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By reconnecting fragmented habitats, researcher Krithi Karanth is pioneering ways to reduce conflict between people and wildlife.
Extra-hot oceans could spawn monster storms. Researchers worry that cuts at the agency will interrupt the flow of data for forecasts.
“They can’t decide for us without us.”
Experts fear the president will replace the fired inspectors general with loyalists who will turn a blind eye to corruption.
Federal rules that undermine Indigenous economies make development too tedious.
Subsidence is causing parts of Mexico City to sink, and it’s happening at an uneven rate. That’s bad news for its sprawling public transportation system.
The evidence is in: Protests can persuade people, and maybe even change how they vote.
Dragging nets along the ocean bed wrecks marine life, but researchers can’t agree on how bad it is for the climate.
The answer depends on their political affiliation.