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Tricolored bats are imperiled by deadly fungal disease
Environment

Tricolored bats are imperiled by deadly fungal disease

By Laura Baisas

A group of whales putting their tails in the air against a horizon at sunset.
Environment

Sperm whale clans tell each other apart by their accents

By Philip Kiefer

a schematic of a satellite beaming down to a dish to study the ocean floor
Environment

The centuries-long quest to map the seafloor’s hidden secrets

By Bill Gourgey

Cockatoos are pillaging trashcans in Australia, and humans can’t seem to stop them
Environment

Cockatoos are pillaging trashcans in Australia, and humans can’t seem to stop them

By Laura Baisas

What trainers get wrong about teaching dogs
Environment

What trainers get wrong about teaching dogs

By Ula Chrobak / Undark

Mosquito close-up
Science

Can a bold new plan to stop mosquitoes catch on?

By Lauren J. Young

This whale fossil could reveal evidence of a 15-million-year-old megalodon attack
Science

This whale fossil could reveal evidence of a 15-million-year-old megalodon attack

By Laura Baisas

How ants crawl on walls and defy gravity
Environment

How ants crawl on walls and defy gravity

By Deby Cassill / The Conversation

Husky dogs pulling a sled in a snowy landscape
Science

How the logic of ‘winter selection’ shaped centuries of bad science

By Joseph L. Graves Jr.

A blue whale near Sri Lanka and a container ship.
Environment

World’s largest shipping company reroutes ships to protect world’s largest animals

By Laura Baisas

Gray clouds in sky.
Environment

Is ‘cloud seeding’ actually helping fight drought?

By Thor Benson

Hawaii’s prolonged drought is pushing native species to the brink
Environment

Hawaii’s prolonged drought is pushing native species to the brink

By Miyo McGinn

sick deer
Health

It’s not clear how much of a threat the ‘zombie deer’ disease is to humans

By Andrew McKean/Outdoor Life

people sit on a makeshift raft and row down flooded streets in pakistan
Environment

How climate change fed Pakistan’s devastating floods

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

America’s infrastructure is a crisis of inequity
Environment

America’s infrastructure is a crisis of inequity

By Paul Chinowsky / The Conversation

Beach showers are washing pollutants into the ocean
Environment

Beach showers are washing pollutants into the ocean

By Jea Morris / Hakai Magazine

Recycled notebook and metal straw.
Environment

Consumers are skeptical of buying recycled goods. Are they right?

By Carla Delgado

A rare tropical storm will skirt by the Southwest, just days after historic heatwave
Environment

A rare tropical storm will skirt by the Southwest, just days after historic heatwave

By Laura Baisas

Components from the board game Promesa.
Environment

You’ll need to solve Puerto Rico’s debt crisis to win this new board game

By Maria Parazo Rose

Up close image of mosquito.
Health

New four-dose malaria vaccine is up to 80 percent effective

By Laura Baisas

A cooked lobster claw.
Environment

Eating sustainably may mean skipping the lobster for now

By Laura Baisas

wine-glass-with-smoke
Environment

The terroir of wildfire: How winemakers are adapting to a smokier world

By Philip Kiefer

A bluefin tuna swimming in the open ocean.
Environment

Where food is scarce, ocean predators find snacks in swirling eddies

By Laura Baisas

In a rare, fatal shark attack, tourist killed in the Bahamas
Environment

In a rare, fatal shark attack, tourist killed in the Bahamas

By Laura Baisas

a pile of plastic trash with an emphasis of a gray crate filled with other plastic items including a black plastic eel trap
Environment

A close look at the Great Pacific Garbage Patch reveals a common culprit

By Lauren J. Young

Why sea lampreys are going to be a bigger problem for the Great Lakes
Environment

Why sea lampreys are going to be a bigger problem for the Great Lakes

By Rebecca Redelmeier / Undark

Historic heat dome sets yet another climate record in Western US
Environment

Historic heat dome sets yet another climate record in Western US

By Laura Baisas

Solar PV panel up close.
Environment

Are solar panels headed for space?

By Thor Benson

The Thwaites ‘doomsday’ glacier is on the cusp of disaster
Environment

The Thwaites ‘doomsday’ glacier is on the cusp of disaster

By Laura Baisas

Seal-spooking tech could help protect endangered salmon
Environment

Seal-spooking tech could help protect endangered salmon

By Marina Wang / Hakai Magazine

Full-grown bison standing in a prairie full of yellow goldenrod wildflowers
Environment

Bison are bringing biodiversity back to Kansas prairie land

By Miyo McGinn

In photos: The widespread threats of melting Himalayan glaciers
Environment

In photos: The widespread threats of melting Himalayan glaciers

By Zakir Hossain Chowdhury / Undark

bird
Technology

Artificial intelligence is helping scientists decode animal languages

By Charlotte Hu

A bucket of crabs, who have a multi-purpose material called chitosan in their shells.
Science

Sustainable batteries could one day be made from crab shells

By Rahul Rao

Printer making flyers.
Environment

Should we switch from petroleum ink to soy-based ink?

By Carla Delgado

Rare ‘triple dip’ La Niña predicted for 2022
Environment

Rare ‘triple dip’ La Niña predicted for 2022

By Laura Baisas

A glossy beetle on a wet leaf.
Environment

A pocketful of bacteria helps these beetles through their most dramatic life changes

By Philip Kiefer

Moose calf running from grizzly bear in shallow water
Environment

A wedding videographer filmed a bear preying on a moose—during the groom’s vows

By Dac Collins / Outdoor Life

Blue-throated macaws are making a slow, but hopeful, comeback
Environment

Blue-throated macaws are making a slow, but hopeful, comeback

By Laura Baisas

the three pyramids of giza under a sunny day
Environment

A dried-up arm of the Nile provides another clue to how Egyptians built the pyramids

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A prolonged drought lowered the level of the Elbe River so much that the so-called Hunger Stone, one of the oldest hydrological monuments in Central Europe, appeared in Decin, Czech Republic on August 18, 2022. It heralded the famine years - reduced harvests due to drought. The stone is engraved with the years, the oldest from 1616, and inscriptions, the most distinct of which are the old German "Wenn du mich siehst, dann weine"
Environment

‘Hunger stones’ showing the history of drought in Europe are resurfacing

By Laura Baisas

People wade across a flooded street after heavy monsoon rainfall in Karachi on July 25, 2022
Environment

A ‘monsoon on steroids’ has submerged a third of Pakistan

By Laura Baisas

Male dolphins form alliances to help each other pick up mates
Environment

Male dolphins form alliances to help each other pick up mates

By Laura Baisas

Two elderly people looking at a large grey generator in the woods
DIY

10 common mistakes people make with home generators

By Emma Caplan / BobVila

Close up of electric vehicle charger plugged into electric car
Technology

New ‘super-fast’ method can shave EV battery charging down to minutes

By Andrew Paul

Coast of Lake Superior
Environment

The untouched ‘wilderness’ of the Great Lakes is an illusion

By Dave Dempsey

European red fox crouched on concrete and looking directly into the camera
Science

Can invasive species ever be ‘good’?

By Miyo McGinn

Birders watch rare bird
Environment

Lost bird sightings can draw hundreds of thousands of tourist dollars

By Marina Wang / Hakai Magazine

Gila monster lizard and real-life dragon hissing in the desert
Science

Could dragons be real? Not in the way we think.

By Purbita Saha

Are drones the future of sustainable deliveries?
Environment

Are drones the future of sustainable deliveries?

By Carla Delgado

After 75 years, an extremely rare sea turtle returns to Louisiana
Environment

After 75 years, an extremely rare sea turtle returns to Louisiana

By Kris Millgate/Field & Stream

California poised to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars
Environment

California poised to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars

By Laura Baisas

Smoke stacks at coal burning power plant
Environment

Hawaii’s only coal plant will shut down for good in September

By Laura Baisas

A field of corn with farmhouse in the distance
Environment

We’re thinking about carbon credits all wrong

By Cadence Bambenek / Hothouse

Six young bees curled inside a honeycomb
Environment

Bees make more friends when they’re full of healthy gut bacteria

By Philip Kiefer

Tropical Fish on a coral reef and Doublebar bream.
Environment

For marine life to survive, we must cut carbon emissions

By Laura Baisas

Environmental justice protest
Environment

‘Green amendments’ could help states lock in environmental protections

By Sam Jones / Nexus Media News

A mysterious virus is killing dogs in Michigan
Environment

A mysterious virus is killing dogs in Michigan

By Laura Baisas

Severe droughts are bringing archaeological wonders and historic horrors to the surface
Environment

Severe droughts are bringing archaeological wonders and historic horrors to the surface

By Laura Baisas

George Washington Bridge traffic going into Manhattan in the daytime when congestion pricing will apply
Environment

Why congestion pricing reduces traffic better than new highway lanes

By Thor Benson

A woman wearing a blue short sleeved shirt and a wearable fan around her neck.

Can this portable fan help you stay cool, even during a heat wave?

By Stack Commerce

Parasitic fungi bursting from a fly's back in macro
Science

These thoughtful nature images were captured by scientists in action

By Popular Science Team

Why it’s so hard to swat flies, according to science
Environment

Why it’s so hard to swat flies, according to science

By Jamie Theobald and Ravindra Palavalli-Nettimi / The Conversation

A mining company buys out homeowners to avoid cleanup
Environment

A mining company buys out homeowners to avoid cleanup

By Mark Olalde and Maya Miller, ProPublica

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