Sunday, January 11, 2026 3:22 AM ET
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Live healthier in 2026 by breathing cleaner air at home -- Katelyn Richard, Colorado State University17 hours ago
The western US is in a snow drought, and storms have been making it worse -- Alejandro N. Flores, Boise State University1 day ago
Why 2026 could see the end of the Farm Bill era of American agriculture policy -- Christopher Neubert, Arizona State University and Kathleen Merrigan, Arizona State University2 days ago
How facial recognition for bears can help ecologists manage wildlife -- Emily Wanderer, University of Pittsburgh3 days ago
The battle over a global energy transition is on between petro-states and electro-states – here's what to watch for in 2026 -- Jennifer Morgan, Tufts University3 days ago
LA fires 1 year later: Chemicals from smoke lingered in homes long after the wildfires were out – studies tracked the harm -- Yifang Zhu, University of California, Los Angeles3 days ago
The US used to be really dirty – environmental cleanup laws have made a huge difference -- James Salzman, University of California, Santa Barbara; University of California, Los Angeles4 days ago
Greenland's melting ice and landslide-prone fjords make the oil and minerals Trump is eyeing dangerous to extract -- Paul Bierman, University of Vermont4 days ago
West Antarctica's history of rapid melting foretells sudden shifts in continent's 'catastrophic' geology -- Christine Siddoway, Colorado College; Anna Ruth (Ruthie) Halberstadt, The University of Texas at Austin, and Keiji Horikawa, University of Toyama19 days ago
Understanding climate change in America: Skepticism, dogmatism and personal experience -- Gary W. Yohe, Wesleyan University23 days ago
LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety -- Elizabeth A. Logan, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and William Deverell, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences4 days ago
West Coast levee failures show growing risks from America's aging flood defenses -- Farshid Vahedifard, Tufts University5 days ago
Where the wild things thrive: Finding and protecting nature's climate change safe havens -- Toni Lyn Morelli, UMass Amherst; U.S. Geological Survey and Diana Stralberg, University of Alberta24 days ago
Rising electricity prices and an aging grid challenge the nation as data centers demand more power -- Barbara Kates-Garnick, Tufts University12 days ago
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Rain on wildfire burn scars can trigger dangerous mudflows − a geologist explains how -- Jen Pierce, Boise State University18 days ago
What is an atmospheric river? A hydrologist explains the good and bad of these storms and how they're changing -- Qian Cao, University of California, San Diego18 days ago
Iran's president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis – here's how Tehran got into water bankruptcy -- Ali Mirchi, Oklahoma State University; Amir AghaKouchak, University of California, Irvine; Kaveh Madani, United Nations University, and Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University; United Nations University1 month ago
2025's extreme weather brought intense flash flooding, but no hurricane landfalls in the US – the jet stream is a big reason why -- Shuang-Ye Wu, University of Dayton21 days ago
No time to recover: Hurricane Melissa and the Caribbean's compounding disaster trap as the storms keep coming -- Farah Nibbs, University of Maryland, Baltimore County1 month ago
Read more about extreme weather9 months ago
Even with Trump's support, coal power remains expensive – and dangerous -- Hannah Wiseman, Penn State and Seth Blumsack, Penn State29 days ago
US oil industry doesn't see profit in Trump's 'pro-petroleum' moves -- Skip York, Rice University1 month ago
What are small modular reactors, a new type of nuclear power plant sought to feed AI's energy demand? -- Leonel Lagos, Florida International University1 month ago
Renewable energy is cheaper and healthier – so why isn't it replacing fossil fuels faster? -- Jay Gulledge, University of Notre Dame; University of Tennessee1 month ago
Supply-chain delays, rising equipment prices threaten electricity grid -- Morgan Bazilian, Colorado School of Mines and Kyri Baker, University of Colorado Boulder1 month ago
Read more about energy6 days ago
Data centers need electricity fast, but utilities need years to build power plants – who should pay? -- Theodore J. Kury, University of Florida29 days ago
AI's ballooning energy consumption puts spotlight on data center efficiency -- Divya Mahajan, Georgia Institute of Technology4 months ago
AI has a hidden water cost − here's how to calculate yours -- Leo S. Lo, University of Virginia1 month ago
How your electric bill may be paying for big data centers' energy use -- Ari Peskoe, Harvard University and Eliza Martin, Harvard University1 month ago
Data centers consume massive amounts of water – companies rarely tell the public exactly how much -- Peyton McCauley, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Melissa Scanlan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee4 months ago
Read more stories about AI1 month ago
Why 70-plus species of sharks and rays needed new international trade limit protections -- Gareth J. Fraser, University of Florida14 days ago
With wolves absent from most of eastern North America, can coyotes replace them? -- Alex Jensen, North Carolina State University4 days ago
What's at risk for Arctic wildlife as Trump expands oil drilling access in the fragile National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska -- Mariah Meek, Michigan State University1 month ago
Wildlife recovery means more than just survival of a species -- Benjamin Larue, University of Montana; Jonathan Farr, University of Montana, and Mark Hebblewhite, University of Montana2 months ago
How sea star wasting disease transformed the West Coast's ecology and economy -- Rebecca Vega Thurber, University of California, Santa Barbara3 months ago
Read more about environmental issues7 months ago
Sea level doesn't rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica's ice melt would have the biggest impact -- Shaina Sadai, Five College Consortium and Ambarish Karmalkar, University of Rhode Island1 month ago
Want to make America healthy again? Stop fueling climate change -- Jonathan Levy, Boston University; Howard Frumkin, University of Washington; Jonathan Patz, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Vijay Limaye, University of Wisconsin-Madison1 month ago
How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled -- Valerie Thomas, Georgia Institute of Technology2 months ago
How the oil industry and growing political divides turned climate change into a partisan issue -- Joe Árvai, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences11 months ago
From FIFA to the LA Clippers, carbon offset scandals are exposing the gap between sports teams' green promises and reality -- Brian P. McCullough, University of Michigan and Edward Carrington, University of Michigan1 month ago
Read more about climate change7 months ago
Trump's second term is reshaping US science with unprecedented cuts and destabilizing policy changes -- Kenneth M. Evans, Rice University24 days ago
As US hunger rises, Trump administration's 'efficiency' goals cause massive food waste -- Tevis Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, American University School of International Service1 month ago
Black families pay more to keep their houses warm than average American families -- George C. Homsy, Binghamton University, State University of New York and Ki Eun Kang, California State University, San Bernardino1 month ago
Why higher tariffs on Canadian lumber may not be enough to stimulate long-term investments in US forestry -- Andrew Muhammad, University of Tennessee and Adam Taylor, University of Tennessee2 months ago
Refinery fires, other chemical disasters may no longer get safety investigations -- Philip Steenstra, University of Michigan; Rachel O'Brien, University of Michigan, and Stuart Batterman, University of Michigan2 months ago
Read more about environmental regulation7 months ago
What does it mean to be a new national park? Ocmulgee Mounds in Georgia may soon find out -- Seth T. Kannarr, University of Tennessee1 month ago
Yosemite embodies the long war over US national park privatization -- Michael Childers, Colorado State University5 months ago
Hidden treasures of America's national parks are closer than you might think -- Jeffrey C. Hallo, Clemson University4 months ago
National parks are key conservation areas for wildlife and natural resources -- Sarah Diaz, Coastal Carolina University and Linda Lane, Coastal Carolina University5 months ago
Why protecting wildland is crucial to American freedom and identity -- Leisl Carr Childers, Colorado State University and Michael Childers, Colorado State University7 months ago
Read more about national parks6 months ago
From record warming to rusting rivers, 2025 Arctic Report Card shows a region transforming faster than expected -- Matthew L. Druckenmiller, University of Colorado Boulder; Rick Thoman, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Twila A. Moon, University of Colorado Boulder24 days ago
US and Russia squabble over Arctic security as melting ice opens up shipping routes -- Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham5 months ago
A walk across Alaska's Arctic sea ice brings to life the losses that appear in climate data -- Alexandra Jahn, University of Colorado Boulder3 months ago
As mountain glaciers melt, risk of catastrophic flash floods rises for millions -- Suzanne OConnell, Wesleyan University and Alton C. Byers, University of Colorado Boulder5 months ago
Are people at the South Pole upside down? -- Abigail Bishop, University of Wisconsin-Madison6 months ago
PFAS in pregnant women's drinking water puts their babies at higher risk, study finds -- Derek Lemoine, University of Arizona; Ashley Langer, University of Arizona, and Bo Guo, University of Arizona1 month ago
When the world's largest battery power plant caught fire, toxic metals rained down – wetlands captured the fallout -- Ivano W. Aiello, San José State University1 month ago
Industrial facilities owned by profitable companies release more of their toxic waste into the environment -- Mahelet G Fikru, Missouri University of Science and Technology and Jennifer Brodmann, California State University, Dominguez Hills2 months ago
Air quality analysis reveals minimal changes after xAI data center opens in pollution-burdened Memphis neighborhood -- Chunrong Jia, University of Memphis; Abu Mohammed Naser Titu, University of Memphis, and Namuun Batbaatar, University of Memphis3 months ago
Solving the world's microplastics problem: 4 solutions cities and states are trying after global treaty talks collapsed -- Sarah J. Morath, Wake Forest University3 months ago
Read more about environmental health9 months ago
Farmers – long Trump backers – bear the costs of new tariffs, restricted immigration and slashed renewable energy subsidies -- Kee Hyun Park, Nanyang Technological University; Institute for Humane Studies and Shannon P. Carcelli, University of Maryland1 month ago
What is Fusarium graminearum, the fungus a Chinese scientist pleaded guilty to smuggling into the US? -- Tom W. Allen, Mississippi State University1 month ago
2 WAYS YOU CAN CONSERVE THE WATER USED TO MAKE YOUR FOOD -- Huma Tariq Malik, Colorado State University and Thomas Borch, Colorado State University2 months ago
Agricultural drones are taking off globally, saving farmers time and money -- Ben Belton, Michigan State University and Leo Baldiga, Michigan State University2 months ago
How Europe's deforestation law could change the global coffee trade -- Paul Mwebaze, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign1 month ago
Read more about food and agriculture1 month ago
Deep-sea mining threatens sea life in a way no one is thinking about, and Trump's order could clear the way for operations soon -- Alexus Cazares-Nuesser, University of Hawaii8 months ago
US, Ukraine sign 'economic partnership' centered on Ukraine's wealth of critical minerals – but extracting them isn't so simple -- Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington8 months ago
How the US can mine its own critical minerals − without digging new holes -- Yuanzhi Tang, Georgia Institute of Technology and Scott McWhorter, Georgia Institute of Technology8 months ago
Critical minerals don't belong in landfills – microwave tech offers a cleaner way to reclaim them from e-waste -- Terence Musho, West Virginia University7 months ago
Read more about critical minerals7 months ago
Measuring Colorado's mountains one hike at a time -- Eric Gilbertson, Seattle University1 month ago
Florida's 1,100 natural springs are under threat – a geographer explains how to restore them -- Christopher F. Meindl, University of South Florida3 months ago
How a devastating grape pest is reshaping vineyards across Colorado's Western Slope -- Charlotte Oliver, Colorado State University2 months ago
Many Colorado homeowners are underinsured − here's what to do before the next fire -- Tony Cookson, University of Colorado Boulder and Emily Gallagher, University of Colorado Boulder2 months ago