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White House nominates Barry Myers to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

He brings relevant expertise to the table, but also possible conflicts of interest.

Losing Nemo: Climate change threatens the colorful clownfish

Instead of finding, we're losing Nemo :(

Human activity is destroying the ozone layer -- again

The ozone layer recovery could be delayed by as many as 30 years by rising industrial pollutants.

Unprecedented, catastrophic wildfires blaze through California

Strong evidence indicates that humans are at least partly to blame.

The secret to the albatross sustained flight: staying crosswind at all times

The bird can effortlessly travel up to 500 miles in a single day just by occasionally flapping its formidable wings.

Gaping hole larger than the Netherlands opens up in icy sea off Antarctica

Scientists caution that it's too early to involve climate change in this instance.

Coal formation sucked so much CO2 out of the atmosphere that Earth nearly froze over 300 million years ago

"It is quite an irony that forming the coal that today is a major factor for dangerous global warming once almost lead to global glaciation," the author said.

What gives durian, the world's smelliest fruit, its distinctive pungent scent

Their aroma has been described as "terrible" and "foul". Now we know why.

How dirty, soot-covered birds can track down pollution over a whole century

Back in the day when Chicago and Pittsburg were the world's Beijing and New Delhi.

We could power the whole of human civilization with wind turbines in the open sea

Offshore wind farms could provide three times more power than land-based turbines

Scott Pruitt says subsidies give renewables an unfair edge, and here's why he's a monumental hypocrite

Capital H.

There is no real debate around 'is climate change real?'

The climate change debate is moot.

Radioactive boars spark concern in Sweden

Boars will be boars -- radioactive or not.

Scotland's wind turbines are getting better and better

Bravo, Scotland!

Rarest songbird species turns out to be even rarer than thought -- because it never existed

So rare there's not one of them.

Renewable flip flops: scientists produce the "No. 1" footwear in the world from algae

Walk a mile in these shoes.

Elusive stick insect thought extinct for 80 years is still alive and kicking

The amazing story of an insect presumed dead for decades.

Musk says Puerto Rico's power grid could be built from the ground up with solar and battery packs

A great opportunity for clean energy to help set a tragedy right.

Neonicotinoid pesticides found in 75 percent of honey worldwide

The pesticide is heavily linked with the dramatic collapse of bee populations around the world.

Scotland bans hydraulic fracking -- indefinitely

Some argue a firmer ban is in order.

In 2016, Coca-Cola produced 1 billion more plastic bottles than in 2015

The forgotten ingredient of a Coke -- plastic.

Roll-out solar panels that unfurl like a carpet electrify tiny British island

The system can fit 10 times as much power output than traditional panels in a given container.

New York mice are actively evolving into a new species: city mice

Soon they'll carry little smartphones around. I hope.

Dusty solar panels slash power output by over 35%, study reveales

It's called "clean" energy for a reason.

Raccoons solve ancient Greek puzzle showing they can understand water displacement

They're as wise as crows in this respect. A tasty treat helped, of course.

UK's massive wind turbines are setting the course for a cheap-energy future

They're more like bigbines.

Some sharks and rays live twice as long as we thought

The implications could be important for fish stock estimates.

Marine biologist finds gaping blue hole in Great Barrier Reef using Google Maps

He dived into the blue hole himself and inside found striking coral species.

Bed bugs love your dirty laundry, and this has helped them travel the globe

Human laundry is a magnet for bed bugs.

Giant (adorable?) species of rat discovered in the Solomon Islands

It's not good news for the rat...

Environmental Risks Associated With California’s Cap and Trade Bill

We need to start putting the environment first — not big business.

Increasingly fragmented habitats may spell doom for the giant panda

Apart from this, the species is continuing its recovery.

Another iceberg, quadruple the size of Manhattan, breaks free from Antarctica

Not good. No, not good at all!

Scientists find blocks of polystyrene at the North Pole

The Arctic is screwed.

Eco-designer turns landfill waste into 'plasma rock' -- a sustainable, all-purpose material

Landfill waste is given a second life by blasting it with plasma hotter than the sun. Now that's a project we love!

Fish can have individual personalities too, new study says

Some Trinidadian guppies are far braver than others.

You don't need a brain to sleep, and we have snoozing jellyfish to prove it

Sleep could be as old as life itself.

Newly-described hermit crab species makes permanent homes out of coral -- a first

This hermit crab is no hobo.

Nobody is going to make coal great again, says Bloomberg New Energy Finance founder

Sorry, bro.

Biologists find genetic master switch for the butterfly's wing color

Only two genes code both the canvas and paintbrush for the intricate butterfly wing patterns.

Hurricane Maria "destroys Puerto Rico" -- 100% of the state left without power

This is an abnormally strong hurricane season.

Ancient frog with a big appetite may have preyed on small dinosaurs

It bit with the force of wolves or female tigers.

Fourteen thousand plant species have been discovered in the Amazon rainforest

This is the first time that anyone has compiled a full list.

That study about larvae eating plastic is full of holes

More research needs to be done.

New NOAA report: This is shaping up to be the 2nd hottest year in human history

Damn, it always sucks when you come in second.

Not too big and not too small: when faced with extinction, it pays off to be just the right size

Big and small animals are the most threatened by extinction.

Biologists just discovered an underwater octopus city -- they call it Octlantis

Ever wondered what an octopus city looks like?

Hurricane Maria also becomes Category 5 storm, threatens more destruction

It's quickly following in Irma's footsteps.

What a biologist learned after letting an electric eel zap him

It's like getting tasered -- nine times. At the same time. Professor Catania has the measurements to prove it.

Finnish project aims to turn sawdust into fish food and tackle world hunger

Teach a man to chemically process sawdust into the building blocks of life to feed his fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

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