Utah-area tribes explain the continuing relevance of North America’s oldest spud.
Scientific research
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A flood of drought news can reduce water use
Drought-stricken California conserved more when media coverage spiked.
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Coexistence between wolves and livestock is a delusion
When it comes to public lands, native wolves should get preference.
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One in 30 wells in the West failed in recent years
New research shows just how many wells ran dry between 2013 and 2015.
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Why a Colorado River reunion with the sea isn’t a guarantee
To revive a desiccated ecosystem, a U.S.-Mexico agreement looks past ‘pulse flows.’
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As sea levels rise, so should our action and alarm
Seven women evoke the impact of rising seas by standing their ground.
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Indigenous knowledge helps untangle the mystery of Mesa Verde
Pueblo people and archaeologists work to understand the science of human migrations.
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A proposal would downplay climate change in N.M. schools
The state’s education agency could eliminate curriculum about evolution and more.
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Zinke’s fire memo calls for aggressive forest thinning
The policy ignores major drivers of Western fire: weather and climate change.
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As oceans acidify, shellfish farmers respond
Scientists collaborate to mitigate climate impacts in the Northwest.
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The Seri adapt to climate change in the desert
Researchers are working to document traditional ecological knowledge.
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The end of an epic butterfly journey?
As the Western monarch population declines, survivors may become stranded in a growing sea of houses and farm fields.
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The West’s dramatic wildfire season, explained
A fire ecologist on how it happened, and why communities will have to adapt.
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How oceans impact Western reservoirs and rivers
New research on marine temperatures could help improve drought predictions.
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In Glen Canyon, a fight against invasive grasses
A young researcher seeks to make the Southwest more resilient to climate change.
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Will only the flexible survive?
Researchers are identifying the West’s wildlife that can best cope with climate change.
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Why Montana shouldn’t hurry to hunt its recovering grizzlies
What’s the hurry? That’s how mistakes get made.
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Federal agencies discourage saying ‘climate change’
Emails show the Trump administration ordering scientists to change their tone.
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Recently discovered toad species already face threats
Meet three new toads that make a home in parts of the West’s harshest desert.
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How human noise pollution is disrupting wild places
High levels of sound disrupt many endangered species within their critical habitat.