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The Last Orca

Scientist Eva Saulitis has dedicated her life to a vanishing group of whales that survived the Exxon Valdez spill but is now nearly extinct. Read>> Table of Contents | Digital Edition
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Frog Fungus and the Pregnancy Test of Doom
By Jason Bittel | onearth blog
May 17, 2013: How an old-fashioned way of determining pregnancy might have given birth to a mass amphibian die-off around the globe.
Seals with Swine Flu, Cotton to the Rescue, All Our Hairy Relatives in One Place
By The Editors | today onearth
May 17, 2013: Our top picks: the best environmental news and #greenreads from around the web.
Weekend Reads: Martha Stewart Tracks Polar Bears, Your Inner (Icky) Wilderness, Is That the Nuclear Waste That's Burning?
By The Editors | onearth blog
May 17, 2013: Five #greenreads to enjoy while sending your family's fecal samples off to the lab.
Gold Goes Green, Fish Go Polar, Sick Mosquitoes Go for Stinky Socks
By The Editors | today onearth
May 16, 2013: Our top picks: the best environmental news and #greenreads from around the web.
Overinflated: Why the NYC Bike Share Backlash Is a Good Thing
By Tom Vanderbilt | onearth blog
May 16, 2013: Paris, London, Copenhagen: all over the world, opponents have tried to put the brakes on bike-share programs. Then they fall in love. Is NYC next?
Birds Vs. Blades, a Polar Bear Takes Flight, Wandering Whales Get the Seismic Treatment
By The Editors | today onearth
May 15, 2013: Our top picks: today's best environmental news and #greenreads from around the web.
A Desire Named Streetcar
By Jeff Turrentine | the human landscape
May 15, 2013: They’re all the rage among cities hoping to become the next Portlandia. But do streetcars lead to cool, dense, economically vibrant urban cores—or is it the other way around?
Son of the Keeling Curve's Namesake on What It Means to Reach 400 ppm
By Susan Freinkel | onearth blog
May 14, 2013: Our new climate milestone through the eyes of the scientist whose father first brought the peril of rising carbon dioxide to the world's attention.
Supremes on Soybeans, Get Out Your Insect Cookbook, Kids Today are Taking the Bus (and Loving It)
By The Editors | today onearth
May 14, 2013: Our top picks: today's best environmental news and #greenreads from around the web.
Messing with the Earth's Breath
By Scott Dodd | onearth blog
May 13, 2013: Why reaching 400 ppm is more than just crossing some arbitrary climate change threshold.
Insect Invasions, a Cheeseburger Even a Cow Can Love, Texas Toads Are No Longer Toast
By The Editors | today onearth
May 13, 2013: Our top picks: today's best environmental news and #greenreads from around the web.
Tesla on Top, Debunking Bike Backlash, Senate Snit Could Block Obama’s New EPA Chief
By The Editors | today onearth
May 10, 2013: Our top picks: today's best environmental news and #greenreads from around the web.
Weekend Reads: Monk Seal Murders, Poison in Peru, Coming Soon: a GOP for Climate Action?
By The Editors | today onearth
May 10, 2013: Five #greenreads to read to your mother after brunch.
China Coal Plans Derailed, the Price of Fish Piracy, Swallowed by a Hippo (Not a Euphemism!)
By The Editors | today onearth
May 9, 2013: Our top picks: the best environmental news and #greenreads from around the web.
Crusader for Science in the Classroom Steps Down
By Jessica Camille Aguirre | onearth blog
May 8, 2013: After 26 years fighting climate deniers and anti-evolution forces, Eugenie Scott (featured in our Spring 2013 issue) is turning the battle over to others.
Getting the World Off the Couch on Climate, Glow-in-the-Dark Trees, Greens Unfriend Facebook
By The Editors | today onearth
May 8, 2013: Our top picks: the best environmental news and #greenreads from around the web.
Bath Time for Baby, an Acid Trip for the Arctic, Bats Join the Endangered Pollinators Club
By The Editors | today onearth
May 7, 2013: Our top picks: the best environmental news and #greenreads from around the web.
The Top 20 Lead-Tainted Lipsticks
By Maggie Severns | onearth blog
May 7, 2013: Don't pucker up with poisons. A recent study has found lead, aluminum, and cadmium in many lipsticks on the market.