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fall leaves on ground

Climate change is affecting fall foliage, but not in the way you think

a forest at night

Nights are warming faster than days. Here’s what that means for the planet.

Why autumn air smells so delicious and sweet

By Sara Kiley Watson

An artist's impression of the Hubble capturing a lunar eclipse during a blood moon.

Hubble just captured a lunar eclipse for the first time ever

By Paola Rosa-Aquino

overhead view of a coral reef

Lab-grown algae might help save corals from climate change

a woman throws fall leaves into the air while smiling

2020 isn’t all bad. Here are 13 science stories to be thankful for.

By Rachel Feltman

Young trees have special adaptations that could save the Amazon

Four rows of repeated gifts for new plant parents: a pink cactus humidifer, bonsai scissors, a green ZZ plants in a white pot, and green and white plant lover socks.

20+ gifts to help your new plant parent friends grow their love of plants

By Helen Bradshaw

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What it would have been like to experience the dinosaur‑killing asteroid armageddon

By Michael J. Benton, Monica Grady / The Conversation

Spread wings of a wild crested caracara in South Texas USA

There’s a reason we don’t have birds the size of elephants

By Stephen Brusatte / The Conversation

Fires in the Amazon have given us a lot to worry about, but the Earth’s oxygen supply isn’t one of them

Fires in the Amazon have given us a lot to worry about, but the Earth’s oxygen supply isn’t one of them

By Scott Denning/The Conversation

How China got the first seedling to sprout on the moon

How China got the first seedling to sprout on the moon

This vampire stump’s lust for life hints at an arboreal superorganism

This vampire stump’s lust for life hints at an arboreal superorganism

By Charlie Wood

Mass extinctions made life on Earth more diverse—and might again

Mass extinctions made life on Earth more diverse—and might again

By Nick Longrich/The Conversation

Plastic chemicals could harm the ocean bacteria that produce 10 percent of our oxygen

Plastic chemicals could harm the ocean bacteria that produce 10 percent of our oxygen

Ancient fungi may have laid the groundwork for complex life

Ancient fungi may have laid the groundwork for complex life

By Katie Field/The Conversation

Designer plants could help you do your laundry

Designer plants could help you do your laundry

By Ellen Airhart

A great climate comes from happy soil. Could happy soil come from California?

A great climate comes from happy soil. Could happy soil come from California?

Fake trees could help us fight climate change

Fake trees could help us fight climate change

By Marlene Cimons

‘Record-setting’ doesn’t do our CO2 levels justice. This chart does.

‘Record-setting’ doesn’t do our CO2 levels justice. This chart does.

By Alex Schwartz

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Tropical analysis meteorologist Aidan Mahoney works at his station at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, on May 30, 2025. The administration of US President Donald Trump has fired hundreds of staff at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and deleted government websites with data on the weather and climate. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP)

Why haven’t we had an Atlantic hurricane yet? Thank El Niño.

By Matt Simon / Grist

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Bald eagles Shadow and Kaydee share a peaceful morning, Jackie’s memorial service approaches

By Laura Baisas