first time, a new study gives us a sense of how much property damage these natural habitats can prevent during severe storms like Hurricane Harvey. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 6:54 B is for bug when preschoolers make nature their classroom By PBS NewsHour In the age of standardized testing, screen time and what some see as a generation of excessively coddled children, a new movement of preschools is pushing kids outdoors, come rain or shine, heat or cold, to connect with nature and… Continue watching
Aug 11 When faced with pollution, these sea snakes shed their stripes By Teresa Carey Australian ecologists found turtle-headed sea snakes cope with excessively polluted waters by losing their white stripes. Continue reading
Aug 03 Why the first flowers may have looked like magnolias By Mario Vallejo-Marin, The Conversation An international team of botanists has achieved the best reconstruction to date of an ancestral flower. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch This mom leads young people on walks in the woods to prevent and heal from tragedy By PBS NewsHour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, Boston’s inner city often sees a spike in violence during the summer, when many students are out of school and on the streets. But as special correspondent Tina Martin from PBS station… Continue watching
Jul 27 This common herb will keep bee pollinators buzzing in your garden By Karin Alton and Francis L. W. Ratnieks, The Conversation There is a common assumption that those plants which delight human eyes will also be the most attractive for bees. Two scientists at the University of Sussex can offer a more empirical take. Continue reading
Jul 20 Elephant seals recognize vocal rhythms to avoid bullies By Teresa Carey Elephant seals become the first mammal, other than humans, to recognize rhythmic patterns in the voices of their kind. Continue reading
Jul 19 Humans have made 8.3 billion tons of plastic. Where does it all go? By Roni Dengler The plastic debris housed in landfills and natural environments — currently 4.9 billion metric tons — will more than double by 2050, scientists reported Wednesday in Science Advances. Continue reading
Jun 29 Neonicotinoid pesticides are slowly killing bees By Roni Dengler Neonicotinoid pesticides commonly found in agricultural areas kill bees and hurt their ability to reproduce, two separate large-scale studies confirmed Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 22 China’s blueprint to clean lakes and stop algae blooms is working By Dave Berndtson China's success with cleaning lakes offers a blueprint for other industrializing and developing nations, where algal blooms threaten drinking water, kill aquatic life and pose dangers to children, pets and livestock. Continue reading