Art: A beaver poster from [CDFW’s] Outdoor California publication, 1950s. (Courtesy of California Department of Fish and Wildlife) Inspired by the science...
Spying on Beavers From Space Could Help Save California
Photo-illustration: Jacqui VanLiew; Getty Images A group of scientists taught an algorithm to spot beaver ponds in satellite imagery, which...
How America’s Diet Is Feeding the Groundwater Crisis
[NYT gift article] America’s striking dietary shift in recent decades, toward far more chicken and cheese, has not only contributed...
The Klamath Tribes Are Trying to Save the C’waam and Koptu Suckerfish From Extinction
Photo: The waters of Oregon’s Upper Klamath Basin provided a home for c’waam and koptu for millennia. In recent decades,...
Bottled Water: The Private Equity Firm Tapping America’s Spring Water
Photo: Water pours out of a pipe beside one of the sites in the San Bernardino Mountains where the company...