As grasslands get abandoned, controlled burning is discussed as a labor-saving method of keeping forests at bay.
Burn Grasslands to Maintain Them: What Is Good for Biodiversity?
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Life Cycles of Some Insects Adapt Well to a Changing Climate. Others, Not So Much.
Grasshoppers that overwinter as juveniles have a head start on those that emerge in the spring.
The Allure of Searles Lake Salts
For decades, rockhounds gathered each year at Searles Lake in the Mojave Desert of southeastern California. Wielding crowbars and pickaxes, they hunted for showy deposits of minerals such as halite, trona, calcite, and dolomite.
How Does the Atmosphere Affect Ocean Weather?
New research reveals the surprising ways atmospheric winds influence ocean eddies, shaping the ocean’s weather patterns in more complex ways than previously believed.
India Doubled its Tiger Population in a Little More Than a Decade
The number of tigers in India roughly doubled in a little more than a decade, a conservation success that is due in part to communities learning to live alongside the animals, new research finds.
Recycling Lithium-Ion Batteries Delivers Significant Environmental Benefits
When hurricane-force winds whipped through Los Angeles County in early January 2025, the hills had ample fuels available to feed a wildland fire.
