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Open-source AI program can answer science questions better than humans
Developed by and for academics, OpenScholar aims to improve searches of the ballooning scientific literature
6 Ways to Remove Carbon Pollution from the Atmosphere
Since the Industrial Revolution, humans have emitted more than 2,000 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. (A gigatonne is one billion metric tons.)This concentration...
Q&A: How are the Winter Olympics cutting emissions and adapting to climate change?
As the world heats up, sport is becoming more dangerous. Many amateur athletes risk their lives running in more extreme temperatures and, even at the...
Five key climate and energy announcements in India’s budget for 2026
On 1 February, India’s finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the government’s budget for 2026, which included a new $2.2bn funding push for carbon capture technologies. ...
More than 80% of flying fox colony wiped out as January heatwaves kill thousands of bats
Only 180 bats survived intense heat in South Australian town, including 34 babies that carers say face months of recoveryFollow our Australia news live blog...
Africa records fastest-ever solar growth, as installations jump in 2025
Installations of solar power in Africa jumped 54% in 2025, new data shows, marking the fastest annual growth on record, driven by governments and development...
A New Generation of Auto Workers Is Taking Shape in US Schools
Summer in Cherokee, North Carolina means many things. Hot, humid afternoons. Days spent splashing in the Oconaluftee River. Munching on churros from Casa KaWi, a...
Colorado River Negotiators Are Nearly Out of Time and Snowpack
With another federal deadline only weeks away and record-low snowfall further drying out the watershed, states have begun talking about whether they are prepared for...
A Troubled Hog Farm in Wayne County, North Carolina, Is Hit With a New String of Violations
Equipped with both a biodigester to capture methane from hog waste and a system to spray what’s left of the feces and urine onto nearby...
How Two Teens in Niagara Falls Are Confronting Pollution and a Mental Health Crisis
Finding hope and resilience in a city burdened with environmental pollution and generational trauma.By Jennifer WybierackiJulissa Hernandez was at work when she saw the news,...
Melting Antarctic ice may weaken a major carbon sink
Melting ice from West Antarctica once delivered huge amounts of iron to the Southern Ocean, but algae growth did not increase as expected. Researchers found...
Inside the polarizing plan to stash carbon in a California wetland
The Montezuma Wetlands drape across 1,800 acres of Solano County, California, where the Sacramento River empties into San Francisco Bay. Once drained and diked for...
The U.S. doesn’t need to generate as much new electricity as you think
The conversation around energy use in the United States has become … electric. Everyone from President Donald Trump to the Today show has been talking...
Brain cells birth zombielike transport vesicles
Shed from the surfaces of astrocytes, “zombosomes” flit between cells, carrying proteins linked to disease
Senate panel slams Trump’s NIH chief for grant cuts, vaccine views
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle decry disruptions to biomedical research under Jay Bhattacharya
Loss of ‘hunger hormone’ has made snakes masters of fasting
Ditching ghrelin genes may have helped a wide variety of reptiles deal with a boom-or-bust feeding schedule
Mitigating and adapting to climate change: the role of nature-based solutions in sustaining vegetation health in the Isiukhu River Basin
NbS are increasingly recognized for their ability to bolster ecosystem resilience and alleviate climate change impacts. This study evaluated the relationship between these solutions and...
Exploring the potential of GIS-based integrated agroforestry cum soil conservation measure on spring discharge in data scarce region, Kumaon Himalaya, Uttarakhand
Springs in Kumaon region represent one of the largest and most precious sources of fresh water, necessary to meet the drinking water of the population....
Wildfire Urgency Unites Congress. The ‘Fix Our Forests’ Act Does Not.
A House hearing exposed sharp divisions over whether loosening environmental laws and expanding logging will protect communities from catastrophic fires. Scientists urged a shift toward...
NYC Congestion Pricing Is Improving Air Quality, but Trump Pushback Threatens Its Future
A toll program in New York City has resulted in environmental gains across all five boroughs. The Trump administration is seeking to end it.By Kiley...
As the world warms, freezing rain shifts to the U.S. South
Recent winter storm traced the path of an emerging ice corridor
Here’s why US household energy bills are soaring – and how to fix it | Mark Wolfe
Trump has prioritized fossil fuel companies over consumers, hitting the lowest-income families hardestDonald Trump promised to cut energy prices by 50%. Instead, average electricity prices...
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