Latest Environment Stories
Trumpetfish use other fish as camouflage
Shared e-scooters can be sustainable—but there’s a catch
In water-strained Utah, can golf courses justify their giant footprint?
As oceans become more acidic, creatures could struggle to smell
7 US parks where you can get stunning nightsky views
Did plastic straw bans work? Yes, but not in the way you’d think.
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Harvin Bhathal/Grist
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People around the world got really into feeding birds during the pandemic
Hydrogen-powered flight is closer to takeoff than ever
This giant sea cow-like whale may have been the heaviest creature to ever live on Earth
Pro tips for buying high-quality used furniture—and keeping it looking new
Coral is reproducing in broad daylight
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Chloe Glad/Hakai Magazine
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In photos: How John Deere builds its massive machines
The US ends incandescent lightbulb sales—with brighter days ahead
How male tobacco budworm moths found their perfect cologne
Jellyfish may have been roaming the seas for at least 500 million years
How the trash jar went from inspirational to elitist
6 tick-borne diseases you really don’t want to get
Outdated broadband equipment could find new life as EV chargers
Inside the warehouse that builds machines to liquify dead bodies
Why studying horses could help humans stay healthy, too
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Jane Manfredi/The Conversation
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Two ancient materials may help solve a modern energy dilemma
Cold War-era atomic weapons facilities in the US could become clean energy powerhouses
The world’s earliest bees may have called Gondwana home
July 2023 was likely the hottest month in 120,000 years
Howls, butt sniffs, and pee sprays: understanding animal languages
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Eva Meijer/MIT Press Reader
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The Cook Islands appear to embrace deep-sea mining—but at what risk?
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Rachel Reeves/Hakai Magazine
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How to make simple and delicious vegan butter
Recently awoken 46,000-year-old nematodes already have 100 generations of babies
150 million-year-old turtle ‘pancake’ found in Germany
Police say dogs help solve crimes. Little evidence supports that.
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Peter Andrey Smith/Undark
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7 automakers team up to cover the US and Canada with fast EV chargers
Eavesdropping on pink river dolphins could help save them
An Israeli wind project draws scrutiny on turbines and people’s health
Mass coral reef bleaching in Florida as ocean temperatures hit 100 degrees
These unusual plants had disappeared—until citizen scientists helped hunt them down
July’s extreme heat waves ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change
Artificial nests could give endangered birds a home near new offshore wind farm
Florida suburb is overrun by fluffy rabbits after breeder goes rogue
The best bird-watching binoculars in 2023
A flightless parrot is returning to mainland New Zealand after a 40-year absence
How ‘underground climate change’ affects life on the Earth’s surface
Leftovers of a 2,000-year-old curry discovered on stone cooking tools
Amazon might finally be cutting down on plastic waste
The key to bringing deep sea samples up to the coast? An underwater freezer.
Why the creators of ‘Jaws’ regretted making sharks the monsters
Turning plastic waste into streets faces roadblocks
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James Bruggers/Inside Climate News
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‘Brainwashing’ parasites inherit a strange genetic gap
US climate efforts look promising, but there’s more to do
Greenland’s ice sheets aren’t as old—or as resilient—as scientists expected
For decades, turmeric’s ultra-golden glow had a deadly secret
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Wudan Yan/Undark
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This art installation will tell time and produce solar energy
Paleontologists discover two new sabertooth cat species
This fungi-based substance might protect homes from ever-worsening wildfires
No guts left behind: Iceland’s quest to repurpose fish waste
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Lela Nargi/Hakai Magazine
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The first container ship fueled by food scraps is ready to set sail
The most sustainable phone on the market is the one in your pocket
An American start-up claims it just set a geothermal energy record
Alaska’s Shishaldin Volcano spews 5.5-mile-high ash cloud
Japan’s plan to release treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant is actually pretty safe
This badger-like mammal may have died while trying to eat a dinosaur
Who caught the first bluefin tuna?
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Karen Pinchin
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A cap on ‘luxury’ emissions could make a clean energy transition fairer
Hungry green sea turtles have eaten in the same seagrass meadows for about 3,000 years
This giant solar power station could beam energy to lunar bases
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