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Usually, whenever you hear about dumping things in the ocean, it's cringe. But this is different.
It's almost 100 times more costly than previously thought.
Scientists are stunned by this new discovery.
While big changes are needed, they would bring trillions of dollars in benefits
The solutions could be useful everywhere.
It could expand what we know of fires in arid regions
Farming has grown to be a major threat for all wildlife on Earth.
Forests can make a difference, urban areas not so much.
They created the world’s largest butterfly tree of life
Two thirds of American car dealers aren't selling EVs. A third wouldn't sell them even if they could.
These spiders have learned to walk like ants and look like flowers, but can these tricks help them escape their predators?
It's an extraordinary and very surprising behavior.
Millions in the US still rely on water from utilities with health violations.
The unexpected discovery started in the halls of a dusty museum.
Researchers are baffled by strange sounds of unknown origin in the stratosphere.
It could be a breakthrough for plastic recycling.
The trial ran was launched after complaints from environmental campaigners.
The most infuriating thing about this is that methane leaks aren't all that hard to fix.
It just doesn't make sense to keep on investing in coal.
It's the first example of a habitat-selective creature from the Ediacaran Period.
Scientists learn how to be more social with unfamiliar cats.
It could save a big amount of polluting emissions
But the "light" web is even more problematic.
This could help us to better protect the salt flat ecosystems.
Researchers call for coordinated effort with funders, governments and farmers
It's never easy to reintroduce a species to the wild. But it seems to be working.
It's us. The way we're treating the environment is the problem.
There are more than 6,000 ships carrying containers around the world at any point in time.
The Jellyfish-Bot is a low-power, high-efficiency solution for marine cleanup
They hold almost all of the world’s freshwater ice
The transition of ocean creatures to landlubbers was one of the most epic journeys in evolutionary history.
Moving beyond batteries when addressing renewable energy storage.
Torpedo-shaped Icefin robot can go to insane depths beneath ice and help us understand what's making the doomsday glacier melt so fast.
No more unwanted gifts from your cat left at home
Life uhm... finds a way?
Climate or economy? Nope -- more like climate *and* economy.
Chemicals released by predators could serve as a pesticide alternative for ridding fields of insects.
The long-haired, bushy-tailed East African rat looks like a cross between a skunk and a porcupine. However, it doesn’t spray any foul-smelling chemicals nor is its fur sharp enough to pierce the skin of a hungry predator. To protect itself, this enterprising rodent eats a poisonous plant that local hunters have been using for hundreds […]
This may have driven the evolution of upright apes
We've never seen so much renewable energy generated in a single year
This can be prevented by ensuring dumpsters are closed and garbage is bagged.
Plant domestication can't be explained just by the behavior of humans.
Habitat conservation could reduce and even reverse the species decline.
The technology is coming in fast, but scaling production and convincing consumers won't be all that easy.
A probiotic cocktail promises to save the only US coral reef barrier. But we need to act fast, if we are really serious about it.
The sandgrouse can carry water in its belly feathers from miles away. Now, scientists finally learned how the birds pull it off.
Afraid of nuclear plants? Perhaps you should be more afraid of air pollution.
The higher the temperature, the more chances to hit a home run, a study found.
Urban elites over-consume water for their own personal leisure, at the expense of underprivileged people.
A zirconium-based catalyst promises to break down polymers. It's probably the best plastic-degradation solution we've come across.
