Do they become “snowbirds” and relocate to warmer climates until spring? Do they hibernate like bears? Or do they continue to do the jobs they do so well, waiting for spring and fresh plantings to ...

Tracie Troxler’s mission is about more than just throwing food scraps in a bucket. It’s about interconnectedness—the web that unites soil with community, and nature with health. “Healthy plants and ...

This story by the Center for Public Integrity was published in partnership with Grist and is part of a series on soil lead contamination. Is lead lurking in the soil around you? Dangerous lead ...

In the summer of 2021, a group of newcomer youth, Indigenous community members and university researchers came together at ...

Recently, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) provided notice that over 15,000 tons of toxic soil was excavated from the Ventura SoCalGas gas compressor site and trucked through ...

Perhaps the hardiest assemblage of lichens and other fungi and algae yet found has been hiding in plain sight in northern Chile’s Atacama Desert. This newly discovered “grit-crust,” as ecologists have ...

Scientists and community members in Altadena are testing ways that California species can assist efforts to rebuild An aerial view of Altadena on March 11, 2025, shows surviving trees and new greenery ...

In July 1898, a Black ice cream vendor by the name of John Henry James was accused of assaulting a White woman just west of Charlottesville, Virginia. He was dragged off a moving train by an angry mob ...