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The AI Boom Is Thirsty for Water — And Communities Are Paying the Price

What if the future of artificial intelligence depends on your town running out of water?

What If We Built Our Skyscrapers from Wood? It's Just Crazy Enough to Work (And Good for the Planet)

Forget concrete and steel. The real future is wood.

Southern Ocean Salinity May Be Triggering Sea Ice Loss

New satellite technology has revealed that the Southern Ocean is getting saltier, an unexpected turn of events that could spell big trouble for Antarctica.

Scientists Just Rediscovered the World’s Smallest Snake — Thought Lost for 20 Years

A blind, worm-sized snake was hiding under a rock in Barbados all along

Athens Is Tapping a 2,000-Year-Old Roman Aqueduct To Help Survive a Megadrought

Sometimes new problems need old solutions.

Tuvalu Is on Track to Become the First Country Lost to Climate Change. More Than 80% of the Population Apply to Relocate to Australia Under World's First 'Climate Visa'

Tuvalu will likely become the first nation to vanish because of climate change.

Nearly Three-Quarters of New Solar and Wind Projects Are Being Built in China

China is driving a global shift in energy with a record-breaking expansion of solar and wind power.

These Dolphins Use Sea Sponges on Their Faces to Hunt and It’s More Complicated Than Anyone Thought

Dolphins in Australia pass down a quirky hunting tool that distorts their sonar but boosts their success.

This Is the Oldest Ice on the Planet and It’s About to Be Slowly Melted to Unlock 1.5 Million Years of Climate History

Antarctic ice core may reveal how Earth’s glacial rhythms transformed a million years ago.

Satellite Eyes Reveal Which Ocean Sanctuaries Are Really Working (And Which Are Just 'Paper Parks')

AI and radar satellites expose where illegal fishing ends — and where it persists.

Over 90% of global renewable power projects are now cheaper than fossil fuels

Solar is 40% cheaper, and onshore wind is under half the price.

Humans Built So Many Dams, We’ve Shifted the Planet’s Poles

Massive reservoirs have nudged Earth’s axis by over a meter since 1835.

How Some Butterflies Fooled Evolution and Developed a Second "Head"

They did it to trick predators and it worked.

Scientists Taught Bacteria to Make Cheese Protein Without a Single Cow

Researchers crack a decades-old problem by producing functional casein in E. coli

Moths Can Hear When Plants Are in Trouble and It Changes How They Lay Their Eggs

Researchers find moths avoid laying eggs on plants emitting ultrasonic distress clicks.

How Pesticides Are Giving Millions of Farmers Sleepless Nights

Pesticides seem to affect us in even more ways than we thought.

Two Wild Cats Thought to Be Disappearing in Pakistan Just Reappeared on Camera

These rare cats were almost impossible to spot in Pakistan until now.

World’s First Eyeless Wasp and Numerous Other Strange Creatures Discovered in the Dark Caves of Nullarbor in Australia

Welcome to a new dark world where eye for an eye won’t ever be an issue.

Researchers Studied Hundreds of Dogs Watching TV and Their Favorite TV Shows Might Say a Lot About Their Personality

A study of 453 dogs reveals how personality shapes what they watch — and why it matters.

The Race to the Bottom: Japan Is Set to Start Testing Deep-Sea Mining

There's a big hidden cost to this practice.

Bees are facing a massive survival challenge. Could AI help them?

Our tiny friends are in trouble and it's because of us.

Melting Glaciers May Unleash Hundreds of Dormant Volcanoes and Scientists Are Worried

Glacier retreat is triggering more explosive eruptions, with global consequences

This New Bioplastic Is Clear Flexible and Stronger Than Oil-Based Plastic. And It’s Made by Microbes

New material mimics plastic’s versatility but biodegrades like a leaf.

There's a massive, ancient river system under Antarctica's ice sheet

This has big implications for our climate models.

For the first time in history, solar was Europe's top source of electricity

Europe is quietly becoming a solar powerhouse.

Deadly Heatwave Killed 2,300 in Europe, and 1,500 of those were due to climate change

How hot is too hot to survive in a city?

These fig trees absorb CO2 from the air and convert it into stone

This sounds like science fiction, but the real magic lies underground

Koalas Spend Just 10 Minutes a Day on the Ground and That’s When Most Die

Koalas spend 99% of their lives in trees but the other 1% is deadly.

The new fashion trend among chimpanzees: sticking grass in your ear (and butt)

A new trend is making the rounds in a chimp community.

The "de-extincted" dire wolves are 6 months old and getting quite big

At just over six months old, the world’s first de-extinct animals are exceeding expectations and demonstrating the remarkable growth patterns that made their ancestors formidable Ice Age predators. Colossal’s latest dire wolf update reveals that Romulus and Remus now weigh over 90 pounds—already 20% larger than gray wolves at the same developmental stage—while demonstrating some […]

The US Military Emits More CO2 Than Sweden. But A Slight Budget Cut Could Have an Oversized Positive Effect

New study finds reducing defense budgets has a larger impact than increasing them.

Hive Mind: The Surprising Mental Health Benefits of Beekeeping

Tucked away in the shaded corner of a community garden in New Haven, Connecticut, a beehive awaits.  Seven teenagers are here to check on their beehive’s health, but before they do, they need to prepare themselves for the moment. Gathered beneath a bountiful oak tree, they pull on their bee suits – pink and white […]

Humans Have Been Reshaping Earth with Fire for at Least 50,000 Years

Fossil charcoal reveals early humans’ growing impact on the carbon cycle before the Ice Age.

Methane Leaks from Fossil Fuels Hit Record Highs. And We're Still Looking the Other Way

Powerful leaks, patchy action, and untapped fixes keep methane near record highs in 2024.

This Enzyme-Infused Concrete Could Turn Buildings into CO2 Sponges

A new study offers a greener path for concrete, the world’s dirtiest building material.

One-Third of the World's Scavengers are Disappearing And This Could Trigger a Human Health Crisis

Nature’s least loved animals are dying fast. This could make the environment stinky and pathogens unstoppable.

Scientists Catch Two Wild Orcas "French Kissing" And It Might Mean More Than You Think

Scientists believe the habit is a part of social bonding.

Wild Orcas Are Offering Fish to Humans and Scientists Say They May Be Trying to Bond with Us

Scientists recorded 34 times orcas offered prey to humans over 20 years.

No Mercury, No Cyanide: This is the Safest and Greenest Way to Recover Gold from E-waste

A pool cleaner and a spongy polymer can turn used and discarded electronic items into a treasure trove of gold.

This $10 Hack Can Transform Old Smartphones Into a Tiny Data Center

The throwaway culture is harming our planet. One solution is repurposing billions of used smartphones.

Glass bottles shed up to 50 times more microplastics into drinks than plastic or cans -- and the paint on the cap may be to blame

Glass bottles may surprisingly release more plastic particles than plastic ones.

This Shark Expert Has Spent Decades Studying Attacks and Says We’ve Been Afraid for the Wrong Reasons

The cold truth about shark attacks and why you’re safer than you think.

What if Every Roadkill Had a Memorial?

Road ecology, the scientific study of how road networks impact ecosystems, presents a perfect opportunity for community science projects.

This Bear Lived Two Years With a Barrel Lid Stuck on Its Neck Before Finally Being Freed

A Michigan bear wore a plastic ring for two years. Somehow, it’s doing just fine.

These Squirrels Are Hunting and Eating Meat and Scientists Only Just Noticed

California ground squirrels surprise scientists with their newly discovered taste for mammalian flesh.

Octopuses use microbes to "taste" their surroundings with their arms

As if octopuses weren't stunning enough.

A Massive Study Just Proved Plastic Bag Bans Actually Work

Reductions in shoreline litter offer rare good news.

Wasp Mums Keep Remarkable Mental To-Do List For Multiple Nests Despite Tiny Brain

The childcare schedule of female digger wasps is impressive to say the least.

Why Bats Don’t Get Cancer—And What That Could Mean for Us

Bats can live up to 40 years without developing cancer. Scientists now know why.

These Moths in Australia Use the Milky Way as a GPS to Fly 1,000 Kilometers

A threatened Australian insect joins the exclusive club of celestial navigators.

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