Environment

Two Atlantic puffins stand on a rock against a bright blue sky, their orange feet and colorful beaks vivid in the sunlight.

Iceland Still Allows Puffin Hunting As Seabirds Face Growing Pressure

Atlantic puffins return to Iceland’s cliffs each year, but the birds now face threats far beyond the nesting season. Warming seas can push food out of reach. Storms can leave...

Iceland Still Allows Puffin Hunting As Seabirds Face Growing Pressure

Atlantic puffins return to Iceland’s cliffs each year, but the birds now face threats far beyond the nesting season. Warming seas can push food out of reach. Storms can leave...

Split image showing a distressed man holding a glass of water on the left and a soldier in winter gear drinking from a large water bottle in the snow on the right.

Toxic PFAS Cleanup Delays Leave Military Families Waiting For Safe Water

For decades, firefighting foam used at military installations left a toxic legacy that still reaches drinking water, farms, homes, and families. Newer federal reviews show how large the cleanup challenge...

Toxic PFAS Cleanup Delays Leave Military Families Waiting For Safe Water

For decades, firefighting foam used at military installations left a toxic legacy that still reaches drinking water, farms, homes, and families. Newer federal reviews show how large the cleanup challenge...

Opossum curled up on a wooden dock beside the water, with a second image showing the opossum safely contained in a net during rescue.

Dogs Bark At A Dock And Lead Rescuers To A Wild Animal Fighting To Stay Alive

Uplifting opossum rescue shows how alert pets, responders and a rescuer saved and released a stranded, hypothermic opossum.

Dogs Bark At A Dock And Lead Rescuers To A Wild Animal Fighting To Stay Alive

Uplifting opossum rescue shows how alert pets, responders and a rescuer saved and released a stranded, hypothermic opossum.

Close-up of a naked mole-rat resting against another mole-rat in a burrow-like enclosure.

Police Officer Runs Into Wildfire Smoke And Spots A Tiny Life Fighting To Escape

Uplifting wildfire rescue in Colombia sees a tiny soot-covered survivor saved and released into safer habitat.

Police Officer Runs Into Wildfire Smoke And Spots A Tiny Life Fighting To Escape

Uplifting wildfire rescue in Colombia sees a tiny soot-covered survivor saved and released into safer habitat.

Split image of an exposed underground pipe in a trench on the left and a baby reaching for a glass of water on the right.

Millions Of Americans Still Drink Water Through Dangerous Lead Pipes

Millions of Americans still get water through lead pipes, and the danger does not end at the treatment plant. The threat reaches kitchens, schools, and family homes, where children can...

Millions Of Americans Still Drink Water Through Dangerous Lead Pipes

Millions of Americans still get water through lead pipes, and the danger does not end at the treatment plant. The threat reaches kitchens, schools, and family homes, where children can...

Split image of a canoe on a river and four people overlooking a large wilderness lake.

Mining Push Puts Boundary Waters' Lakes, Forests And Wildlife At Risk

The Boundary Waters is not just a scenic destination. It is a vast living watershed now facing renewed danger after federal protections against nearby mining were stripped away.

Mining Push Puts Boundary Waters' Lakes, Forests And Wildlife At Risk

The Boundary Waters is not just a scenic destination. It is a vast living watershed now facing renewed danger after federal protections against nearby mining were stripped away.