10 of the world’s most remarkable rivers from Hampshire’s Itchen to China’s Qiantang

The river Itchen is “a globally important river” Triple H Images/Shutterstock When most people are asked to name a river, they often reach for the most famous: the Amazon, Nile, Ganges, Mississippi, More...

Where You Live Is As Important As What You Eat

And then there’s identifying what role people can play, either in what they do or advocate for. Cities aren’t uniform. What can cities around the world teach one other? So: intersectoral governance mechanisms. More...

Chum Salmon Are Spawning in the Arctic. It’s an Ominous Sign

By laying eggs in the rivers, the chum salmon might actually help native fishes by providing food for them. These frigid Arctic waters aren’t particularly productive, biologically speaking, meaning there isn’t More...

Mouse embryos have been grown in space for the first time

A microscope image of mouse embryos after they had returned from the International Space Station Teruhiko Wakayama/University of Yamanashi Mouse embryos have been cultured on the International Space Station More...

Bird Flu Reaches the Antarctic for the First Time

This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Avian flu has reached the Antarctic, raising concerns for isolated populations of penguins and seals that have never More...