Environment & Sustainability

Learn about climate change, renewable energy, and sustainable living practices. CurioAtlas brings together research and solutions shaping the future of our planet.

How a Nation Famous for Conservation Is Fueling Its Own Destruction

Costa Rica’s fuel subsidies are funding widespread poaching and overfishing in supposedly protected waters. By Johnny Sturgeon In April 2022, a blue and white fishing boat sliced through the protected waters surrounding Costa Rica’s Isla San José at high speed.…

Where Does 110 Billion Pounds of Manure Go?

Go behind the scenes with managing editor Jamie Smith Hopkins and reporter Anika Jane Beamer as they explain why no one knows what happens to 110 billion pounds of manure produced in Iowa every year. By Anika Jane Beamer Iowa…

Hundreds of Sea Turtles Are Freezing in Cape Cod

After being lured to the Gulf of Maine’s warming waters to feed, young sea turtles are trapped and cold-stunned as temperatures drop. A major rescue and rehabilitation response is underway to save them. By Teresa Tomassoni Over the last few…