USA Today
Big windmills mean big money for a small town
Bringing wind and solar farms to rural American counties like this one in Indiana isn’t about green energy, it’s about greenbacks.
Scientific American
Hunters Disagree on the Threat of Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer
The prion disease that causes deer, elk and other cervids to waste away could someday jump to humans, but many hunters are not convinced they should worry.
The Boston Globe Magazine
What’s Killing All the Beech Trees?
As a parasite infects beech forests in the Eastern United States, a team of researchers is trying to fight back — before it’s too late.
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The Indianapolis Star
USA Today
Clean energy bans skyrocket under Trump, USA TODAY analysis finds — February 2026
Do windmills kill birds? Fact checking clean energy myths — February 2026
Big windmills mean big money for a small town — February 2026
Science Friday
Can Breeding Pest-Resistant Trees Save American Forests? — May 2025
How One Photo Of A Flower Reignited A Species Debate — August 2024
Sierra Magazine
Planting Trees in Minnesota Is Harder Than It Sounds — April 2025
Wildlife Management Gets Trickier as Climate Change Reconfigures Snowfall — March 2025
Science News Explores
Could trees ever get up and walk away? — March 2025
No leaves to be found? Then buds, bark and branches might help you ID what tree you see — January 2025
Is synthetic food dye bad for kids? Here’s what the science says — January 2025
Giant rat border agents could help put a stop to wildlife poaching — November 2024
The discovery of microRNA wins the 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology — October 2024
Scientific American
Hunters Disagree on the Threat of Chronic Wasting Disease in Deer — January 2025
bioGraphic Magazine
Toads on the Roads — January 2025
Power Play — December 2024
Conch Charisma — November 2024
What Lies Beneath — July 2024
Science News
Telehealth helps people get health care, but access may soon be in limbo — December 2024
Here are 8 remarkable scientific firsts of 2024 — December 2024
New videos reveal the hidden lives of Andean bears — December 2024
This is the first close-up image of a star beyond our galaxy — November 2024
Giant rats could soon help sniff out illegally smuggled goods — October 2024
Are synthetic food dyes bad for you? Here’s what the science says. — October 2024
Megafire smoke may dampen California’s nut harvests — October 2024
An idea to save Mexico’s oyamel forests could help monarch butterflies too — October 2024
The discovery of microRNA wins the 2024 physiology Nobel Prize — October 2024
The world’s oldest cheese is now revealing some of its secrets — September 2024
‘Smart lighting’ might make vertical farming more affordable — September 2024
GBH News
New Peabody ‘peaker’ power plant prepares to go online less green than promised — July 2024
The Boston Globe Magazine
A mysterious disease is killing beech trees across New England. Can it be stopped? — June 2024
Ars Technica
Carmakers give up on software that avoids kangaroos — April 2024
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