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India鈥檚 tigers come roaring backDue to stricter wildlife policies and improved safety monitoring, India鈥檚 tiger population climbed 33% between 2014 and 2018.
First LookSending a clear message: Swedish climate activist to sail across the AtlanticGreta Thunberg, a Swedish teenager and the face of Europe's student climate activism movement, will travel to New York on a sailboat for a U.N. climate summit.
Into the twilight zone: An age of discovery unfolds beneath the wavesHumans like to think they have conquered every corner of the planet. But in reality we know very little about the world's largest biome: the ocean.
Louisiana鈥檚 coastline is disappearing. Can the bayou be saved?Louisiana has taken aggressive steps to聽advance progressive climate-change adaptation ideas through a lens of business and social conservatism.
First LookNew York climate plan among nation's most ambitiousThe law signed Thursday would make New York the quickest state to achieve 100% renewable energy. Wind farms are expected to smooth the transition, but critics call the plan impractical.
How fast can the political pendulum swing? Ask Maine.As governor, Paul LePage spent eight years dismantling Maine鈥檚 environmental policies. Gov. Janet Mills is on a mission to restore them.
The war on plastic bags, by the numbersPlastic bag bans are sweeping the globe. But it鈥檚 too soon to tell how effective they are keeping single use plastic out of landfills and the ocean.
First LookSturgeon population makes comeback after near extinctionAfter thriving for 200 million years, sturgeon were pushed near extinction by dams, pollution, and overfishing. Now they're rebounding around the U.S.
First LookTastes like chicken: Investors flock to meat-growing labsMemphis Meats is one of many startups producing meat in laboratories. Some projections say that聽cultured meat will overtake plant-based alternatives for consumers who eschew animal products because of ethical and environmental concerns.
FocusWhen a city of canals floods, what happens to waterway shantytowns?Big cities like Bangkok are moving whole slums to mitigate effects of flooding and climate change 鈥� after gaining trust of residents.
In Idaho, the plight of salmon spawns an unorthodox proposalIn Idaho, the idea of breaching dams to protect salmon may not seem as far-fetched as it had been in the past.
First LookScientists mystified by plummeting Antarctic ice levelsFloating ice off Antarctica steadily increased from 1979, before it hit a record high in 2014. But by 2017, annual average extent hit its lowest mark, completely erasing 35 years of gains.
Cover StoryWill climate change force this Alaska village to relocate?To the people of Quinhagak, Alaska, climate change is not a scenario far off in the future, but something they live with every day.聽
A reporter bids farewell to Exit GlacierSimon Montlake visited Alaska鈥檚 Exit Glacier, which has been rapidly beating a retreat thanks to global warming.
First LookGrowing pollution problem: Smoke from wildfiresMore predictions of wildfires in the Western U.S. are raising concerns about public health, scientists say. Local authorities are working to protect communities, and researchers are using satellite imagery to provide forecasts.
As the oceans acidify, these oyster farmers are fighting backHog Island Oyster Co., a company in Marshall, California, has partnered with the University of California, Davis to combat ocean acidification.
When water demand rises, this Montana town invests in forestsWhitefish, Montana, has adopted a 鈥榝orest to faucets鈥� alternative to man-made water treatment systems, one that鈥檚 cheaper and more efficient.
First LookGiant telescope in Hawaii to be built on sacred volcanoThe Thirty Meter Telescope project will give researchers views of the farthest reaches of the universe, but critics protest the use of land sacred to Native Hawaiians.聽
First LookWant to cut down on food waste? There's an app for that.Across Europe, apps can help the environmentally aware cut down food waste and carbon emissions that come with it. Stores and restaurants post excess food sold for a discount at the end of the day that would otherwise be tossed out.
Glacier National Park鈥檚 name will outlive its glaciersAs climate change melts the glaciers in Glacier National Park, how will these places most affected by climate change retain their identity?
