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Drones, mainly associated with missiles, are poised to deliver medicines in Madagascar.

After the murder of Chico Mendes in 1988, a new brand of green governance developed on Brazil’s rain forest frontier, but political instability poses fresh threats.

In the Sierra Nevada, California’s main forest fire problem lies in not letting forests burn.

Awards for a remarkable book on the early days of cancer research, a series of articles on the frontiers of that field, a documentary on ailing dolphins and this blog.

Does the human capacity for foresight matter or are we destined to hit environmental walls?

Intensifying Indian protests prompted the Obama administration to block a pipeline’s path in North Dakota.

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