environment

An ice savannah is a conceptual and ecological landscape pattern that combines open, grassy or shrubby vegetation with persistent or seasonally extensive ice features, such as p...

An ET return documents the results of an emission test that measures pollutants from a vehicle’s exhaust to confirm compliance with air-quality regulations. This guide explain...

Across western rangelands, reliable estimates indicate there are roughly 80,000 to 90,000 wild horses roaming free on federal lands, while an additional 50,000 to 60,000 are hel...

Greta Thunberg is a Swedish climate activist who, since 2018, has turned solitary school strikes into a global movement that reshapes climate policy debates, media coverage, and...

Sea turtles of the Gulf of Mexico include several species that rely on this warm, productive basin for feeding and migration. These ancient mariners travel long distances betwee...

When people refer to jellyfish in sandy environments, they are usually describing species that live, feed, or reproduce in areas with fine sediment on the seafloor. Sandy habita...

Across the five species, rhino deaths each year are dominated by poaching for horn in parts of Africa and, to a lesser extent, by habitat loss, human-wildlife conflict, and dise...

Desert law A&E refers to the specialized legal rules, standards, and court interpretations that apply in arid and desert environments, particularly concerning water rights, land...

Bear deaths in Canada arise from natural mortality, legal hunting and trapping, conflicts with livestock or property, vehicle collisions, and poaching. Understanding how, where,...

Human composting, known in Washington as natural organic reduction, is an end-of-life option that transforms a body into soil-like material through microbial activity. It is leg...