Shrimp Shell Slurry to the Rescue?
A new, multistep chemical process can turn bits of organic waste into “carbon-negative” fuel, food, and construction material.
Ashley Braun's Latest Articles
These Fish Can Adjust to Heatwaves—And Pass the Resilience on to Their Offspring
Though scientists aren’t quite sure how they do it, three-spined sticklebacks show an unexpected fortitude in the face of repeated heatwaves.
How Santa Catalina Island Got Its Ground Squirrels
The ecosystem we see today was molded by human hands.
Ping, You’ve Got Whale
A new artificial intelligence-powered detection system is giving ship captains real-time alerts when a whale is in their path.
Fire for Water
To combat the growing risk of catastrophic wildfires and to bring more water back onto the landscape, a tribe in California is helping to reshape fire management policy in the West.
Making Nature Less Predictable
In their fight against the homogenization of nature, scientists and farmers are walking well-worn paths and using innovative approaches to help bring native pollinators back to California.
What it Means to be Wild
Against the backdrop of a world so thoroughly altered by humankind, Emma Marris's latest book, Wild Souls, challenges our assumptions about nature and how we protect it.