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Colossal: “In so-called “granary trees,” acorn woodpeckers drill remarkable pegboard-like patterns in which they store thousands upon thousands of acorns for food over the winter. And the Austral pygmy-owl, endemic to parts of Argentina and Chile, can be identified by its high-pitched toot. These are just a few of the incredible array of bird species …
“A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine says the evidence for current and future harm to human health and welfare created by human-caused greenhouse gases is beyond scientific dispute. The report focuses on evidence gathered by the scientific community since 2009, when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency found that greenhouse …
The Journalist’s Resource, Zoom Meeting – Vanishing Numbers: How Federal Data Manipulation and Removal Threaten Journalism and Public Trust Oct 1, 2025 12:00 PM [h/t Barclay Walsh] “Federal datasets are one of the pillars of democracy. They underpin everything from health research and economic forecasting to climate science, disaster response, and watchdog journalism. Yet today, these …
Quanta Magazine: “…For centuries, humans have sought to understand the intricate workings of our planet. As vulnerable critters, we crave some control over nature, or at least a handle on coming shifts in the weather and climate. But Earth is a chaotic beast, sensitive to innumerable tiny details; we can’t possibly keep track of every …
Lewy body dementia promotion by air pollutants. Science. 4 Sep 2025 Vol 389, Issue 6764 DOI: 10.1126/science.adu4132 – “Air pollution was recently found to be associated with increased risk of developing dementia. Zhang et al. investigated the relationship between PM2.5, an index of particle pollution, and the development of Lewy body dementia (LBD), the second …
Seattle Times: “This is an edited excerpt from Paul Bannick’s new book, “Woodpecker: A Year in the Life of North American Woodpeckers.” (Published by Braided River, an imprint of Mountaineers Books, $39.95). In the early spring as night’s darkest hour melts to dawn, you can hear the haunting calls of owls, soon followed by the …
“Extreme event attribution assesses how climate change affected climate extremes, but typically focuses on single events Furthermore, these attributions rarely quantify the extent to which anthropogenic actors have contributed to these events. Here we show that climate change made 213 historical heatwaves reported over 2000–2023 more likely and more intense, to which each of the …
Guardian: “Earlier this summer, access to climate.gov – one of the most widely used portals of climate information on the internet – was thwarted by the Trump administration, and its production team was fired in the process.The website offered years’ worth of accessibly written material on climate science. The site is technically still online but …
Environment America: “America’s beaches are some of our favorite places to relax … when the water is safe. Where is water pollution harming our ability to enjoy the beach? And what can we do to stop it? Americans love the beach. Our lake and ocean waters are great places to cool off on a hot …
“This practical guide introduces NASA satellite-derived surface temperature datasets that can aid local communities in assessing heat impacts at the state and local scales. Following a brief introduction to several sources of satellite data, reliability and appropriate uses of the data are addressed. For heat assessments, land use change and in situ data are also …
NeimanLab: “An economics paper found subscriber retention and daily visits both increased after readers were confronted with a difficult quiz with AI-generated images. Fake books. Made-up sources. Bogus trampoline bunnies. We’re all getting a lot of AI-generated content in our feeds these days. But a new working paper suggests there’s a silver lining for trusted …
YaleEnvironment 360: “Every year the Natural History Museum in London honors the best wildlife photographers from around the world, highlighting 100 extraordinary photos of nature. This year, the finalists were selected from more than 60,000 entries and feature dynamic portraits of wildlife alongside haunting images of humanity’s impact on the natural world. The photos are …
