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A melting Arctic demands more – not less – research on...

Jennifer Francis, Rutgers University The Arctic is melting rapidly. Who cares? Anyone who is concerned about the rising price of food, lives near the coast,...

From Smokey Bear to climate change: the future of wildland fire...

John Bailey, Oregon State University Current conditions in the West demonstrate that our US fire management system is struggling and approaching a state of crisis....

Rather than make energy more expensive, it’s time to invest in…

Robert Paarlberg, Harvard University Democrats (myself included) enjoy ridiculing Republicans who deny the scientific consensus behind climate change. But we then deny the inconvenient truth...

Obama builds legacy on climate change with EPA Clean Power Plan

Obama builds legacy on climate change with EPA Clean Power Plan David Konisky, Indiana University, Bloomington ; Mark Templeton, University of Chicago; Michael Greenstone, University...

A melting Arctic and weird weather: the plot thickens

By Jennifer Francis, Rutgers University Everyone loves to talk about the weather, and this winter Mother Nature has served up a feast to chew on....

How myths and tabloids feed on anomalies in science

By Michael J. I. Brown, Monash University UNDERSTANDING RESEARCH: What do we actually mean by research and how does it help inform our understanding of...

Will the true voice on climate change please stand up?

By Toby Miller, Cardiff University Who should political leaders follow when it comes to climate change: environmental scientists, powerful corporations, or a million marchers? Sometimes...

Marine park review looks set to repeat past mistakes

By Lauren Butterly, Australian National University and Benjamin Richardson, University of Tasmania In June 2012 the Labor government announced the “world’s largest” system of marine...

EXPLORING NATURE

Colonialism’s legacy has left Caribbean nations much more vulnerable to hurricanes

Farah Nibbs, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Long before colonialism brought slavery to the Caribbean, the native islanders saw...