environment

Five winning images from a photo contest show scientists at work and capture the wonder of research and discovery.

Sharks, sea turtles and seals are making their seasonal return to local waters. WSHU’s Sabrina Garone spoke with filmmaker Tomas Koeck about a new docuseries on marine life off Long Island and Montauk.

The changing climate is driving whales into San Francisco Bay, where ship strikes have been deadly. A new camera system could help ships and ferries steer clear.

Mockingbirds a vocal repertoire of up to 200 sounds mimicking other birds, frogs, insects, and even car alarms.

Scientists with the Nature Conservancy and Forest Service have been raising American elms that are bred to be resistant to Dutch elm disease at two sites in Vermont. Now, they’re injecting them with the fungus to see what happens.

Cornell researchers discover why cemeteries are havens for ground-nesting bees.

As teachers seek ways to keep students engaged in learning, a 30-year-old program offers one solution: raising tanks of trout right in the classroom. May say it's a perfect blend of hands-on science and fun.

Loud, shiny, and fearless — meet the Common Grackle!

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Mack Hogan of Inside EVs about the lukewarm consumer response to Ferrari's first electric vehicle.

When a species is facing extinction, it takes an enormous human effort to stave it off. Case in point: the painstaking campaign to save the frosted flatwoods salamander.