Cahokian culture spread across eastern North America 1,000 years ago in an early example of diaspora
It makes sense to think of Cahokian and Mississippian culture not as one monolithic entity with just one perspective, but instead, a multitude of …
The craft of corrupt science
If there is evidence of toxicity in Monsanto’s glyphosate, then why are governments not banning it?
A 7.9-magnitude earthquake hits off Alaska coast; Tsunami warming across US west coast, Canada
It happened hours after the coast of Java in Indonesia was struck by a 6.1-magnitude earthquake
Mining push continues despite water crisis in Neskantaga First Nation and Ontario’s Ring of Fire
It is exactly the foundation that Canada is built on. It is one of the ways that colonialism not only survives, but thrives
Saving a Caribbean Polly
Jon Paul Rodríguez, a Venezuelan naturalist, has been awarded the Whitley Fund for Nature’s gold award for his 30-year-long odyssey to save …
Predators are re-colonising old habitats, finds study
Contrary to popular perception, predators moving into hitherto ‘alien’ environments are only recolonising what they had once lost
Hurricane Irma in Florida could affect food prices, cost $300 billion in cleanup
Irma is the worst single hurricane to hit Florida since Hurricane Andrew wreaked havoc in 1992
Are catastrophic disasters striking more often?
Since 1980 there have been 212 disasters in the US, which resulted in over $1.2-trillion damage
What made the rain in Hurricane Harvey so extreme?
Combination of unusually high rain rates and long duration has resulted in a very large area with 30 to 45 inches of rain in a few days
Threat of dam collapse, floods in California force nearly 200,000 people to flee
Crumbling emergency spillway on Oroville Dam could unleash floodwaters onto rural communities along the Feather River
Climate change forces Red-tailed Hawk to skip migration
According to experts, the bird has become a year-round resident, giving up embarking on a long journey southwards
USA v World species
While the world's species pay the price for USA's extravagant consumption patterns, biodiversity in the country remains largely safe
Climate change shrinking bumblebee habitat in Europe, North America: study
Pollinators unable to migrate to cooler climes northwards in contrast to other species like butterflies
Old wine in new bottle
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Navigating disaster
Experts say the most ambitious river navigation project in South America could ruin the Paraguay-Parana river and the world's largest remaining …
World e-domination partnership
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Accidental toxic spill in Colorado river continues to spread
Authorities deny any threat to fish and other wildlife
Botswana elephants episode: There’s a colonial underpinning to conservation
Conservation should indeed be a global priority. But understanding of the complexity and colonial roots of this problem and the shocking double …
Humanitarian crisis in Haiti as the Caribbean’s most populous country may have fallen to armed gangs
Capital Port-au-Prince a ‘city under siege’ as US Marines reportedly evacuate embassy staff
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Peru kills at least 2, injures 65
There is no longer a tsunami threat from earthquake off Peru
Water’s ways
Study confirms link between rainfall and riverbed erosion
The Monarch’s ways
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Life crashed into Earth?
Researchers provide evidence that rocks may have carried microbes across planets
A worthy goal
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Simply Put: Global warming & mammoths