Threats As Large As Climate Change

Climate change is a big enough worry. There are nine other issues on a similar scale, each of which is Continue reading →

The Big Beasts Are Back

Large carnivores were a threat in medieval Europe. Humans chased them out, or killed them. They’re coming back, which is Continue reading →

Mushrooms That Eat Plastic

Mushrooms aren’t plants. They aren’t animals. They are mushrooms, part of a segment of life we overlooked but are discovering Continue reading →

The Colorado Greens The Land Again

The Colorado River doesn’t reach the sea, or at least not regularly. We divert it for irrigation and let some Continue reading →

Tires And Trash Become Treasures

It turns out that those landfills and tire dumps that were pollution intense and ugly to see also can be Continue reading →

Mushrooms Save The World

Mushrooms aren’t plants or animals. We didn’t know that until recently. Scientifically overlooked for centuries, they are now being investigated Continue reading →

Our Plastic Oceans – Size Matters

The Great Plastic Pacific Gyre has been common knowledge for years. It is not alone. All of the oceans contain Continue reading →

A Slow Baby Boom

Tortoises win the race, right? They almost lost it a few decades ago, but at least one species of tortoise Continue reading →