Latest Environment Stories
How hummingbirds switch gears at breakneck speeds
Tahoe avalanche: What causes seemingly safe snow slopes to collapse?
These extinct, nearly 10-foot-tall apes could not adapt to shifting seasons
Why fruit bats can eat tons of sugar without getting diabetes
This tiny sea creature builds a ‘snot palace’ to capture food
The bizarre sex lives of insects
The next frontier in EV battery recycling: Graphite
In Juneau, Alaska, a carbon offset project that’s actually working
AI and satellite data helped uncover the ocean’s ‘dark vessels’
Extinct ‘terror beasts’ were some pretty formidable worms
Matabele ants might be able to diagnose and treat infected wounds
Prepare for any storm ahead with 37% off this Jackery solar generator
The 6 best mosquito traps for 2024
The best air purifiers for pets in 2024, tested and reviewed
As salmon disappear, a battle over Alaska Native fishing rights heats up
These fingernail-sized jellyfish can regenerate tentacles—but how?
Wild ‘super pigs’ from Canada could become a new front in the war on feral hogs
Five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs have been identified
This tiny ‘leaf-nester’ is the smallest known fanged frog
Mysterious morel mushrooms at center of food poisoning outbreak
The best LED grow lights for 2024
Why scientists are studying aardvarks’ poop
Lessons from Lake Tanganyika’s scale eating fish
Reindeer can see UV light—and we may know why
In the face of extreme weather, scientists look to adapt crops
This ‘blue dragon’ sliced through the ancient Pacific with paddle-like fins
The best automatic cat feeders for 2024
Arctic seals have special noses
The public lands and the energy transition conundrum
Rare bird with half male and half female plumage photographed in Colombia
Releasing pet goldfish into the wild has serious consequences
New Zealand’s quest to save its rotund, flightless parrots
In Alaska, preparing for tsunamis is no small feat
Wildfires are thawing the tundra
Why dinosaur footprints inspired paleontologist Martin Lockley
Bacterial ‘blood’ could heal cracks in concrete
Even lab mice are getting VR headsets now
‘Forever chemicals’ found in freshwater fish, yet most states don’t warn residents
Fossil first identified as plant is actually a baby turtle
Warming oceans could thaw trapped ‘fire-ice’
Meet NeRmo, the mouse robot with backbone
Ancient Egyptians likely kept baboons in captivity—and mummified them
What would happen if everyone stopped eating meat tomorrow?
Mice may be able to recognize their own reflections
Watch the mucus-filled, synchronized mating dance of bioluminescent ‘sea fireflies’
Tracing the crocodiles’ curious evolutionary family tree
Millions of years ago, male mosquitoes may have been blood suckers too
The world’s largest experimental tokamak nuclear fusion reactor is up and running
Digitized records from wildlife centers show the most common ways that humans harm wild animals
Watch this eel robot effortlessly glide underwater
Go (virtually) adopt an axolotl, the ‘Peter Pan’ of amphibians
Fiber optic cables can pick up cicadas’ droning din
US military says national security depends on ‘forever chemicals’
An unknown respiratory illness is sickening dogs in the US, but ‘don’t panic’
Geothermal energy now helps power Google’s desert data centers
A legendary Vangunu giant rat was finally caught on camera
All the fish we cannot see
Female Taricha newts are more poisonous than males
How AI could help scientists spot ‘ultra-emission’ methane plumes faster—from space
A critically endangered Sumatran rhino named Delilah welcomes first calf
My dog’s safe space can be your dog’s new happy place
Green shipping picks up speed
African penguins may tell each other apart by the spots in their plumage
Tracking bird migration with radio-based technology