A Plan to Slow the Creep of the Sahara—by Planting Gardens
People along the desert’s border are building a kind of circular plot called a tolou keur to keep the soil fertile and to slow desertification.
Climate Change Is Coming for Underwater Archaeological Sites
The second death of long-submerged shipwrecks.
Climate Change Is Coming for Underwater Archaeological Sites
The second death of long-submerged shipwrecks.
What Ecologists Can Learn From Memes
Some scientists are studying YouTube comments and trying to do their part for the world—by going viral.
What Ecologists Can Learn From Memes
Some scientists are studying YouTube comments and trying to do their part for the world—by going viral.
The Archaeologists Saving Miami’s History From the Sea
As the water level rises, more than 16,000 historic sites across Florida are at risk of being drowned by waves. In Miami-Dade County, researchers are working to keep history on solid ground.
A Look at Urban Food Waste, by the Numbers
Researchers have unearthed the wasteful habits of households and businesses in Nashville, Denver, and New York—and created a blueprint for curbing them.
After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rico’s Grid Needs a Complete Overhaul
Allocating money to rebuild won’t be enough, experts say, unless the island can also rethink its entire energy strategy.