Gloria Dickie
Scientific American
Prince Rupert, BC, Canada
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Past articles by Gloria:
The World’s Northernmost Town Is Changing Dramatically
Climate change is bringing tourism and tension to Longyearbyen on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard → Read More
Why Polls Were Mostly Wrong
Princeton’s Sam Wang had to eat his words (and a cricket) in 2016. He talks about the impacts of the pandemic and QAnon on public-opinion tallies in 2020 → Read More
Physician-Politicians Tout Medical Credentials in Key U.S. Congressional Races
Amid the pandemic, candidates in tight contests in Arizona and Kansas contrast their understanding of science with opponents’ disregard → Read More
Climate change creates camouflage confusion in winter-adapted wildlife
Twenty-one species molt from brown to white to survive the winter season. But climate change has created a mismatch between their snowy camouflage and surroundings. → Read More
How to make peace with the world's deadliest bears
Sloth bears feed on ants and termites, but often attack people when startled. As human populations in India grow, violent conflict is rising. → Read More
The Norwegian town caught in a 'spy war' with Russia
The Arctic town of Kirkenes near the Russia border feels the chill as tensions between NATO and the Kremlin rise. → Read More
The Arctic Ocean's Sea Ice Hit Record Low Levels This June
Researchers at the Polar Science Center recently released their monthly PIOMAS model of the sea ice volume average in the Arctic for the month of June—and it revealed a grim decline. → Read More
Koalas on the Decline — Dangerous New Threats, Emerging Solutions
The Australian icon could lose its fight against climate change, disease, habitat destruction and cars — but not if dedicated conservationists get the tools they need to protect the species. → Read More
Shrinking Seasonal Ice in the Bering Sea Threatens Local Livelihoods
Recent storms have destroyed the progress made in ice formation endangering coastal habitats and fishing practices. → Read More
When cattle go missing in wolf territory, who should pay the price? (Pay for prey) —
A program to reimburse Oregon ranchers for livestock killed by wolves is in trouble. → Read More
How Melting Arctic Ice Could Cook the Tropics
The loss of sea ice from the Arctic Ocean will alter wind patterns and ocean currents, causing changes across the planet. → Read More
Courts challenge a piecemeal approach to species recovery —
A recent ruling may cause Fish and Wildlife to reconsider how it protects grizzlies. → Read More
Courts challenge a piecemeal approach to species recovery (A precedent for species recovery?) —
A recent ruling may cause Fish and Wildlife to reconsider how it protects grizzlies. → Read More
As Banff's famed wildlife overpasses turn 20, the world looks to Canada for conservation inspiration
The innovative structures are heralded for having opened migration corridors and saved countless animals from vehicle collisions → Read More
The Importance of Ice Thickness in Assessing the Impact of Climate Change in the Arctic
This year’s thinner, slushier ice is more vulnerable than the past’s thick, multi-year ice, and it melts out rapidly during a spike in temperature or intense cyclonic activity. → Read More
Tribal nations fight removal of grizzly protections —
Leaders worry delisting could invite energy exploration in historic areas. → Read More
Tribal nations fight removal of grizzly protections —
Leaders worry delisting could invite energy exploration in historic areas. → Read More
In Colorado, a little shop of wildlife horrors —
Taxidermy provides clues about smuggling trends. → Read More
In Colorado, a little shop of wildlife horrors —
Taxidermy provides clues about smuggling trends. → Read More
Return of the grizzly? —
Feds consider transplanting bears into Washington’s North Cascades. → Read More