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Ranchers in South Dakota Turn to Prescribed Burns to Treat Their Land
A “green glacier” of trees is steadily taking over native grasslands. Landowners are banding together to treat the problem with fire.
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A Look at What Lives Where Deep Sea Mining Would Happen
An ocean-mining company has funded some of the most comprehensive scientific studies of the deep seabed to date, and peer-reviewed results have begun to emerge.
Driving an E.V. Across North Dakota? Thank the Standing Rock Tribe.
A tribally owned network of chargers will soon be complete, connecting reservations and bridging a gap in the Midwest.
© Jaida Grey Eagle for The New York Times
Driving an E.V. Across North Dakota? Thank the Standing Rock Tribe.
A tribally owned network of chargers will soon be complete, connecting reservations and bridging a gap in the Midwest.
© Jaida Grey Eagle for The New York Times
Study Analyzes How Much ‘Macro’ Plastic Is Deadly to Sea Life
Scientists analyzed thousands of autopsies of seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals and found that even small amounts of ingested plastic can be deadly.
An autopsied Hawksbill sea turtle in a lab in the United Arab Emirates. Lying beside the turtle are items removed from its stomach, including a large amount of plastic.
© Kamran Jebreili/Associated Press
Past Arctic Sea Ice Levels Recreated by Traces of Cosmic Dust
Extraterrestrial particles found at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean could unlock at least 30,000 years of sea ice history, a new study finds.
Analysis Finds Global Warming Made Hurricane Melissa More Damaging
Climate change enabled the storm to churn faster and grow more quickly, a rapid analysis found.
Clearing fallen trees in Westmorelands Parish, in western Jamaica, on Sunday.
© Federico Rios for The New York Times
A Storm Hit Alaska. Now, a Native Community Is Racing to Save Its History.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong scattered artifacts from an archaeological site along the shore of the Bering Sea.
© Katie Basile for The New York Times