Latest Environment Stories
A rare fish with ‘hands’ is spotted in a surprising place
Communities struggling with opioid addiction have a new complication: climate disasters
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Robin Buller/High Country News
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A remote Air Force base in Alaska is getting its own nuclear reactor
Microflier robots use the science of origami to fall like leaves
Dogs and wolves remember where you hide their food
Heat pumps still get the job done in extreme cold
Oysters can’t sleep—and your lights might be the cause
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Hannah Seo/Hakai Magazine
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It’s Fat Bear season again! This is the best feed to keep up with these hairy giants
Almost every place on Earth was affected by extreme temperatures this summer
11 jaw-dropping photos of marsupials, mushrooms, and more
These crow relatives put food over friendship
This liquid hydrogen-powered plane successfully completed its first test flights
New series offers an intimate look into how climate change impacts the lives of wildlife
Polar bear decline is directly linked to greenhouse gas emissions
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Bob Berwyn/Inside Climate News
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How an internet sleuth rekindled hope for the survival of the clown wedgefish
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Brian Howey/Hakai Magazine
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‘Living material’ water filter uses bacteria to neutralize water pollutants
Scientists discover a cat-sized ancient koala in Australia
How sprinkling volcanic rocks on farmland could capture carbon dioxide
Why the rare skin cancer that killed Jimmy Buffett may become more common
This new subsea communications system can run on an iota of power
The Tonga volcanic eruption reshaped the seafloor in mind-boggling ways
Millions of tons of waste could be eliminated by ‘nudging’ consumers to skip the plastic fork
This alternative to lithium-based batteries could help store renewable energy
Traveling through the world’s most traffic-heavy city just got a lot quicker—and greener
A ‘season of simmering’: This summer’s 3-month streak was hottest ever recorded
Our tree-climbing ancestors evolved our abilities to throw far and reach high
What does sleep mean for animals?
Poppyseed-sized nuclear fuel cells might power a NASA moon base
Paper cups still use plastic—and it’s a problem for the planet
The best retractable dog leashes of 2023
Should doctors and nurses discuss the dangers of heat?
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Martha Bebinger/KFF Health News
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Scientists are using AI to track coal train dust
Sweden is testing a semi-truck trailer covered in 100 square meters of solar panels
This small, squishy robot is cuter than its cockroach inspiration
The next frontier in saving the world’s heaviest parrots: genome sequencing
Why machines don’t work as well in extreme heat
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Srinivas Garimella and Matthew T. Hughes/The Conversation
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Maine’s puffins show another year of remarkable resiliency
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
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