National Geographic News: Environmenthttp://news.nationalgeographic.com/en-usThu, 05 Mar 2015 12:10:55 -0400Chemical Exposure Linked to Billions in Health Care Costshttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/03/150305-chemicals-endocrine-disruptors-diabetes-toxic-environment-ngfood/Chemicals that mimic estrogen and other hormones are costing the EU $175 billion per year in health care, according to new research.Elizabeth GrossmanThu, 05 Mar 2015 11:34:46 -0400As Smog Thins in L.A., Dramatic Evidence of Kids' Healthier Lungshttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/03/150304-los-angeles-smog-children-health-environment/New study shows Los Angeles-area kids have fewer breathing problems now than they did in the 1990s.Craig WelchWed, 04 Mar 2015 18:01:21 -0400Lack of Snow Leaves California's 'Water Tower' Running Lowhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/03/150304-snow-snowpack-california-drought-groundwater-crisis/Rising temperatures and declining snowpack in the mountains mean that the drought across the western U.S. is about to get even worse.Dennis DimickWed, 04 Mar 2015 16:47:42 -0400Arctic Ship Breaks Free of Ice for Historic Expedition http://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/03/150303-arctic-expedition-sea-ice-polar-bears-lance-norwegian-polar-institute/A Norwegian research vessel will spend six months on the sea ice to study the changing Arctic.Andy IsaacsonTue, 03 Mar 2015 15:10:59 -0400How Geothermal Could Cleanly Power the Planet: Indonesia's Talehttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2015/03/150303-geothermal-power-wayang-windu-indonesia/The Earth's heat could power homes and businesses worldwide, but it's barely been tapped. Indonesia is trying to change that.Wendy KochThu, 05 Mar 2015 12:10:55 -0400Dramatic New Video Shows Volcano Forming an Islandhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/03/150302-nishino-shima-japan-volcano-island-geology-science/A fast growing island off Japan is seen in new video from the Japanese Coast Guard.Brian Clark HowardTue, 03 Mar 2015 17:24:36 -0400Corn for Home Heat: A Green Idea That Never Quite Popped http://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2015/03/150301-corn-stoves/Some enterprising Americans burn kernels to keep warm in winter, but there's a reason the green heating concept hasn't taken off.Christina NunezSun, 01 Mar 2015 09:29:12 -0400What You Don't Know About History's Most Famous Scientistshttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/03/150301-aristotle-archimedes-einstein-darwin-ptolemy-razi-ngbooktalk/In the 11th and 12th centuries, Muslim scientists were way ahead of contemporaries in Christian Europe.Simon WorrallSun, 01 Mar 2015 17:13:47 -0400New Theory Behind Dozens of Craters Found in Siberiahttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150227-siberia-mystery-holes-craters-pingos-methane-hydrates-science/Scientists say melting pingos, and not methane hydrates, are likely to blame for the dramatic craters.Brian Clark HowardFri, 27 Feb 2015 16:14:54 -0400Miami's Choice: Bigger Ships or Coral Reefs?http://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150226-miami-biscayne-bay-florida-coral-dredging-channels-environment/Dredging in Biscayne Bay inflicts heavy damage on North America's only coral reef tract.Scott WylandThu, 26 Feb 2015 09:31:01 -0400Quirky Winds Fuel Brazil's Devastating Drought, Amazon's Flooding http://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150226-drought-floods-south-america-brazil-bolivia-flying-rivers-environment/With severe water shortages in Brazil's cities and destructive floods in the Amazon, the boom-and-bust phenomenon may be South America's new normal.Barbara FraserThu, 26 Feb 2015 07:46:54 -0400'Shark Lady' Eugenie Clark, Famed Marine Biologist, Has Diedhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150225-eugenie-clark-shark-lady-marine-biologist-obituary-science/Eugenie Clark, a marine biologist and ichthyologist, who died on Wednesday, helped the public understand and appreciate the much maligned shark.Andrea StoneWed, 25 Feb 2015 16:23:57 -0400Canadian First Nations Seek to Protect Forest Homelandhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150224-poplar-river-first-nation-ojibwa-manitoba-global-warming-conservation/By winning protection for their boreal forest, indigenous Canadians help slow global warming.Edwin DobbTue, 24 Feb 2015 09:28:25 -0400Panama Canal: Superhighway for Invasive Species?http://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150223-panama-canal-expansion-invasive-species-environment/The Panama Canal is being widened. That means bigger ships and more cargo for Gulf and East Coast ports-and more alien species too.Andrea AppletonMon, 23 Feb 2015 15:54:53 -0400'This Is Really Extreme Science': Adrift in the Arctic Ice With a Shipload of Norwegianshttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150223-arctic-ice-ship-lance-norway-global-warming-environment/Our correspondent reports from a Norwegian research ship that's drifting inside the Arctic ice cap, gathering data needed to predict its future.Andy IsaacsonMon, 23 Feb 2015 14:32:01 -0400Two Reasons Why Obama's Keystone Veto Won't Decide Pipelinehttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2015/02/150223-keystone-veto-wont-decide-pipeline/The never-ending saga of the Keystone XL pipeline gets new twists with potential problems in Nebraska and South Dakota.Wendy KochMon, 23 Feb 2015 14:02:25 -0400New U.S. Dietary Recommendations First to Consider Environmental Impacthttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150219-dietary-guidelines-sustainable-environment-ngfood/"Linking health, dietary guidance, and the environment will promote human health," new guidelines say.April FultonThu, 19 Feb 2015 16:30:46 -0400Ancient Fellowship of Fishermen, Dolphins at Risk in Myanmarhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150217-irrawaddy-dolphins-myanmar-electro-fishing-mandalay/Fishing gangs on the Irrawaddy River use electricity to illegally increase their catch.Hereward HollandTue, 17 Feb 2015 16:05:34 -0400Nearly 200 Whales Stranded on New Zealand Beachhttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150213-pilot-whales-stranded-new-zealand/Nearly 200 pilot whales are stranded on a New Zealand beach, prompting a massive rescue effort.Brian Clark HowardFri, 13 Feb 2015 14:50:44 -0400100 Years Later, Antarctic Explorers' Huts Look Frozen in Timehttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150212-antarctica-huts-scott-shackleton-history-culture-science/Whiskey and all, the wooden dwellings of early explorers now look as they did during the first treks to the continent, thanks to a decade-long restoration effort.Christine Dell'AmoreThu, 12 Feb 2015 14:26:05 -0400New Study Shows Plastic in Oceans Is on the Risehttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150212-ocean-debris-plastic-garbage-patches-science/The amount of trash flowing into the world's oceans is worse than thought—eight million tons a year, says new study.Laura ParkerFri, 13 Feb 2015 10:20:39 -0400Mysterious Sea Lion Die-Off Strikes Again on California Coasthttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150211-sea-lions-pups-stranding-starving-california/Tiny sea lion pups are washing up on beaches in unusually high numbers—for the third winter in a row.Nadia DrakeWed, 11 Feb 2015 16:52:13 -0400Fighting Over Herring—the Little Fish That Feeds Multitudeshttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150211-herring-decline-british-columbia-fishery-seabirds-environment/Pacific herring stocks are shadows of their former abundance. But the Canadian government wants to reopen fishing off British Columbia.Craig WelchWed, 11 Feb 2015 07:30:30 -0400To Save Coral Reefs, First Save the Mangroveshttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150210-mangrove-protect-coral-bleaching-science/Coral reefs are in danger of bleaching in open water, but in the sheltering roots of mangroves, some have found a home.Veronique GreenwoodTue, 10 Feb 2015 15:39:24 -0400National Academy: There’s a Good and a Bad Way to “Geoengineer” the Planethttp://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150210-national-academy-geoengineering-report-climate-change-environment/We should be figuring out how to pull CO₂ back out of the atmosphere, says a National Research Council report. But we should be wary of launching a planet-cooling chemical sunshade.Craig WelchTue, 10 Feb 2015 11:01:52 -0400