Native-held lands:California’s Native American public domain allotments represent rare opportunities for Indigenous families to reclaim land rights, restore cultural stewardship practices like cultural burning, and help...
Microplastics are a growing concern in marine environments. As they break down, the particles can become microscopic. Oregon State University via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA Solving...
Sanderlings run in groups as they hunt for food in the sand on Long Beach Island, N.J. Vicki Jauron, Babylon and Beyond Photography/Moment via Getty Images...
Sandhill cranes can be spotted in many states, but in the 1930s their populations had crashed to a few dozen breeding pairs in the eastern U.S....
Primo Brands and River Partners to launch a nearly 1,000-acre restoration project along California’s Sacramento and Feather rivers. The initiative will generate 50,000 acre-feet of water...
Learn about Chagas disease in Arizona, where kissing bugs are found, symptoms to watch for, treatment options, and prevention tips to protect your home and family.
Tourists watch smoke from the Dragon Bravo wildfire float through the Grand Canyon. Scott Olson/Getty Images Grand Canyon’s Dragon Bravo megafire shows the growing wildfire threat...
zombie spiders in the United States: Zombie spiders aren’t science fiction—they’re real-life examples of nature’s strangest survival strategies. In the United States, parasitic wasps and fungi...
A worker moves irrigation tubes on a farm in Pinal County, Ariz. A two-decade drought has made water supplies harder to secure. Carolyn Cole/Los Angeles Times...
A new study confirms Phoenix and 27 other U.S. cities are sinking—putting millions of people and buildings at long-term risk.
