Outgoing secretary Lonnie Bunch rejects claims the institution is unpatriotic, telling audience ‘You cannot understand all without illuminating the dark corners’

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, published when Dillard was 28, skyrocketed her to become one of the most prominent nonfiction writers of her generation

As U.S. President Donald Trump fights with Canada on tariffs and his decision to rename Lake Ontario, Americans along the border in upstate New York fear the heightened fight could spell the end of cl...

The closure does not affect the rest of the institution, which builds and maintains the collections and conducts research through departments such as the Patrick Center for Environmental Research.

Primary nesting season (PNS) dates under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) span the peak breeding of most grassland bird species, but some initiate breeding before and some continue after PNS, i....

Move by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is latest government rollback of climate science activity

Two stories from West Africa, plus Ethan tells us about calling in reinforcements when a weasel broke into the house.

Last year, mosquito-borne illnesses erupted in New York State. It pushed public health officials in St. Lawrence County to start a mosquito surveillance program.

Here’s how to sift through complicated studies without getting overwhelmed.

State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil

At dawn, the woods are hushed and damp. River water meanders between towering trees, and a long shadow glides just beneath the surface. A flash of silver breaches the surface before sliding back into ...

The Education Committee and its precursors have been highly influential within the Ecological Society of America. Here we document the Education Committee's history, from its origins in reviewing cur...

Alejandro Arteaga’s efforts to identify and protect tropical reptiles and amphibians have entangled him in controversy

Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw helped name two contested ideas in U.S. politics — intersectionality and critical race theory. Her memoir chronicles the personal and legal framework for her thinking.

Instream boulder placement is a widely adopted technique for restoring degraded streams to enhance instream complexity, aquatic habitat quality, fish passage, and overall ecological value. However,...

Tracing grassroots activism in response to a devastating transnational oil spill   On the morning of June 23, 1976, the NEPCO 140 barge, carrying 8.7 millio...

Upwards of 80% of current college students report using artificial intelligence. What does that look like?

Here are this week's poems from the North Country