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A sign marks a boundary of the Tohono O'odham Reservation.

Tribes turn to the U.N. as major wind project plans to cut through their lands in the U.S.

Taylar Dawn Stagner 24 Apr 2024

Rattlesnakes can calm down their friends, study shows

Liz Kimbrough 12 Jul 2023

Blue jeans: An iconic fashion item that’s costing the planet dearly

Jenny Gonzales 17 Nov 2022
Endangered black-footed ferrets (Mustela nigripes). Image courtesy of Kimberly Fraser/USFWS.

Will the Uinta Basin Railway derail U.S. climate change efforts? (commentary)

Sammy Herdman 3 Oct 2022
Bears Ears is known for its stunning cliff dwellings that serve as a backdrop for thousands of sacred, cultural and archaeological sites. Tribes also still use the area to hunt and gather food.

With protections restored, tribal council charts new path for Bears Ears

Caitlin Looby 2 May 2022

As climate-driven drought slams farms in U.S. West, water solutions loom

Saul Elbein 17 Dec 2021
In sub-Saharan Africa 70% of the population lives from agriculture — and specifically rainfall agriculture.

Humanity’s challenge of the century: Conserving Earth’s freshwater systems

Saul Elbein 10 May 2021

Those kicks were fast as lightning: Kangaroo rats evade deadly snake strikes

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 4 Apr 2019

A nature and reptile enthusiast’s Southern California love story (insider)

Dave Martin 12 Feb 2019

DJ and ornithologists create wildlife music game

Erik Hoffner 21 Feb 2018

Widespread death of evergreens predicted in American Southwest

Mike Gaworecki 20 Jan 2016

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