Volcanic ash is a silent killer, more so than lava: What Alaska needs to know with Mount Spurr likely to erupt

When volcanoes like Alaska’s Mount Spurr erupt, the ash can damage people’s lungs, smother crops and kill animals, and the harm can continue to spread long afterward.

David Kitchen, Associate Professor of Geology, University of Richmond • conversation
April 15, 2025 ~10 min

25 years of Everglades restoration has improved drinking water for millions in Florida, but a new risk is rising

Changes to the landscape and pollution have harmed this vital ecosystem known as the ‘river of grass.’

John Kominoski, Professor of Biological Sciences, Florida International University • conversation
April 15, 2025 ~10 min


Training LLMs to self-detoxify their language

A new method from the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab helps large language models to steer their own responses toward safer, more ethical, value-aligned outputs.

Lauren Hinkel | MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab • mit
April 14, 2025 ~11 min

Hundred-year storm tides will occur every few decades in Bangladesh, scientists report

With projected global warming, the frequency of extreme storms will ramp up by the end of the century, according to a new study.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
April 11, 2025 ~8 min

White House plans for Alaskan oil and gas face some hurdles – including from Trump and the petroleum industry

Donald Trump says he is a big fan of oil and gas. His actions may not be of great interest to the industry. And the results may not be what he says he wants.

Scott L. Montgomery, Lecturer in International Studies, University of Washington • conversation
April 11, 2025 ~10 min

Some rivers have ‘legal personhood’. Now they need a lawyer

Most rivers need some human help to stay clean and healthy and to flow freely. People have to fish out litter, block sewage, look out for invasive species and so on. This is obvious enough. But, as rivers…

Will de Freitas, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition • conversation
April 9, 2025 ~8 min

Here’s how to create a more nature-literate society

Nature literacy has inspired creativity and innovation for thousands of years.

Seirian Sumner, Professor of Behavioural Ecology, UCL • conversation
April 4, 2025 ~8 min

When farmers and scientists collaborate, biodiversity and agriculture can thrive – here’s how

Farmers can take ownership of nature recovery actions and scientific expertise can adapt to local knowledge in the design of environmental outcomes.

Matt Lobley, Professor of Rural Resource Management, University of Exeter • conversation
April 1, 2025 ~8 min


US earthquake safety relies on federal employees’ expertise

The US experiences violent earthquakes, but the damage and death toll is much lower than in many countries because of the work of federal seismologists and engineers.

Lucy Arendt, Professor of Business Administration Management, St. Norbert College • conversation
March 31, 2025 ~8 min

Rivers are increasingly being given legal rights. Now they need people who will defend these rights in court

Let’s train an army of nature protectors to speak for nature itself – not for what it can provide for humans.

Oluwabusayo Wuraola, Lecturer in Law, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
March 28, 2025 ~8 min

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