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Royal Caribbean's new "green" mega-liner still burns the world's dirtiest fuel. Can the cruise industry clean up its act? Table of Contents | Digital Edition
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In Each Shell a Story
By Susan Freinkel | From the Mag
May 23, 2012: From the "arms race" among ancient mollusks to present-day ocean acidification, a blind scientist vividly interprets the world through his fingertips. (0) Comments
Kim Tingley
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A Fishy Case of Mistaken Identity
Bruce Barcott
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Save the Whales -- By Hunting Them?
Barry Yeoman
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Moon Bears in Distress, All for the Love of Bile
Ted Genoways
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The Man Who Loves Bats
Sharon Begley
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Climate Change Health Costs Add Up to One Big Bill
David Gessner
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Cape Wind
INFOGRAPHIC: What a Blind Scientist Sees
By Rose Eveleth, Susan Freinkel | From the Mag
May 23, 2012: Paleontologist Geerat Vermeij studies shells only with his fingertips, but he can trace eons in the minutest of details. Here's how. (0) Comments
Throwing Away the Book
By Le Anne Schreiber | From the Mag
May 23, 2012: There's a time to throw away the field guides and learn instead from the evidence of your own senses. (0) Comments
Frontlines Summer 2012
By The Editors | From the Mag
May 23, 2012: The El Segundo blue butterfly, dining atop a volcano, and other short takes from our Summer 2012 issue. (0) Comments
On This Earth, a Shadow Falls
By The Editors | Reviews
May 23, 2012: Nick Brandt left a career as a music video director to become a wildlife photographer, taking many haunting and majestic images of African megafauna. (0) Comments
The Forest Unseen: A Year's Watch in Nature
By Sharman Apt Russell | Reviews
May 23, 2012: A review of David George Haskell's new book exploring how plants and animals adapt to changing seasons, which paints a vivid picture of biological processes. (0) Comments
Growing Pains: Scenes from the North Dakota Drilling Boom
By Keith Schneider | Web Exclusive
May 21, 2012: The transition from small town to boomtown is rarely a smooth one, and as the oil and gas business thrives in North Dakota, so do environmental and social problems. (0) Comments
Eco Porn Quiz: Name That Chick!
By Melissa Mahony | photo gallery
May 17, 2012: Cute is in the air ... and flopping on the ground in the form of baby birds. But do you know what you're oohing and aahing over? (4) Comments
Saving the Wonders of the Sea of Cortez
By Tim Folger | From the Mag
May 15, 2012: Jacques Cousteau once famously described Mexico’s Sea of Cortez as “the world’s aquarium.” Now that it’s near collapse, what can one small fishing village do to save it? (3) Comments
AUDIO: The Battle to Kill One Bad Beetle
By Amy Kraft | multimedia
May 14, 2012: Invasive emerald ash borer beetles are destroying forests around the U.S. Can scientists shield ash trees from the tiny bug's huge appetite? (0) Comments
How to Build a DIY Bat Roost Module
By Ben Jervey | onearth blog
May 10, 2012: You're someone who is worried about bats. Maybe you've heard some news reports about white-nose syndrome. Maybe you've noticed that our blind, furry little friends have been mysteriously MIA from your property in recent... read more > (0) Comments
Eco Porn: Unbearably Cute Polar Bear Cub Takes First Steps
By Melissa Mahony | onearth blog
May 9, 2012: Polar bear cubs can turn any icy heart into squee-jeeable slush (these two get extra eco-porn points for being in the wild). But there is a time when the endangered babes hit peak adorability. This is when they learn to walk... read more > (0) Comments
Western Icons
By Michelle Nijhuis | Q&A
May 8, 2012: Robert Redford discusses his new documentary about the Colorado River and his deep affection for the American West. (0) Comments