In Alaska’s Remote Towns, Climate Change Is Already Leaving Many Hungry
By Claire Leschin-Hoar (NPR) Warmer winters and changing ice conditions meant hunters were unable to bag the Pacific walrus the…
Here’s how fruit is inspiring earthquake-proof buildings
By Leeanna McLean Researchers are analyzing the integrity of coconut walls for inspiration in developing building designs that can withstand earthquakes…
Coal pollution in China has likely peaked
via The Guardian “The global battle against climate change has passed a historic turning point with China’s huge coal burning…
What is Blue Carbon?
In this quick exhibit from Smithsonian Online, learn about Blue Carbon and its environmental functions “What is blue carbon? It’s…
Climate Change May Already Be Shifting Clouds Toward The Poles
By Nell Greenfieldboyce (NPR) July 11, 2016 The way clouds cover the Earth may be changing because of global warming,…
21 Year Old Leading Pacific Ocean Cleanup Efforts
Sarah Grossman-Editorial Fellow, The Huffington Post It’s time to see if this activist’s plan to clean the ocean can really…
Polar Bear Diet Changes as Sea Ice Melts
by AMNH on 01/21/2014 RESEARCH POSTS A series of papers recently published by scientists at the American Museum of Natural…
FAS Capacity-Building Efforts in Central America Yield Benefits There and at Home
Posted by Robert Schubert, FAS Office of Capacity Building and Development, on June 27, 2016 Pablo Chacón, a young Guatemalan…
Desert Museum in Egypt Focuses on Fossils and Climate Change
A new museum has opened in the middle of the Egyptian desert, focusing on prior marine life in the region,…
Preserving a Giant Squid at The Museum of Natural History
Jonathan Ablett, Curator of Mollusks for the Natural History Museum in London, discusses how the museum received an intact giant…