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A brown fox sits in the grass

One arctic fox’s incredible journey from Norway to Canada

Environment

Scientists investigating how arctic foxes use sea ice fitted animals with tracking collars. The data showed one female fox traveled more than 2,000 miles in 76 days.

Canaries in the Coal Smoke

Arts, Culture & Media
Eight nations share the territory of the Arctic, which is experiencing the fastest changes of any part of the earth as global temperatures rise. The United States will emphasize addressing the causes and impacts of climate change in the region when it tak

As new leader of the Arctic Council, the US will focus on the region’s Big Thaw

Environment
Researcher Tami Bond won a 2014 MacArthur Fellowship for her work investigating the sources of black carbon emissions.

A newly-minted ‘genius’ hopes to stop pollution from soot and smoke

Environment
Mount Redoubt eruption

Humanity is the great species killer

Environment
An Aboriginal performer in Sydney, Australia. Aboriginal languages in Australia are among the fastest-disappearing tongues in the world.

When languages die, ecosystems often die with them

Environment

When a language goes extinct, it takes a wealth of knowledge about its local environment along with it. A new reports says that may be why languages and biodiversity are declining at similar rates around the world.When a language goes extinct, it takes a wealth of knowledge about its local environment along with it. A new reports says that may be why languages and biodiversity are declining at similar rates around the world.

The World

Protecting Marine Biodiversity in Brazil

Two years ago the Cagarras Islands archipelago near Rio de Janeiro received federal protection to increase biodiversity. Scientists say they already see a healthier marine environment there.

EPA Says Fracking May Cause Pollution

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that fracking may be to blame for causing groundwater pollution. The controversial method of improving the productivity of oil and gas wells has been a source of debate across the country. The E.P.A. found that compounds likely associated with fracking chemicals had been detected in the groundwater beneath Pavillion, […]

Podcast: The World Population at Seven Billion

On October 31st, world population reached seven billion. That’s according to the latest estimates by the United Nations Population Fund. We explore what that means for the planet and our future in it. We compare family planning programs in two South Asian countries. Also, breaking news about a Dutch science scandal.

Is There a Fertility Class Divide in America?

The world’s population is set to reach seven billion on Monday, October 31, 2011. And all this week, The Takeaway is talking about what this monumental number means for people, resources and the planet. Statistics in the U.S. show that the average American woman has 2.1 children. With these numbers the population balance should looks […]