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Illinois High School Association Executive Director Craig Anderson says wearing masks in high intensity sports does prevent Coronavirus infections. High…

Grants Allow Students To Learn About Illinois Biodiversity

Students can learn what gives the Prairie State its name this summer thanks to a grant program that pays for field trips to study Illinois'…

Two workers weather a summer storm at a salmon farm near the small Highland town of Ullapool. The link between Scotland's wild fish declines and the rise of salmon farms is a point of contention.

Scotland's $2 Billion Salmon Industry Is Thriving — But At What Cost?

The growth of the country's farmed salmon sector has reached such a critical point that, if not addressed, may cause "irrecoverable damage to the environment," a government report says.

GLT's Grow: Nature Under Glass

You can be the ruler of your own little world by creating a terrarium. And according to Patrick Murphy, host of GLT's Grow, it's easy to create.

India's capital is among the most polluted cities in the world, thanks in large part to the growing number of vehicles on its roads. In its just-announced climate change plan, India does not commit to an absolute reduction of its emissions. Instead, it will slow the release of greenhouse gases.

India Says It Will Lower Rate Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

India released its pledges ahead of December's global climate change summit in Paris. "We want to walk [a] cleaner energy path," says the country's environment minister.

A white-tailed deer keeps its ears open while grazing in South Hero, Vt.

Hungry Deer May Be Changing How Things Sound In The Forest

Sound travels differently through open fields than the woods. When deer eat up bushes, small trees and other forest plants, it affects the transmission of bird calls and other natural sounds.

O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree, which is more sustainable: real or plasticky?

It's time to discuss one of the perennial debates of the holiday season. Are real Christmas trees or their fake counterparts more eco-friendly?

How the natural history of central Illinois could bring farms into the future

Today on Food Trek, host Tory Dahlhoff explores how a diverse tallgrass prairie was transformed into a landscape now dominated by monoculture crops. How did a biodiverse prairie that excelled at storing carbon turn into farmland that contributes to climate change?

Vladan Jakovljevic checks his beehives outside the village of Gornje Nedeljice, in the fertile Jadar Valley, in western Serbia, on Aug. 6.

A lithium mine in Serbia could rev up Europe's e-vehicles, but opposition is fierce

A proposed lithium mine in Serbia is spurring protests over its potential impact on the environment. The mineral is in high demand because it’s crucial for the batteries that run electric vehicles.

Deforestation is a major threat to the survival of orangutan. Here a baby sumatran orangutan plays around in a tree as they train at Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme's rehabilitation center in Indonesia.

A U.N. biodiversity convention aims to slow humanity's 'war with nature'

Delegates from nearly 200 countries are gathering in Canada to try to fix humanity's relationship with nature. The convention comes during an emerging extinction crisis.

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