A powerful argument against the certainty of doom
This July 4 weekend has the potential to be soul-crushing. On the East Coast, a brutal heat wave is reminding everyone that the climate crisis...
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Spain and France face more heat after scorching June caused 2,000 deaths
Temperatures could reach 44C in south-east Spain as fights break out in Paris supermarkets over air-conditioning unitsSpain and France are bracing for another possible heatwave...
'A sanitized view of America': inside Trump's campaign to erase US history from national parks
Critics say the Trump administration is trying to rewrite and whitewash history by removing and altering scores of signs on public landsJerry Bransford, a former...
Smart Thermostats Will Soon Come to the Rescue During Heatwaves
An Illinois virtual power plant program shows how networks of home appliances can reduce strain on the grid.By Dan GearinoIn the near future, the Chicago-area...
Q&A: Where do the UN secretary general candidates stand on climate change?
Candidates are being nominated to take over as the UN secretary general, when António Guterres steps down after nearly a decade in the role at...
Côte d'Ivoire floods kill 59 as west Africa endures torrential rains
Authorities say rainy season getting deadlier, with Ghana reporting 13 dead and floods hitting Benin, Togo and NigeriaFloods in Côte d’Ivoire have killed 59 people...
Voyage to the end of the world: floating lab to explore life in Arctic adrift in ice
An eight-month expedition will set off soon from Norway on a mission to find new species before the climate crisis and pollution changes the northern...
In Guatemala, Indigenous women build climate resilience with old and new farming methods
In Guatemala’s southwest region lies a large lake with a storied history. Lake Atitlán is one of Central America’s most critical local sources of drinking...
World Bank's climate work can endure without finance target, experts say
The World Bank has scrapped its headline climate finance target under pressure from the Trump administration, but experts believe the survival of its wider climate...
Horseshoe bats foraging in the wild adjust sensing to separate prey echoes from background clutter
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 26, June 2026. SignificanceAnimals must constantly pick out vital signals from a flood of background...
High-severity fire now dominant in California forests
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 26, June 2026. SignificanceFire has historically been ecologically restorative for California’s forests, but recent increases...
Genomic reconstruction of upland cotton domestication uncovers staged selection, gene flow, and flowering-time adaptation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 26, June 2026. SignificanceUpland cotton (Gossypium hirsutumL.) underpins the global cotton industry, yet the genetic...
Echoes of the Past in Pennsylvania Coal Towns' Fight Against Data Centers
As the data center buildout escalates, rural Pennsylvanians urge lawmakers not to repeat past mistakes.By Nina SablanHAZLETON, Pa.—The Hazle Township Supervisors faced a packed room....
Rights of Nature Laws Are Coming Up Against Legal Systems Designed for Destruction
Landmark court rulings in Colombia and Bangladesh gave rivers a voice, but a new report says deep-seated issues are blocking transformational change.By Katie SurmaYears after...
People are willing to pay more for climate-proof wine, study shows
What’s a winemaker to do on a warming planet? Much has been written about how climate change threatens viticulture around the globe — or at...
Physiology is a hidden dimension of diversity in the radiation of woodland salamanders
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 26, June 2026. SignificanceThe Appalachian Mountains harbor a global hotspot of salamander diversity. Within this...
Nanoscale regulation of ROS signaling at the plasma membrane tunes the plant response to osmotic stress
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 26, June 2026. SignificanceCellular membranes are not mere barriers but active platforms that regulate signaling...
Paleontologist Neil Shubin vows to keep National Academy of Sciences relevant
New NAS president discusses the future of the beleaguered institution and the precarious state of U.S. science under Trump
Shelf-invading low-oxygen waters control Cenozoic organic carbon burial rates
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 26, June 2026. SignificanceUnresolved mechanisms stabilize our planet’s atmosphere. Cenozoic reconstructions of burial rates of...
Hypoxia-mediated epicardial signaling coordinates coronary angiogenesis and myocardial expansion during zebrafish ventricle maturation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 26, June 2026. SignificanceThe heart must grow new blood vessels (coronary vasculature) to meet the...
Record-high Glass coefficient in the shift current response of a ferroelectric halide perovskite
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 26, June 2026. SignificanceShift current is a second-order nonlinear optical effect arising from the change...
Mycoelectronics: Bioprinted living fungal bioelectronics for artificial sensation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 26, June 2026. SignificanceBiohybrid systems hold great promise for building intelligent sensors for healthcare and...
USDA accelerates plan to close its flagship scientific campus
Agency says closing the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center will improve efficiency, but skeptics argue it will undercut research critical to farmers
These flesh-eating 'superworms' can clean a skeleton in hours
Darkling beetle larvae could provide museum curators a new way to preserve animal skeletons for display
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