Latest Environment Stories
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
Future leaping robots could take a cue from seed-launching witch hazel plants
‘Alive and wriggling’ worm survived in woman’s body and brain for at least a year
Farmers are breeding heat-resistant cows
Scientists are intentionally bleaching and ‘cryopreserving’ coral
We’re finally figuring out how plants pass on genetic memories
Seafarers are unknowingly working with oil smugglers
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Nathaniel Peutherer/Hakai Magazine
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How to Frankenstein old wax scraps into a totally new candle
Why olive oil is getting more expensive
The best dog coats of 2023
Japan begins releasing treated Fukushima waste water into the Pacific Ocean
‘Forever chemicals’ detected in paper and plastic straws
We can’t ignore that offshore wind farms are part of marine ecosystems
The largest search of Loch Ness in more than 50 years will deploy drones and hydrophones
Emperor penguins suffer ‘unprecedented’ breeding failure as sea ice disappears
T. rex cousins with shorter arms were thriving right up until the asteroid hit
Scientists brew stronger concrete with coffee grounds
Hogfish ‘see’ using their skin
This is what happens when feral cows take over a remote Alaskan island
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Jude Isabella/Hakai Magazine
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The best handheld vacuums of 2023
Inside the fight to reclaim California’s biggest freshwater lake from algae
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Tien Nguyen/Knowable Magazine
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The best invisible dog fences for 2023
Ancient Egyptian ‘air conditioning’ could help cool modern buildings
Is bigger better? Not when it comes to the world’s strongest animals.
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Annie Roth
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Some Pacific coral reefs can keep pace with a warming ocean
A cargo ship with 123-foot ‘WindWing’ sails has just departed on its maiden voyage
Tropical Storm Hilary soaks the Southwest
The new ethanol? Biogas producers are pushing livestock poop as renewable.
The truth behind animal resistance memes
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Alexandra Isfahani-Hammond / The Conversation
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Pick the sweetest, ripest fruit with this science-based guide
The heroic effort to save Florida’s coral reef from a historic heatwave
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Michael Childress/The Conversation
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We need billions more baby trees to regrow US forests
Titanium dioxide-coated mesh can purify contaminated fog
Dead whales and dinosaur eggs: 7 fascinating images by researchers
These invasive bugs are a nightmare for Washington’s cherries and hops
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Natalia Mesa/High Country News
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Behold a 20-armed, strawberry-shaped Antarctic sea creature
Mission to recreate Darwin’s scientific Beagle voyage sets sail
Hungry seals may have begun following their whiskers 23 million years ago
Canadian territory capital ordered to evacuate due to approaching wildfire
Why your dog needs to smell the world
Harrison Ford’s latest namesake is an Andean snake species
The same metal found on hot rods and Harleys could revolutionize solar panels
Extreme heat could be a threat to contraception
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Shefali Luthra/The 19th
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The US is investing more than $1 billion in carbon capture, but big oil is still involved
Popular shellfish resist extinction in surprising ways
Judge sides with youth activists in groundbreaking climate change lawsuit
The health hazards from wildfires will linger in Maui for years
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Andrew J. Whelton/The Conversation
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The best automatic pet feeders of 2023
The best dog cameras of 2023
The best dog toys of 2023
A new pack of endangered gray wolves is roaming Northern California
3D-printed vegan calamari rings could be next on the menu
These moles may have been hiding for 3 million years
This tiny, 8-foot long whale swam off Egypt’s coast 41 million years ago
How a US lab created energy with fusion—again
Combining AI and traditional methods can help us predict air quality
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Joshua S. Fu/The Conversation
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Inside Delta’s in-house meteorology wing
Don’t lick the toads and other things to avoid at national parks