L.A. takes climate change fight to the streets by pouring cooler pavement
The gray sludge poured out of giant plastic buckets like pancake batter. Workers in neon vests and spiky cleats squeegeed it across a parking lot in downtown Los Angeles, smoothing it into a thin layer beneath a cloudless sky.
Saving Ecosystems to Protect the Climate, and Vice Versa: a Global Deal for Nature
A new study explores how to prevent a sixth great extinction and stop climate change at the same time. Forests, tundra and other ecosystems play critical roles.
UCI professor shows how plastics have become a killing machine for coral reefs
Will disease spread to humans?
This Artist Transforms Ocean Plastics Into Stunning Sculptures
They’ll make you rethink the things you throw away.
Birds vs. bees: Study helps explain how flowers evolved to get pollinators to specialize
Flowers that were thought to have evolved to lure hummingbirds, actually have combinations of traits that discourage wasteful visits by bumblebees
What’s Growing On: Restoring native oaks
Imagine for a moment what our Valley looked like only two centuries ago.
No Bees, No Food
Millions of bees are dying off, with alarming consequences for our environment and our food supply. We rely on bees to pollinate everything from almonds to strawberries to the alfalfa used to feed dairy cows. What happens if the bees disappear? It’s simple: No bees, no food.
How wildlife bridges over highways make animals—and people—safer
Bridges for bears and tunnels for tortoises have significantly reduced the number of wildlife-car collisions worldwide.
Plant a garden that benefits wildlife
Because in the end, you are not separate from the ecosystem, you are part of it.
California Moves a Step Closer to Ending Circus Suffering
Animal advocates are applauding lawmakers in California for moving the state a step closer to banning wild and exotic animals in circuses.