When bats disappear, farms become less productive, and that has broad implications far beyond the crops.
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Landing on the Moon can disturb its environment – people are discussing how to balance those concerns with political and economic goals.
Healthy coral reefs can significantly reduce hurricane damage for coastlines, yet many still face harms, including pollution and ship damage, that people have the power to stop.
Ocean carbon removal is picking up, just as Microsoft pulls out as a major funder of carbon removal projects.
America was once the global leader in rare earth element production, but as processing moved to China, the US lost capacity and expertise. It can get them back.
The EPA’s new interpretations are strategically designed to appeal to the current US Supreme Court’s view of agency authority.
Thoreau’s work as a pioneering physical scientist is almost invisible in popular culture, according to a geologist and Thoreau historian.
The tsunami struck just 12 hours after a cruise ship had left the fjord, rattling the tourism industry.
Two big factors influence the length of the allergy season and how bad people’s allergies will be, and both are expanding.
The southeastern US has been in drought for months. With the wind and unusually low humidity, it’s facing perfect conditions for wildfires spreading.
In an urbanized and globalized world, most kids aren’t directly connected to agriculture. School gardens can help them learn where their food comes from.
Males aren’t the only angry birds defending their territory. A clever test finds which songbirds step up to fight off intruders and the role monogamy plays.
The tree mix matters. Near Chesapeake Bay, scientists have been experimenting with mini-forests for over a decade. The surprising results show how biodiversity pays off.
The new playing fields are rolling out in stadiums from Mexico to Canada. Creating the perfect pitch in very different climates requires the right grasses and some creative tricks.
In the past, the gray whale population recovered fairly quickly. But data on baby whales show that isn’t happening, and a new study finds an alarmingly high mortality rate.
The accusations you might have heard about nonnative honey bees aren’t backed up by evidence. In fact, there are plenty of ways bees make the world a better place.
Cities have the best chance of reducing water use when people actively participate in water conservation, but even that might not be enough in the future.
A new study reveals how the lake bed’s toxic dust impairs lung development in children living nearby.
Streamflows the West relies on for drinking water and farms used to follow a fairly predictable arc as winter snow melted. Rising temperatures are changing that.
A University of Pittsburgh researcher is studying why Pennsylvania residents who regularly encounter ticks still underestimate their risk of Lyme disease.
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor of Law, Deakin University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Conservation and Wildlife Management, University of Sydney
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO