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Clever elks move to private lands when hunting season starts. But there are some unexpected problems

The elks couldn't save themselves in the end, as Utah handed out hunting permints for private lands.

The poorest of the world also suffer a lot of kitchen pollution -- especially women

The new study also suggests how progress could be done: by introducing sustainable means of cooking and changing habits.

A simple change in manufacturing could usher in longer-lasting thin solar panels

One process designed to improve the efficiency of these panels actually ends up degrading them over time.

The Arctic seafloor is collapsing into sinkholes; thawing permafrost seems to be the cause

For once, human activity seems not to be the main cause -- but we need more data to make sure.

What do grasshoppers eat? Turns out, it's much more than just grass

New research shows surprising similarities between grasshoppers and mammal teeth.

Voles cut down grass to have a better view of predators

The tiny critters are ecosystem engineers, and it's helping them evade predators.

Scientists inch closer to artificial rhino eggs to save species from extinction

Starting from meager skin cells, scientists want to generate artificial northern white rhino eggs to replenish the population.

Thousands of eagles and other raptors killed by lead poisoning from hunters' gun ammo in Europe

Many birds of prey are killed after they consume the meat of other animals shot by hunters with lead bullets.

Octopuses have learned how to use litter from the bottom of the sea

... and there's a lot of litter to use.

Re-wetting the land can restore tropical peatlands without affecting farmers

Helping nature comes at no economic cost.

How Ukrainians are desperately fighting to protect their cultural heritage amid an invasion

Ukraine's museums, artists and art lovers are fighting hard to protect their country's past, present, and future.

Scientists want to make sex traps for Asian giant hornets -- the insects that want to wipe out honeybees

These ghastly insects are sometimes called "murder hornets" because they've killed dozens of people. Now entomologists want to weaponize sex against them.

Billions of genetically modified mosquitoes will be released in the US. Here’s why

The insects, all male, will be released into the wild to mate with females. But not everyone's convinced it's a good idea.

Invasive insects will kill 1.4 million urban trees in the US by 2050

Hotspots for insects identified in the study include New York, Chicago and Milwaukee

Cleaning products may expose people to the same pollution levels as car exhaust

Cleaning your home may carry more health risks than running your car indoors.

The other tragedy in Ukraine: animals in zoos and shelters are getting killed. So are their keepers

It's just one of many gut wrenching stories from Ukraine. Links on how to help are at the bottom of the page

Plant species that humans don't need are going towards extinction

Study finds more losers than winners among over 80,000 plant species.

The jury is out: we don't know enough about deep-sea mining yet to do it safely

Governments and companies want to start as quickly as possible. But scientists say it would be unwise.

Thailand's massive floating solar farm lays the foundation for its emission-free future

The project can supply round-the-clock solar and hydro power.

Eunice Foote: the first person to measure the impact of carbon dioxide on climate

Eunice Foote was the first to discover that carbon dioxide traps heat in the atmosphere.

EU wants to reduce Russian energy dependency. Here’s how they plan to do it

The European Commission hopes to cut gas imports from Russia by about two-thirds this year.

UK government allows emergency use of bee-harming pesticide

The neonicotinoid, called thiamethoxam, was banned in 2018 in the European Union. Now, with Brexit, it could come back in the UK.

Geese may be the first domesticated birds. It first started 7,000 years ago

First there were geese, then came fried chicken.

Can the Ukraine war finally convince Europe to fully embrace renewables?

The war has disrupted the bloc's reliance on Russian natural gas and countries are looking for alternatives.

New book illustrates patterns and shapes behind life on Earth

The book wants to change the way we see and relate with the natural world.

Individual actions can reduce up to 25% of global carbon emissions. Here's how

From eating green to traveling fresh, here are some of the things you can do right now.

Lead exposure from gasoline has affected the IQ of 1 in 2 Americans since the 1940s

Leaded gasoline may have stolen 800 million IQ points from the country.

Amazon rainforest approaching tipping point of turning into savannah

Over 75% of the Amazon is losing resilience, bringing it closer to a very dangerous threshold.

These hard-bodied robots can reproduce, learn and evolve autonomously

Virtual code has become virtual DNA.

Asian markets are driving sharks to extinction -- but European fishermen are selling them fins

The gruesome practice of shark finning is not addressed enough.

The world’s largest economies promised a pandemic green recovery. They did not deliver

G20 countries kept business as usual during the pandemic, study shows -- green efforts were underwhelming.

These nanobots powered by magnets can successfully remove water pollutants

They could guide the design of sustainable tech for the removal of pollutants

How one lab greatly reduced its environmental footprint

A lab in Ireland was able to cut emissions and plastic use while saving money.

A new climate change report just came out. Here's what it says

A landmark IPCC report gives a stark warning of the consequences of global warming. Things are not going in the right direction.

Tourists are accelerating snowmelt in Antarctica

Even the most unhospitable place on Earth is attracting thousands of visitors yearly.

Exposure to air pollution could be a cause of ADHD in children

Where you grow up matters, especially if the air is polluted

Global warming could fuel extreme wildfires, making them 30% more common by 2050

UN anticipates big rise in the frequency of wildfires by the end of the century

Magpies: 1, Scientists: 0. Birds help each other to remove tracking devices

An experiment can always go wrong, especially when the birds’ gang up against you.

Hybrid battery feeds cyanobacteria with electricity to supercharge photosynthesis

It's a welcome addition to solving the climate crisis.

These African ticks survived for 8 years without food. Females laid eggs years after the last male had died

These creatures just won't stop ticking.

Balkanatolia: the forgotten ancient battleground where mammals fought for supremacy in Europe

The Balkans and Anatolia once formed a single landmass separated from the rest of Europe, and may have been a major stepping stone in a mammalian invasion from Asia.

These impressive trees can absorb microplastics through their roots

With their help, soils polluted with microplastics could be remediated.

Emissions drop during pandemic contributed to record rainfall in China

Don't worry, if we continue reducing our emissions this won't happen.

An AI was just used to control plasma inside a nuclear fusion reactor

The prospect of clean, limitless energy is still a ways off -- but it's starting to take shape.

A new problem from air pollution: It could be affecting sperm quality

Another reason, if they needed one, for countries to tackle air pollution

Climate change is making spring come earlier and earlier in the Northern Hemisphere

Less frequent rainy days are making plants grow leaves earlier every decade.

Florida is distributing tons of lettuce to save starving manatees

Manatees in Florida are in big trouble: polluted water runoff is causing algae blooms, which affect the seagrass they eat

Australia waves goodbye to its largest coal plant -- seven years earlier than expected

The plant will now close in 2025 and be replaced by a large-scale battery facility.

Energy giants claim to focus on clean energy. This study says they're lying

They're a big part of why climate change is happening but aren’t doing their fair share

Every year, locals from the Faroe islands slaughter thousands of dolphins as a tradition. Now it could be banned

Although part of local tradition, the custom has outraged many across the globe.

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