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How Bees Use the Sun for Navigation Even on Cloudy Days

Bees see differently than humans, for them the sky is more than just blue.

Is a Plant-Based Diet Really Healthy for Your Dog? This Study Has Surprising Findings

You may need to revisit your dog's diet.

Popular RVs in the US are built with wood from destroyed orangutan rainforest: Investigation

The RV industry’s hidden cost is orangutan habitat loss in Indonesia.

New Catalyst Recycles Plastics Without Sorting. It Even Works on Dirty Trash

A nickel catalyst just solved the biggest problem in plastic recycling.

This Bizarre Deep Sea Fish Uses a Tooth-Covered Forehead Club to Grip Mates During Sex

Scientists studying a strange deep sea fish uncovered the first true teeth outside the jaw.

Humans made wild animals smaller and domestic animals bigger. But not all of them

Why are goats and sheep so different?

A New Solar Panel Shield Made From Onion Peels Outlasted Industry Plastics in Tests

Natural dye from discarded onion peels outperforms fossil-based UV filters in durability and performance

Orcas Are Attacking Boats Again and We Still Don't Know Why

It's one of the most curious behaviors we've ever observed.

Ant Queen Breaks the Rules of Biology by Producing Male Offspring That Are a Different Species

It seems "almost unimaginable," researchers say.

Can AI finally show us how animals think?

Can science help you talk to your dog?

Climate Change Triggered European Revolutions That Changed the Course of History

Severe volcanic eruptions may have set the stage for several revolutions.

This Chihuahua Munched on a Bunch of Cocaine (and Fentanyl) and Lived to Tell the Tale

This almost-tragic event could have a very useful side.

Old Solar Panels Built in the Early 1990s Are Still Going Strong After 30 Years at 80% Original Power — And That’s a Big Deal for Our Energy Future

Thirty years later, old-school solar panels are still delivering on their promise.

The World’s Largest Solar Plant is Rising in Tibet. It's So Vast It's the Size of Chicago

A desert covered in solar panels and sheep could mark the beginning of the end for coal in China.

A Swiss Pilot Flew a Solar-Electric Aircraft to the Edge of the Stratosphere

A record-breaking flight offers a glimpse into the future of clean aviation

How Tariffs Could Help Canada Wean Itself from Fossil Fuels

Tariffs imposed by the U.S. could give its trading partners space to reduce their economies’ dependence on oil and gas.

A Single Mutation Made Horses Rideable and Changed Human History

Ancient DNA reveals how a single mutation reshaped both horses and human history.

Global Farmlands Already Grow Enough Food to Feed 15 Billion People but Half of Calories Never Make It to our Plates

Nearly half of the world’s food calories go to animals and engines instead of people.

Japan Just Switched on Asia’s First Osmotic Power Plant, Which Runs 24/7 on Nothing But Fresh Water and Seawater

A renewable energy source that runs day and night, powered by salt and fresh water.

Geologists Thought Rocks Take Millennia to Form. On This English Coastline, They’re Appearing in Decades

Soda tabs, zippers, and plastic waste are turning into rock before our eyes.

Hundreds of Americans Begged the EPA Not to Roll Back Climate Protections and Almost No One Listened

Public speaks out against EPA plan to rescind Endangerment Finding.

Shark Teeth Are Supposed to be Nearly Indestructible but Climate Change is Starting to Corrode Them

Sharks could suffer from climate change in ways that people hadn't previously considered.

Birds Are Singing Nearly An Hour Longer Every Day Because Of City Lights

Light pollution is making birds sing nearly an hour longer each day

China Has Built the First Underwater AI Data Center Cooled by the Ocean Itself

By sinking servers beneath the sea, China may change the future of sustainable computing.

Heatwaves Don't Just kill People. They Also Make Us Older

Every year's worth of heatwaves could add about two weeks of aging to your body

Parked Dark-Colored Cars Are Like Mini Heat Islands That Make City Streets Several Degrees Hotter

The color of your car may be heating your street—and your city

Horned 'Zombie Rabbits' Spook Locals in Colorado But Scientists Say These Could Hold Secrets to Cancer

The bizarre infection could help cancer research.

Giant solar panels in space could deliver power to Earth around the clock by 2050

A new study shows space solar panels could slash Europe’s energy costs by 2050.

Our Primate Ancestors Weighed Less Than an Ounce and Surprisingly Evolved in The Cold – Not The Tropics

New research overturns decades of assumptions about how – and where – our lineage began.

Island Nation Tuvalu Set 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.

Scientists Master the Process For Better Chocolate and It’s Not in the Beans

Researchers finally control the fermentation process that can make or break chocolate.

Newly Found Stick Bug is Heavier Than Any Insect Ever Recorded in Australia

Bigger than a cockroach and lighter than a golf ball, a giant twig emerges from the misty mountains.

Dolphins and Whales Can Be Friends and Sometimes Hang Out Together

They have a club and you're not invited.

Cats in a Finnish Village Have a Coat Pattern That's Never Been Seen Before

These beautiful and unique cats have similarly unique DNA.

These Seabirds Poop 5% of Their Body Weight Every Hour and They Only Do It While Flying Over the Ocean

Scientists strapped cameras to shearwaters and discovered nonstop midair pooping.

Beef is Driving Huge Deforestation and Emissions, But Is Regenerative Grazing a Solution?

Beef production contributes to numerous global crises, from climate change to habitat destruction to biodiversity loss.

It Costs Less Than A Hundredth Of A Cent To Stop An Hour Of Chicken Pain, Scientists Say

Researchers attempt to measure animal pain in dollars and hours.

The UK Government Says You Should Delete Emails to Save Water. That’s Dumb — and Hypocritical

The drought is real. But deleting your selfies won't fill the reservoirs.

Up To 6 Percent Of Wild Australian Birds Appear To Be Switching Sexes And Scientists Think Pollution Could Be To Blame

Chemicals may be turning female birds into males in the wild and the phenomenon might be more common than we think.

This New Indoor Solar Cell Could Power the Entire Internet of Things Using Only the Light From Your Ceiling

Tiny devices could soon run entirely on indoor light

Dementia In Cats Mirrors Alzheimer’s In Humans And It Could Transform Research For Both Species

Researchers find feline dementia mimics human Alzheimer’s at the cellular level.

Why Aren't There Giant Animals Anymore?

Contrary to Cope's Rule, today's animals, including polar bears, are shrinking due to climate change and human impacts.

Agent Orange And Napalm Ravaged Vietnam’s Forests And Mangroves And The Damage Lingers Decades After The War

Fifty years on, Vietnam is still reckoning with the long-term ecological toll of U.S. warfare—a grim warning as Israel and Russia unleash similar destruction in Gaza and Ukraine.

A swarm of jellyfish just shut down 10% of France's nuclear power

On a hot August night, jellyfish jammed a nuclear giant.

White House Wants to Destroy NASA Satellites Tracking Climate Change and Plant Health

Eliminating funds or scaling down the operations of Earth-observing satellites could be catastrophic.

Once Hunted to Extinction, California’s Gray Wolves Are Back — And Not Everyone’s Howling With Joy

After nearly a century, gray wolves are roaming California again — igniting a fierce mix of wonder, fear, and conflict.

Scientists Spied on Great Tits All Winter and Caught Them Drifting Apart Toward Divorce

Bird couples drift apart long before they split, Oxford study finds.

Elephants Use Dozens of Gestures to Ask for Apples and Scientists Say That’s No Accident

Elephants were found to gesture intentionally when they wanted humans to give them apples. This trait was thought to exist mainly in primates.

A Radioactive Wasp Nest Was Just Found at an Old U.S. Nuclear Weapons Site and No One Knows What Happened

Wasp nest near nuclear waste tanks tested 10 times above safe radiation limits

Coastal Flooding Is Much Worse Than Official Records Show — and No One’s Measuring It

There were big flaws in how we estimated floods in coastal communities.

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