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Reading a Snowy Landscape
Distinct textures stand out in this winter scene around Bositeng Lake in China’s Xinjiang region.
Read MoreIs the Wilkins Ice Shelf Weakening?
Signs of structural weaknesses may signal a shift in this Antarctic ice shelf’s stability.
Read MoreWhat causes earthquakes in the Northeast, like the magnitude 4.8 that shook New Jersey? A geoscientist explains
The earthquake, one of New Jersey’s largest on record, could be felt from Maryland to Boston. But don’t read too much into it.
Read MoreA tiger cat gains new species designation, but conservation challenges remain
In 2024, Latin America’s tiger cat, previously recognized as two species, was determined by scientists to be three species — a taxonomic reshuffling that has major conservation implications for these small cats.
Why batteries come in so many sizes and shapes
The reason batteries come in so many types has as much to do with history as innovation.
Read MoreAs a megaport rises in Cameroon, a delicate coastal ecosystem ebbs
Since he was old enough to work, Sam Elong has been a fisherman in Kribi, a coastal town of more than 90,000 inhabitants that stretches along the shore of the Gulf of Guinea at the mouth of the Kienké and Lobé rivers in Cameroon. “Before, when we went fishing, we used to come back with […]
Chart: Tesla’s EV charging lead isn’t going anywhere
Tesla had a disappointing quarter with its first EV sales decline in almost four years, but while inventory and pricing trends are not currently in Tesla’s favor, it does appear to have at least one sustainable advantage: its fast-charging network. Competitors may be starting to erode Tesla’s dominance in EVs,…
Read MoreEntries Invited for the Eleventh Annual Yale Environment 360 Film Contest
The eleventh annual Yale Environment 360 Film Contest is now accepting entries.
Read MoreWorld Bank’s IFC under fire over alleged abuses at Liberian plantation it funded
The World Bank’s independent watchdog, the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO), has finalized its investigation into a complaint filed five years ago, alleging grave human rights violations by communities living near the Salala Rubber Corporation in Liberia. The communities accuse the plantation, owned by Belgian multinational Socfin, of land grabbing and forced evictions, pollution of water […]
How to ‘stop mining before it starts’: Interview with community organizer Carlos Zorrilla
Carlos Zorrilla is a leader in what locals say is the longest continuous resistance movement against mining in Latin America. Zorrilla’s family fled from Cuba to the U.S. in 1962 when he was 11 years old. He moved to the Intag Valley in Ecuador in the 1970s, citing his love for the cloud forest ecosystem […]