Before the publication of “Silent Spring” in 1962, environmental awareness was not a mainstream concern in the United States ...

Today host Lisa Dettmer spends the hour talking to Professor Lida Maxwell,  the author of the new book out by Stanford press called “ Rachel Carson and the Power of Queer love.” Rachel Carson, for ...

In 2016, College Eight at UCSC was renamed to honor Carson, an author and conservationist who is widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement. Her 1962 book, “Silent Spring ...

A growing group of Florida nature-lovers and advocates are encouraging springs conservation through human connection, framing ...

Armored catfish are driving manatees out of their warm-water refuges, putting their health at risk. Here’s why it’s happening ...

And so the deadly ‘Dengue Season,’ not to mention the onset of the paralysing Chikungunya [read D/Mirror Headlines of 4 Feb ...

Chad Montrie, a history professor, highlights the labor roots of environmentalism in the US, explaining how ecological ...

U.S. Steel mines iron ore in Minnesota and sends it across Lake Superior on freighters a thousand feet long. At Sault Ste.

Publisher Raw Fury is rolling out an exciting slate of indies this year and we went hands on with a few that should be on your radar.

Although Wolfe’s Neck is based in Freeport, Maine, it is operating a $35 million Climate-Smart Commodities project that ...

Quaking aspens store chlorophyll beneath their bark (particularly in younger trees), this is what gives the trunk a greenish cast. This helps them to continue to produce sugars, at least when the days ...