The US used to be really dirty – environmental cleanup laws have made a huge difference
Critics of environmental protection laws may have forgotten how much progress has been made.
LA fires: Chemicals from the smoke lingered inside homes long after the wildfires were out – studies tracked the harm
When cities burn, plastics, electronics, cleaning chemicals and much more create a toxic brew. Studies launched during the LA fires a year ago show exposure is often strongest inside homes.
LA fire studies show the risks as wildfire smoke lingered inside homes
When cities burn, plastics, electronics, cleaning chemicals and much more create a toxic brew. Studies underway after the LA fires show exposure is often strongest inside homes.
West Coast levee failures show growing risks from America’s aging flood defenses
Levees protect more than 7 million buildings in the US today, yet they got a D-plus grade in 2025. A new study found 487 cases where rising water overtopped levees in the past 15 years.
LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety – schools can do much more to teach it
Managing fire risk is about more than regulations and rules. It’s also about caring for neighbors and taking steps on your own property and in your community to help keep neighbors safe.
Why 70-plus species of sharks and rays needed new international trade limit protections
Sharks have had a tough time since the 1970s, when overfishing, habitat loss and a growing trade in their fins began to cut their populations. ‘Jaws’ didn’t help.
Hot Take—Seems Like Birds Can Taste Spice After All
Conventional wisdom has long held that birds are immune to spice. Many a bird blog recommends fending off squirrels by filling feeders with chili pepper-coated bird seed, the assumption being that...
Hot Take—Seems Like Birds Can Taste Spice After All
Conventional wisdom has long held that birds are immune to spice. Many a bird blog recommends fending off squirrels by filling feeders with chili pepper-coated bird seed, the assumption being that...
How the Scientific Community Can Defend Itself — and Our Democracy
Science is not an apolitical enterprise sealed off from society; it is an independent one, and fiercely so.
A Year of Surprises and Firsts for Beach-Nesting Bird Species
Beach-nesting birds benefited from a combination of storm effects and had a banner nesting year in 2025. Multiple hurricanes and large storms in 2024 rearranged habitat across the Gulf Coast. The...
A Year of Surprises and Firsts for Beach-Nesting Bird Species
Beach-nesting birds benefited from a combination of storm effects and had a banner nesting year in 2025. Multiple hurricanes and large storms in 2024 rearranged habitat across the Gulf Coast. The...
Living Shorelines Make Nesting Easier for Coastal Birds in Tampa Bay
A year ago, Audubon Florida’s Florida Coastal Islands Sanctuaries (FCIS) team completed four breakwater projects across the Tampa Bay region. These breakwaters protect the shorelines of mangrove...