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Fixing the ozone hole was a bigger deal than anyone realized
With the Montreal Protocol, life on Earth dodged a bullet we didn’t even know was headed our way.
‘Extended reality’ will help preserve some of Afghanistan’s most endangered historical sites
Four at-risk, hard-to-reach historical sites in Afghanistan are being painstakingly recreated for virtual preservation.
El Niño is probably back—here’s what that means
Are you prepared for a wet, hot El Niño summer?
Dirty diapers could be recycled into cheap, sturdy concrete
Diapers are a scourge on landfills. Mixing them into buildings' concrete frames could dramatically reduce that problem.
This summer could push US energy grids to their limits
A new assessment shows that most of the US may not possess enough energy reserves to handle seasonal heatwaves, severe storms, and hurricanes.
A giant new spinosaur species has been unearthed in Spain
Meet Protathlitis cinctorrensis, a 32- to 36-foot-long Cretaceous 'champion.'
Wendy’s wants underground robots to deliver food to your car
The concept is similar to a pneumatic tube system.
Montana is the first state to ‘ban’ TikTok, but it’s complicated
The law is scheduled to go into effect next year, although it remains unclear how it could actually be enforced.
Blueprints engraved in stone from Saudi Arabia and Jordan could be the world’s oldest
The nearly 8,000-year-old plans helped ancient people build massive places to herd and slaughter animals.
The ghosts of the dinosaurs we may never discover
We've barely scratched the surface of the fossil record. What are paleontologists still missing?