Food for a Future Planet

India’s rice farmers look to an ancient crop to prepare for a flood-prone tomorrow.

Jul 22, 2021 | 1,400 words, about 7 minutes

Ancient Gardens Persist in British Columbia’s Forests

Indigenous-managed landscapes retain higher biodiversity than surrounding areas a century after the people who kept them were displaced.

Jun 9, 2021 | 800 words, about 4 minutes

Three Days in the Theater of Old-Growth Logging and Protest

A drama 150 years in the making is playing out as logging companies and police clash with First Nations and protesters over one of British Columbia’s last remaining stands of unprotected old-growth forest.

Jun 1, 2021 | 6,100 words, about 31 minutes

Premium Colombian Carbon Credits

A massive mangrove conservation project just got the green light to sell carbon credits.

May 6, 2021 | 750 words, about 3 minutes

Thriving Together: Salmon, Berries, and People

The salmonberry plant has nourished and healed Indigenous communities of the Pacific Northwest coast for countless generations, but its significance goes far beyond its value as food.

Apr 27, 2021 | 2,000 words, about 10 minutes

Having Your Desalination and Eating It, Too

A small-scale experiment shows that brine waste from desalination can be turned into fertilizer for hydroponic plants.

Apr 9, 2021 | 750 words, about 3 minutes

Time for the Tlingit Potato

Genetically distinct from its European counterparts, this coastal Alaska potato predates modern taste for russets and Yukon Golds.

Dec 28, 2020 | 1,200 words, about 6 minutes

Who Will Save the Slender Yoke-Moss?

In the crush of conservation priorities, scientists grapple with how to help an endangered species with no obvious value.

Dec 9, 2020 | 1,000 words, about 5 minutes