Latest Environment Stories
As humans get louder, monkeys mark more territory
How do bats stay cancer-free? The answer could be lifesaving for humans.
The best CBD dog treats of 2023
When climate change throws the Pacific off balance, the world’s weather follows
The best cat window perches in 2023
This Belgian factory’s massive mirror array turns sunlight into thermal energy
This parasite deploys mucus slime balls to make ‘zombie ants’
World’s oldest living aquarium fish could be 100 years young
Invasive snails are chomping through Florida, and no one can stop them
‘Jet lag’ could be messing with pandas’ natural mating behaviors
Pearl Harbor dataset holds clues to how WWII may have shaped weather data
The best cat beds of 2023
Plastic fishing gear brings in a better catch, but there’s a big tradeoff
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Alastair Bland/Hakai Magazine
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Can animals give birth to twins?
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Michael Jaffe and Tracy Jaffe/The Conversation
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Why your pet might need a glucose monitor
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Gwendolyn Rak
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All-knowing toilets and taste-testing rocks amongst 2023 Ig Nobel winners
The world’s first 3D-printed salmon is hitting store shelves, and it looks kind of good
New tool for finding lost pets is a low-tech twist on old-school tags
What songbirds can teach us about being smart
A rare fish with ‘hands’ is spotted in a surprising place
Communities struggling with opioid addiction have a new complication: climate disasters
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Robin Buller/High Country News
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A remote Air Force base in Alaska is getting its own nuclear reactor
Microflier robots use the science of origami to fall like leaves
Dogs and wolves remember where you hide their food
Heat pumps still get the job done in extreme cold
Oysters can’t sleep—and your lights might be the cause
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Hannah Seo/Hakai Magazine
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It’s Fat Bear season again! This is the best feed to keep up with these hairy giants
Almost every place on Earth was affected by extreme temperatures this summer
The best dog beds of 2023
11 jaw-dropping photos of marsupials, mushrooms, and more
These crow relatives put food over friendship
This liquid hydrogen-powered plane successfully completed its first test flights
New series offers an intimate look into how climate change impacts the lives of wildlife
Polar bear decline is directly linked to greenhouse gas emissions
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Bob Berwyn/Inside Climate News
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How an internet sleuth rekindled hope for the survival of the clown wedgefish
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Brian Howey/Hakai Magazine
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‘Living material’ water filter uses bacteria to neutralize water pollutants
Scientists discover a cat-sized ancient koala in Australia
How sprinkling volcanic rocks on farmland could capture carbon dioxide
Why the rare skin cancer that killed Jimmy Buffett may become more common
This new subsea communications system can run on an iota of power
The Tonga volcanic eruption reshaped the seafloor in mind-boggling ways
Millions of tons of waste could be eliminated by ‘nudging’ consumers to skip the plastic fork
This alternative to lithium-based batteries could help store renewable energy
Traveling through the world’s most traffic-heavy city just got a lot quicker—and greener
A ‘season of simmering’: This summer’s 3-month streak was hottest ever recorded
Our tree-climbing ancestors evolved our abilities to throw far and reach high
What does sleep mean for animals?
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Carolyn Wilke/Knowable Magazine
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Poppyseed-sized nuclear fuel cells might power a NASA moon base
Paper cups still use plastic—and it’s a problem for the planet
The best retractable dog leashes of 2023
Should doctors and nurses discuss the dangers of heat?
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Martha Bebinger/KFF Health News
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Scientists are using AI to track coal train dust
Sweden is testing a semi-truck trailer covered in 100 square meters of solar panels
This small, squishy robot is cuter than its cockroach inspiration
The next frontier in saving the world’s heaviest parrots: genome sequencing
Why machines don’t work as well in extreme heat
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Srinivas Garimella and Matthew T. Hughes/The Conversation
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Maine’s puffins show another year of remarkable resiliency
There’s one nasty wildfire pollutant we’ve been ignoring
What’s the most sustainable way to mine the largest known lithium deposit in the world?
Category 3 Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast
Florida’s aquatic animals prepare early for storms like Hurricane Idalia
A high-speed rail line in California is chugging along towards 2030 debut
A three-eyed organism roamed the seas half a billion years ago
The Pacific heat blob’s aftereffects are still warping ocean ecosystems