Environment & Sustainability

The battle between the AI big hitters has largely played out on social media. Now it is coming to the courtroom.

Scientists conducting a DNA analysis of ant specimens collected from across the Fiji islands in the Pacific have been able to reconstruct how entire ant populations rose and fell over thousands of years. The findings, based on specimens held at…

Even the largest global supplier of liquefied natural gas can’t make up for the shortfall since the war in Iran cut off an important source.

A new two-acre garden in memory of Queen Elizabeth II has opened to the public, providing a refuge for the city’s flora and fauna in Regent’s Park. From a wildflower meadow to swift boxes in a water tower, the space…

Small towns around Corpus Christi worry where they’ll fall on the pecking order if the region’s water runs out. By Dylan Baddour, Neena Satija of KUT, and Emily Salazar of KEDT At least six small cities and towns in the…

The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Said No Mexican Spotted Owls Lived Near a Proposed Mine Site in Arizona’s Sky Islands when it permitted mineral exploration. Photo Evidence Shows Otherwise. By Wyatt Myskow This story…

Kim Booker never thought much about lead during her roughly 27 years living in Trenton, New Jersey. Born and raised in the once-industrial powerhouse, she first heard about the heavy metal at community meetings organized by the East Trenton Collaborative,…

For millions of years, the Mississippi River flowed unchecked, carrying roughly 400 million metric tons of sediment down to Louisiana, where it spilled into the Gulf of Mexico to create new land. But in the early 20th century, a series…

Community-led efforts are helping revive and save Siamese crocodiles from the brink of extinction. Siamese crocodiles are native to Southeast Asia and considered guardians of the wetlands by many communities. However, their population declined drastically due to hunting and habitat…

India is home to 135 known bat species, but their natural history and ecology remain poorly understood, according to the first nationwide assessment of the country’s bats.   The report, developed by 36 experts from 27 institutions in India, was…