And Now for Some Good News From the Animal Kingdom
A tiger in Chitwan National Park, Nepal.davidevison/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. It’s been a garbage fire of a weekend, except for one happy tidbit from Nepal: The country’s tiger population has nearly doubled since 2009. The Nepalese government’s most recent tiger census found that 235 of the majestic…
Volunteer Scientists Study Flowers to Battle Climate Dread
MeadoWatch is a program that enlists volunteers to collect wildflower data on hikes at Mount Rainier National Park. Volunteers say it provides an opportunity to inject much-needed scientific data into political discussions about climate changeWolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by High…
The Internet Is in Love With These Adorable Fat Bears
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. At Katmai National Park in Alaska, the bears are getting fat. Really fat. Fat helps brown bears get through hibernation, which can lasts up to six months. “Over the course of winter hibernation in the den, a bear could lose up to one third of…
This Single Ballot Measure Could Ban Both Fossil Fuels and Vaping
Bernd Thissen/picture alliance via Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist. It appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The Sunshine State is no stranger to high drama come election season. This year, Florida is the place to watch if you’re curious how toxic algae has…
A New Study Shows How Mushrooms Could Save Bees. Yes, Mushrooms.
Mint/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Over the past decade, the honeybee story has been the stuff of science fiction. Back in 2006, beekeepers first noticed their honeybees were mysteriously dying off in huge numbers, with no clear cause. For some, a whopping 30 to 90 percent of their colonies were…
The Coal Industry Could Get a Boost if This Nominee Becomes a Top Industry Regulator
Mark Lyons/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In January, the independent regulatory body that oversees the national electrical grid unanimously rejected a proposal from the Energy Department to subsidize struggling coal and nuclear power plants. Now, thanks to the retirement this summer of one of the regulatory commissioners most opposed to…