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Computers can identify sounds much better and faster than humans. So what do we learn when we ask them to listen to everything?
The loss further threatens a dwindling population of cats in the Santa Monica Mountains
Analyzing cuts to the National Park Service, Environmental Protection Agency, and Land and Water Conservation Fund
First Bears Ears, now Slickrock. Why should we trade high-value recreation for low-value extraction in Utah's mountain-bike mecca?
Trump administration manipulated emissions reporting from the deadliest fires in California history to promote logging
Despite pending lawsuits, the administration is forging ahead
Artist Jane Kim's massive new mural in San Francisco is an attempt to wake us up to the plight of the suffering species
Now that scientists are seeing the effects of global warming on everyday weather, all our adventure plans are being impacted
Australia's bushfires have scorched 27 million acres, more than 10 times the area burned in California's catastrophic 2018 wildfire season. The way that Australia is dealing with devastation, and how quickly that devastation came, feels like a spooky portent for what’s coming next.
As a Trump reelection looks less certain, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt is accelerating work for oil and gas industries
And our world will never be the same
Italian students will soon be required to learn about global warming. American kids? Not so much.
As we begin a critical new decade for the environment, we need to look toward the light
Scientists estimate Australia’s devastating bush fires have killed more than one billion animals. What does that mean?
Why companies as diverse as Patagonia and General Mills are suddenly focused on getting dirty
From her home base in Flagstaff, the Diné educator and former river guide is inspiring the community to protect the landscapes she cherishes most
Snow science is a wild thing. And in the Sierra Nevada, it's a particular beast all its own.
Scientists turn to high-tech solutions to protect a threatened population
Parts of the southern border are ecological wonderlands. The wall threatens 23 endangered and at-risk species.
The candidate unveiled a plan for addressing climate change, pollution, and good jobs at sea
Harvesting your own Christmas tree is cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and a great tradition
Why the new crop of state recreation offices are about more than just outdoor sports
All the advice in the world only matters if people actually follow it
The Bureau of Land Management has rented new headquarters in Grand Junction, Colorado, and given D.C. employees 30 days to decide whether to move. Why is the agency fleeing the capital for new digs?
President Trump was right to say that other issues are more important. When it comes to the environment, we need to make fundamental shifts in how we live our lives.
At a time of unprecedented mass extinctions, no animal epitomizes the global biodiversity free fall more than the Asian elephant. Paul Kvinta travels to Laos to visit a moon-shot project aimed at saving the country's 400 remaining wild behemoths, investigate the strange underworld of wildlife trafficking—and make a very unexpected purchase.
The inability of western states to track water usage is exacerbating the region's drought crisis
Top adventure athletes Caroline Gleich and Jeff Browning define what a "roadless area" means
How do we deal with the prospect of losing the places we love?
Has Governor Gavin Newsom done a bad job managing the wildfires? Should he invest in "cleaning" the forest? We've got answers.
Environmental groups prevent DOI’s efforts to restrict FOIA disclosures
A combination of Santa Ana winds and climate change is almost the perfect recipe for extreme fires
Cody Townsend thought his project, the Fifty, would be a mission to descend the 50 best lines in North America. But then climate change started to melt the snow right out from under his skis.
A controversial Interior Department advisory committee has made a series of recommendations aimed at privatizing campgrounds on public lands
A scandal over radiation exposure at the national park is the latest weapon employees have used against each other in a perpetually dysfunctional workplace
Outdoor athletes have plenty of influence on Instagram. Protect Our Winters wants to wield it in the halls of Congress.
Do it poorly—or not at all—and you could start the next catastrophic wildfire
Getting involved in local and state elections can lead to big changes in the fight against global warming
The fight to balance recreation with wildlife is coming to a head
A Bundy-esque BLM leader, an office building shared with oil companies, and now a solicitor borrowed from Koch Industries…what does this all add up to?
Millions around the world took to the streets to protest inaction on the climate crisis. In New York City, they got to hear from the commander-in-chief herself.
Outdoor companies and major athletes are showing their support for the worldwide Youth Climate Strike today
As delegates for the UN's Climate Action Summit convene in New York, the real leaders are the young people pushing for climate justice in the streets
Critical habitat for the species could be destroyed
The EPA announced plans to reduce protections for 50 percent of streams and 110 million acres of wetlands
Believers in Mass Timber say smaller trees are the ultimate renewable construction material, but only if we learn to be smarter farmers and builders
Even as the green movement works toward building an inclusive outdoor community, anti-immigration groups are using environmental rhetoric to keep people out.
In August, Randy Scott was slapped with a fine and a restraining order against bears for feeding the animal along the Alaska Highway. Jokes about his punishment went viral, but the reality of his actions is far more serious.
For the last five years, REI has closed its doors on Black Friday for a day outside. This year it’s doing more.
Geologists have captured the low, deep hum of Castleton Tower near Moab
The conservation icon talks about the surprising history of grizzlies in America and what comes next
More than 75 years ago, ancient remains of hundreds of people were found in a Himalayan lake. Scientists recently revealed more clues about where the people came from and how they could have died.
Two years ago, a massive river of mud and granite swept over thousands of feet of alpine terrain, killing eight hikers before swamping the alpine village of Bondo, Switzerland. This type of disaster is often fueled by climate change, and it will happen again.
Regulatory changes to the Endangered Species Act put many, many species at risk—but particularly the cute and cuddly ones
How these photographers get outside in the biggest cities in the United States
Nature guide Brad Einstein explores the wild history and uncertain future of the redwood of the East
The changes are threefold. It will now be harder to add species to the list, protections for threatened animals will be revoked, and economic concerns must be formally evaluated during the listing process.
A warming planet could make climbing iconic mountains like the Matterhorn a more risky enterprise. But is shutting them down a call for local authorities to make?
Recycling is broken. The oceans are trashed. As the plastics crisis spirals out of control, an unlikely collection of executives and environmentalists set sail for the North Atlantic Gyre in a desperate attempt to find common ground.
The Trump administration is trying to remove public input from Forest Service decision-making
The blazes are releasing so much carbon that they could create a feedback loop
All signs point to a massive selloff of federally managed public lands, as BLM officials defy congressional oversight
Why two bombings that rocked the tiny town of Panaca, Nevada, help us understand who really owns public lands in the West
'Golden' spotlights eagle biologist Caitlin Davis in her natural habitat—at the top of a cliff face strapped into a harness
Say goodbye to 'The Majestic Yosemite Hotel' and welcome back 'The Ahwahnee'
'Mindless Crowd' is a reflection on humanity's relationship with its landscape and the natural world
'The Kingdom' follows Sonam Phuntsho as he plants a new tree in the forest, one of more than 100,000 he's fostered throughout his life
'The Ornithologist,' from filmmaker Jevgenij Tichonov, features Lithuanian native Marius Karlonas exploring his hometown of Merkine
The country's main weather-modeling system is getting a boost
The route to being a national park ranger is hardly ever a direct one, and for Jessie Snow, it definitely wasn't
The Sawgrass Fire threatens Alligator Alley
For aerial athletes, it's not unusual to come across birds while in flight, like the threatened bearded vulture
Through Quiet Parks International, Gordon Hempton hopes to save the earth’s few truly natural soundscapes
New research shows just how much global warming is eating away at the glaciers on the world’s highest peaks
'Protecting the Crossroads' tells the story of how palm trees have turned from a cash crop into invasive plant in Mexico
Fly-fishing guides are out to prove that the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is fraught with public misconceptions
'When Rivers Rise' shows how India and Google are partnering to provide better intelligence to inform flood warnings and evacuations
A new report found that towns near plenty of outdoor recreation attract new residents and higher incomes. But this could also mean higher costs of living, affordable housing challenges, and encroachment into vulnerable landscapes.