NATURE

To coexist with giants, meet people’s needs first: expert

Greta Francesca Iori heard the elephant’s sharp trumpet blare and knew she was in trouble.While mapping elephant habitats in a…

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As planet warms, pathogens on the march

Half the world’s population lives in areas with exposure to dengue fever. Parts of the United States may soon join…

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Can an ancient tradition save an African grassland?

MATATIELE, South Africa — On a bright morning in early February, Paul Mfazwe drove down a bumpy road, cratered with…

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Where ‘ghost gear’ haunts the seas, divers unite to clean up

For nearly two decades, Edgardo Ochoa has picked away at a problem.A net here, some fishing line there — Conservation…

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Heat waves put spotlight on overlooked climate ally

Brutal heat waves swept across the Southern Hemisphere earlier this year. Now it’s the Northern Hemisphere’s turn. This week, much of…

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Still the world’s oldest tree?

This post was updated on May 12, 2023.In eastern California, a Great Basin bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) known as Methuselah…

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To protect high seas, take heed of climate change

An unprecedented heat wave is gripping the world’s oceans. Temperatures, exacerbated by El Niño weather patterns, have soared to record-breaking highs every day for…

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Climate change hurts soil’s ‘essential workers’

It’s easy to take what happens under our feet for granted.Whether you know it or not, thousands of species of…

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On World Oceans Day, charting a new course for our seas

It’s the origin and the engine of life on our blue planet.The ocean feeds us, regulates our climate and sustains…

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As climate crisis accelerates, who bears the brunt?

Torrential floods in Kenya have killed nearly 200 people and displaced hundreds of thousands more since March. The deluge comes on…

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