Latest Environment Stories
Google is inviting citizen scientists to its underwater listening room
Spider glue might evolve faster than the spiders themselves
The best dog harnesses of 2023
Some coastal critters are thriving in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
How to grow plants in the dark
The mysterious ‘Tully monster’ didn’t have a spine after all
Ancient beetles had a taste for dinosaur feathers
Blue carbon is a natural climate solution with big potential
Food forests can bring climate resilience, better health, and tasty produce to city residents
California’s eye-popping super bloom is one for the books
Inside climate activists’ uneasy relationship with ‘net-zero’
Bears can count, take selfies, use tools, recognize supermodels, and even open car doors
Baby cod seem to be drawn to the lullaby of wind turbines
What happens when a tree dies?
How the Tonga eruption rang Earth ‘like a bell’
Southern Florida got 26 inches of rain in 24 hours
A plant-based diet full of leaves may have helped apes stand upright
Cyborg cockroaches could one day scurry to your rescue
At 441,000 pounds and 192 feet underwater, this is the world’s deepest wind turbine
Pygmy zebra octopus stripe patterns are as unique as human fingerprints
Hibernating bears hold many secrets for better human health
Oldest bat skeleton ever found by paleontologists finally has a name
Go ahead, leave your fresh eggs on the counter in this handmade wooden tray
Proposed vehicle emissions standards would be America’s toughest yet
The alluring tail of the Luna moth is surprisingly useless for finding a mate
Sea cucumbers have a Spiderman-esque superpower—and it involves their butts
In Oregon, a microchip gold rush could pave over long-protected farmland
Delaying departure may help birds migrate around climate change
Rainbow trout are vulnerable to viruses—and microplastics make them even sicker
The best meat alternatives of 2023
Pang Pha the elephant learned to peel bananas by mimicking humans
Pendulums under ocean waves could prevent beach erosion
Set your computer to turn on and off on a schedule
How big banks can make real progress against climate change
Lunar laws could protect the moon from humanity
The earliest spring on record is bad news for the eastern US
Easy ways to stop carpenter bees from remodeling your home
A warming climate is driving salmon to switch streams
Dog’s are a human’s best friend—and a shorebird’s worst enemy
Woolly mammoths evolved tiny ears over 700,000 years in Siberia
Hotter weather could be changing baseball
Chronic wasting disease is sickening deer and elk. Could predators help?
Antarctic ice can melt 20 times faster than we thought
Caribbean coral is getting sick and dying. A probiotic could help.
This phantom lake in California is back with a vengeance
Notes from meticulous medieval monks could illuminate this scientific wonder
Say hello to the deepest-dwelling fish ever caught on camera
The best dog puzzles of 2023
Why snails and slugs are so slow
Scientists may have figured out why elephants exhibit complex emotions
Do magic tricks work on monkeys? Only if they have opposable thumbs like us.
The best solar panels of 2023
This is how bad a ‘super pig’ problem can really get
Troodons laid eggs in communal nests just like modern ostriches
Tornado outbreak killed dozens of people across the US this weekend
Scientists are finally getting into the rhythm of sea creatures’ lunar cycle
For the first time, renewable energy generation beat out coal in the US
Dehydrating food can save you money and reduce waste
Why researchers surveyed more than 1.1 billion objects across 73 museums
Otters are back, but that doesn’t mean our rivers are safe
Beehives are the honeypot for a city’s microbial secrets
After 50 years in captivity, Lolita the orca may be freed
Critically endangered right whales are losing the battle against fishing boats
The best dog food delivery services of 2023