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Forget about rare earth minerals. We need more copper

Employees of the Codelco's Chuquicamata copper mine work in Calama in Chile's Antofagasta province, on April 11, 2023. Glenn Arcos/AFP via Getty Images

After 15 months of displacement, a Palestinian reporter finally returns home : Up First from NPR

Anas Baba films a video of himself in Gaza. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption Anas Baba films a video of himself in Gaza. Anas Baba is NPR's eyes and

A U.S. influencer outrages Australians by snatching a baby wombat from its mom

Wombats at the Hannover Zoo in Germany. Sam Jones, a self-described outdoor enthusiast with a large social media following, was widely criticized in Australia after briefly yanking a wombat joey away from its mother in the night.

The Asian elephant population in Cambodia is more robust than previously thought

In this photo taken between 2020- 2021 and released by Fauna & Flora, elephants roam at Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia. The Flora & Fauna conservatio

Living Like a Fungus

Since its creation I have supported Rupert Read’s Climate Majority Project as the answer to achieving the climate action we need. Read observes that the majority of people are concerned about climate change and to effectively combat it, tha

What Greenland's elections mean for the island — and the U.S.

Homes built into the rugged landscape in Nuuk, Greenland, are seen on March 12. The self-ruling Danish territory has been thrust into the geopolitical spotlight as President Trump has vowed to acquire it.

The U.S. buys electricity from Canada. Now it's a focus of the trade war

Power lines run near a bridge in Hamilton, Ontario, on Feb. 4 This week, Ontario's leader threatened a surcharge on Canadian electricity sold in some U.S. states in retaliation for President Trump's tariffs.

Butterflies declined by 22% in just 2 decades across the US – there are ways you can help save them

If the joy of seeing butterflies seems increasingly rare these days, it isn’t your imagination. From 2000 to 2020, the number of butterflies fell by 22% across the continental United States. That’s 1 in 5 butterflies lost. The findings are

Snow, The Singularity, and Rocks in the River

(Recorded March 5th, 2025) As the world continued its increasingly chaotic series of events this week – with disruptive events in everything from politics to artificial intelligence, a spring blizzard swept through the upper Midwest of

U.S. tanker is leaking fuel in the North Sea after a collision with a container ship

Fire and rescue services attend after a collision between tanker MV Stena Immaculate and the cargo vessel MV Solong off the coast of the Humber Estuary on Monday. Getty Images/Getty

Trade war danger: China could quickly strangle American tech with metals cutoff

There’s no telling exactly where the Trump administration’s trade war is going as the president authorizes tariffs and then quickly suspends them, only to authorize them again and suspend them again or provide waivers for certain industries

Restoring watersheds and fostering communities of practice in Baja California Sur

Introduction: A vision for change At some point, we all wonder, Can I really make a difference? Imposter syndrome creeps in, and we remind ourselves that we are just one person. But history has proven that where there’s a will, there’s a wa

Meet the Passionate Advocates Trying to Save Western Monarch Butterflies

Every fall dozens of monarch butterfly enthusiasts deploy to groves on the California coast to tally the orange-and-black insects who spend the winter clustered on tree limbs. In 2024 there were more volunteers than ever, but dreadfully few

Untangling the Roots of Wild Foods

For centuries, the gifts of nature have been thoughtfully nurtured according to seasonal rhythms, and foods now deemed “wild” have been cultivated with the same devotion as a cherished garden. This truth challenges the prevailing notion of