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Using thunderquakes to X-ray Earth – a new study shows urban seismology in action -- Nolan Roth, The Ohio State University and Tieyuan Zhu, Penn State12 hours ago
Antarctic krill fishing is now concentrated in the exact pattern conservation rules were designed to prevent -- Kim S. Bernard, Oregon State University3 days ago
Puerto Rico is rationing water, but many residents stopped trusting the tap long before the drought -- Ivis García, Texas A&M University4 days ago
Colorado River water conservation efforts get only halfway to a solution -- Sarah Porter, Arizona State University3 days ago
Just because the bill is low doesn't mean energy is affordable -- Destenie Nock, Carnegie Mellon University4 days ago
AI companies look to the ocean as a place to put more data centers -- Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro6 days ago
Severe flooding raises deadly overdose risk in rural Appalachia, study finds – and the harm lasts for years -- Kristina P. Brant, Penn State5 days ago
Ancient forests took 100,000 years to recover from past global warming – Wyoming fossils reveal what happened -- Regan E. Dunn, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences6 days ago
Dealing with disasters increasingly requires a smartphone – losing access can be a nightmare, but there are ways to prepare -- Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, University of North Dakota6 days ago
Paving paradise: Dismantling the Roadless Rule threatens to disrupt wildlife, water and peace in the last quiet places in America -- Mariah Meek, Montana State University and Travis Belote, Montana State University1 day ago
Wildfire-damaged historic buildings may not be as ruined as they appear, but saving them means acting fast -- Rebecca Napolitano, Penn State; Giorgia Giardina, Delft University of Technology, and Tiago Miguel Ferreira, Universidade de Lisboa11 days ago
Controlling wild pigs can work if it's a group effort -- Chris Boyer, University of Tennessee; Aaron Smith, University of Tennessee, and Eunchun Park, University of Arkansas11 days ago
As oil profits skyrocket, calls for windfall taxes rise -- Tibor Besedeš, Georgia Institute of Technology12 days ago
Cyclospora spreads through human waste – so how did it get on food? -- Joan Rose, Michigan State University13 days ago
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Oil shortages escalate from wars in Iran and Ukraine, with few signs of relief -- Amy Myers Jaffe, New York University; Tufts University19 days ago
Soaring US beef prices likely to rise further thanks to trade tensions and disease outbreaks -- Andrew Muhammad, University of Tennessee and Charles Martinez, University of Tennessee2 months ago
Suspending federal gas tax wouldn't save drivers as much as they might hope – here's what goes into the price of a gallon of gas -- Robert I. Harris, Georgia Institute of Technology3 months ago
When oil prices spike, where does the money go? -- Matthew E. Oliver, Georgia Institute of Technology and Tibor Besedeš, Georgia Institute of Technology4 months ago
Why the Persian Gulf has more oil and gas than anywhere else on Earth -- Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington4 months ago
Read more about war and energy4 months ago
Wildfires can leave surviving homes and their water unsafe – what Spokane residents need to know as they return -- Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University12 days ago
Chronic pain is missing from America's heat warnings -- Feinuo Sun, University of Texas at Arlington14 days ago
Just weeks before devastating wildfires hit, Spokane practiced a mass evacuation – the drill paid off -- Ashley Bosa, Boise State University14 days ago
Why the Spokane wildfires became so catastrophic -- Mojtaba Sadegh, Boise State University; United Nations University and John Abatzoglou, University of California, Merced20 days ago
Wildfires can generate tornadoes, lightning and other extreme weather, sometimes miles from the flames -- Yunyao Li, University of Texas at Arlington23 days ago
Read more about extreme weather1 year ago
Green roofs can help cool cities in the summer heat, but building them is only the first step – many don't survive -- Taylor Wishart, University of Tennessee11 days ago
Leaving vehicle engines idling is unhealthy, expensive – and often illegal -- Richard Marcantonio, University of Notre Dame21 days ago
Electric companies don't need to black out customers to prevent wildfires – here are 3 relatively fast, affordable solutions -- Jasmine Garland, University of Colorado Boulder1 month ago
Energy costs are high and unaffordable – what utilities, governments, communities and you can do to help save consumers money -- Sanya Carley, University of Pennsylvania; Alexandra Klass, University of Michigan; Alison L. Knasin, University of Pennsylvania; David Konisky, Indiana University, and Shelley Welton, University of Pennsylvania2 months ago
Blackout risks are rising – why neighboring power grids can't just send extra electricity where it's needed -- Sufan Jiang, University of Tennessee; Nanyang Technological University and Fangxing Fran Li, University of Tennessee2 months ago
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It may be almost impossible to make data centers pay their 'fair share' of electricity costs -- Theodore J. Kury, University of Florida1 month ago
Data center fights pit social values, democracy and capitalism against each other -- Lauren Mullenbach, University of Michigan1 month ago
How local communities are challenging Big Tech data centers' noise, pollution and rising electricity bills -- Rachel Mural, Harvard Kennedy School2 months ago
5 WAYS DATA CENTERS ENDANGER THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND THE COUNTRY AS A WHOLE -- Neha Gour, George Mason University; Ed Maibach, George Mason University, and Luis Ortiz, George Mason University2 months ago
When can a power company take your land for data center infrastructure? -- Aaron Walayat, University of Dayton1 month ago
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More than half of Earth's migratory bird species are declining – here's how we can still save them -- Peter P. Marra, Georgetown University and Nathan W. Cooper, Smithsonian Institution27 days ago
Beyond birds and mice, free-ranging cats eat a surprising number of insects -- Christopher A. Lepczyk, Auburn University; Daniel Rubinoff, University of Hawaii, and Jean E. Fantle-Lepczyk, Auburn University1 month ago
The world agreed to protect 30% of the ocean by 2030 – but marine protection can't be judged by area alone -- Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, Oregon State University and Ana K. Spalding, Smithsonian Institution2 months ago
Life after death: From burned trees to bleached corals, how dead organisms live on as the building blocks of new life -- Kai Kopecky, University of Colorado Boulder and John Kominoski, Florida International University2 months ago
Bison restoration efforts and grazing rights hinge on one question: Are bison wildlife? -- Madison Stevens, Montana State University and Elizabeth (Libby) Lunstrum, Boise State University2 months ago
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Climate change may be making us lonelier: How heat waves and extreme weather disrupt social connections everyone relies on -- Fiona Doherty, University of Tennessee19 days ago
French climate lawsuit offers a window into the next round of the global legal fight -- Aminta Ossom, Harvard University; Harvard Kennedy School27 days ago
How do scientists know if climate change made a heat wave, extreme storm or wildfire worse? -- Kevin T. Smiley, Louisiana State University ; Deepti Singh, Washington State University; Jennifer Marlon, Yale University, and Jim Hurrell, Colorado State University28 days ago
The National Climate Assessment is broken – appointing Matthew Wielicki to lead it won't help -- Joe Árvai, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences1 month ago
You've never heard of these glaciers, but they're becoming critical climate havens as America's iconic mountain glaciers and their water fade -- Dan McGrath, Colorado State University; Ashlesha Khatiwada, Colorado State University, and Scott Hotaling, Utah State University1 month ago
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HOAs are often barriers to sustainable landscaping and solar energy – here's how they could be bridges instead -- Daniel Kramer, Michigan State University and Madeline Carr, Michigan State University21 days ago
Trump administration moves to block public from enforcing environmental protection laws -- Sarah J. Morath, Wake Forest University21 days ago
Why Trump's move to gut the Endangered Species Act likely won't hold up in court -- Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law & Graduate School1 month ago
Most Americans support conservation – here's how the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative got politicians from both parties on board too -- Mike Shriberg, University of Michigan1 month ago
Supreme Court bars states from protecting consumers if federal agencies won't -- Sarah J. Morath, Wake Forest University1 month ago
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Flesh-eating bacteria are devouring limbs in warming waters worldwide − here's how to protect yourself -- Bill Sullivan, Indiana University12 days ago
Sargassum, the smelly nemesis of beach vacations, has become a self-sustaining disaster that will keep coming back -- Xing Zhou, Georgia Institute of Technology; Annalisa Bracco, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Joseph Montoya, Georgia Institute of Technology25 days ago
How to avoid tick bites in your yard or while hiking in the woods, and what to do if one starts feasting on you -- Amanda Roome, Binghamton University, State University of New York1 month ago
Replacing gas stoves with electric stoves greatly reduces asthma symptoms -- Ashwini Sehgal, Case Western Reserve University1 month ago
Fishing for DNA – how a cup of river water can reveal secrets about human health, pollution and biodiversity -- Jenny Whilde, University of Florida1 month ago
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Better guacamole? How avocado import rules helped cut Mexico's water pollution – it holds lessons for future US trade deals -- Jayash Paudel, University of Oklahoma26 days ago
Bird droppings were a foundation of modern agriculture and American empire -- Edward D. Melillo, Amherst College27 days ago
Fertilizers carry a hidden cost for soil's crucial microbes – using less as prices rise might pay off for farms in unexpected ways -- Esther Ndumi Ngumbi, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign1 month ago
When your local reflecting pool or pond turns green with algae, don't reach for chemicals – nature has better solutions -- Eric Palkovacs, University of California, Santa Cruz1 month ago
War-induced fertilizer shortage may be reducing US soil and water pollution -- Kimberly Van Meter, Penn State and Nandita Basu, University of Waterloo1 month ago
Read more about food and agriculture9 months ago
Alaska's glacial lakes are expanding, increasing the risk of destructive outburst floods -- Dan McGrath, Colorado State University5 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 Boulder6 months ago
US military has a long history in Greenland, from mining during WWII to a nuclear-powered Army base built into the ice -- Paul Bierman, University of Vermont7 months 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 Toyama29 days 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 Boulder8 months ago
The missing link in America's critical minerals push isn't mining – it's processing expertise -- Hélène Nguemgaing, University of Maryland and Alan Collins, West Virginia University3 months ago
The race to mine critical minerals for AI and clean energy is creating 'sacrifice zones' that harm water and health of world's poor -- Abraham Nunbogu, United Nations University and Kaveh Madani, United Nations University3 months ago
In its hunt for critical minerals, the US is misconstruing what is and is not America's -- Coalter G Lathrop, Duke University5 months ago
Mining the ocean floor: 5 deep-sea sources of critical minerals essential to technology, and the fragile marine life at risk -- Leonardo Macelloni, University of Mississippi5 months ago
America's next big critical minerals source could be coal mine pollution – if we can agree on who owns it -- Hélène Nguemgaing, University of Maryland and Alan Collins, West Virginia University4 months ago
Read more about critical minerals1 year ago
Small businesses at the gateways to America's national parks face 4 big risks – including changing boundaries and extreme weather -- Nancy Forster-Holt, University of Rhode Island6 days ago
The US has acknowledged Bears Ears and Grand Staircase as sacred for over a century, but keeps stripping away protections -- Kerri J. Malloy, San José State University1 month ago
You're not going to be alone in national parks this summer – enjoy the company -- Will Rice, University of Montana and Bing Pan, Penn State4 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 Tennessee8 months ago
Yosemite embodies the long war over US national park privatization -- Michael Childers, Colorado State University1 year ago
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Severe storms battered Pittsburgh twice as often as usual this spring – a meteorologist explains why -- Christopher Davis, UMass Amherst28 days ago
Colorado prepares for screwworms, as the pest that was eradicated in 1966 returns to the US -- Sarah Tomlinson, Colorado State University1 month ago
Pennsylvania roads are being coated in radioactive wastewater − here's why -- William Burgos, Penn State and Nathaniel Warner, Penn State1 month ago
Should you swim in Pittsburgh's rivers? A water researcher breaks down the answer -- Daniel Bain, University of Pittsburgh2 months ago