Our Highlights

EPA data shows pollution bumps that are among the largest in decades, just as the agency rolls back rules cracking down on pollution from coal-fired power plants.

The past three years have been the world’s hottest on record by far, with 2025 almost tied with 2023 for second place.

Christopher Stark and Dan Giammar bring environmental research and the arts together in “Climate Change in Concert.”

A new 20-foot tall, concrete, spiral shape overlook called Avis Spiralis, (spiral bird), rests just south of the Audubon Center in the Riverlands of West Alton.

An internationally recognized evolutionary biologist, ‪WashU professor Jonathan Losos has transformed our understanding of biodiversity through groundbreaking research on lizards, cats, and the rapid pace of evolutionary change.

A 20-foot-tall concrete spiral was recently completed at the Audubon Center at Riverlands nature reserve near St. Louis.

A Washington University study found gaps in St. Louis’ emergency preparedness ahead of the May 16 EF3 tornado, calling for local public and nonprofit groups to create a support network ahead of any future emergencies.

Between gift wrap, decorations, lights, food, and Christmas trees, the holidays create a shocking amount of waste. But what actually belongs in the trash, and what doesn’t?

To attract their pollinators, plants have long produced vivid flowers—but the world wasn’t always so colorful.

A site-specific installation has opened in Millennium Park as part of the Chicago Architecture Biennial’s “Shift: Architecture in Times of Radical Change.”