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- 1Methane bubbles rise from Alaska's thawing permafrost●'As Ted Schuur stepped along the edges of Smith Lake, a bubble surfaced from the muck underfoot. And then another. They’
Ecologist Ted Schuur, walking the edge of Smith Lake in Alaska, watched bubbles of methane surface from the muck — gas produced by decomposing plants and animals once locked in frigid permafrost. The scene illustrates how thawing permafrost is releasing a potent heat-trapping gas, a feedback loop scientists warn could accelerate global warming as Arctic temperatures climb.
- 2Backyard naturalist releases hand-raised monarch butterfly in Illinois●Today I released another male monarch that I raised. After spending a couple of hours in the neighbor's tree, he flew do
A backyard ecologist in Illinois released a male monarch butterfly they had raised by hand. The butterfly spent a couple of hours resting in a neighbor's tree before flying down to bask in the sun on a tomato plant. The release is part of ongoing efforts to raise monarchs at home and support the species.