Environmental Protection
Study: Rocket-fueled ‘space’ pollution has impacts on Earth
Rocket launches have reached a record-setting pace, with far more expected in the future. A new study finds climate impacts here on Earth.
How the DRC is fighting deforestation with an eye on the human cost
The country seeks to avoid the pitfalls of Brazil's uncompromising assault on the Amazon by mitigating deforestation.
Conservation science needs to shift from a view of how animals can benefit us
If we continue to value nature and other species based only on what they can provide for us, we won’t be able to radically transform our relationship with them.
Rivers worldwide are contaminated by pharmaceuticals
Almost half of the world’s rivers are contaminated with potentially dangerous chemicals from drugs.
Palm oil substitutes can offer beleaguered rainforests a fighting chance
“If the current destruction of the rainforest continues, then I have absolutely no hope that any orangutans will remain in the wild,” a scientist warns.
Satellites help us with solutions to the urban heat island effect
With rising global temperatures increasing the likelihood of dangerous heat waves, cities need to know which neighborhoods are at high risk.