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Piping plovers lay their eggs on the ground. They became an endangered species as development encroached on their habitat and made it harder for their chicks to survive. Under the Same Moon/Flickr, CC BY

Environment

Why Trump’s move to gut the Endangered Species Act likely won’t hold up in court

Staff Writer - July 18, 2026

Meeting data center power demands will mean building more transmission lines and acquiring more land to put them on. These lines are in California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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When can a power company take your land for data center infrastructure?

While U.S. produce prices are rising across the board, tomatoes are among the most affected. AP Photo/Marco Ugarte

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A perfect storm of factors is driving up US produce prices, but shoppers can still save

Fast-moving floodwater from a storm damaged bridges and homes and broke apart Million Bible Church in Richmond, Ky., in late June 2026. Jon Cherry/Getty Images

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Repeated storms are turning disaster recovery into a way of life, and leaving communities facing disaster fatigue

If synthetic cells are ever made, they may look like this illustration of translucent bubbles under the microscope. Westend61/Getty Images

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Creating synthetic life in a lab? SpudCell falls short of the goal, but raises even more useful questions

The ice that now covers West Antarctica was not there 3.6 million years ago, after a massive collapse of the ice sheet during a warming period. Anna Ruth Halberstadt, CC BY-NC-ND

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West Antarctica’s history of rapid melting foretells sudden shifts in continent’s...

Staff Writer - December 23, 2025

Could this be the next Blitzen? Feeding a reindeer in Lapland, Finland, north of the Arctic Circle. Roberto Moiola/Sysaworld/Moment via Getty Images

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The North Pole keeps moving – here’s how that affects Santa’s...

Staff Writer - December 16, 2025

Some bird species on neighboring tips of the evolutionary tree can interbreed, with interesting genomic results. Kaleb Anderson

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Songbirds swap colorful plumage genes across species lines among their evolutionary...

Staff Writer - December 12, 2025

Mysterious blasts of radio waves from across the universe called fast radio bursts help astronomers catalog matter. ESO/M. Kornmesser, CC BY-SA

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Most normal matter in the universe isn’t found in planets, stars...

Staff Writer - December 4, 2025

Sea-level rise changes coastlines, putting homes at risk, as Summer Haven, Fla., has seen. Aerial Views/E+/Getty Images

Environment

Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we...

Staff Writer - November 25, 2025

Climate finance is meant to help low-income countries adapt to climate change and recover from disasters like Hurricane Melissa. Yamil Lage/AFP via Getty Images

Environment

How climate finance to help poor countries became a global shell...

Staff Writer - November 19, 2025

Pecan pie is a popular holiday treat in the United States. Julie Deshaies/iStock via Getty Images

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How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple –...

Staff Writer - November 19, 2025

A technician walks through a solar farm in Goma, Congo, in 2025. AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa

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Renewable energy is cheaper and healthier – so why isn’t it...

Staff Writer - November 17, 2025

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The ‘Three Pure Ones,’ the deities considered the most pure representation of the Dao. Unknown author via Wikimedia Commons

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From ancient texts to modern practices, Daoism provides a profound framework...

Staff Writer - July 6, 2026

Michael Naparstek, University of Tennessee Daoism, China’s indigenous religion, is one of the country’s five officially recognized religions today....

Life went on in the late 18th century, regardless of your everyday ailments. Archive Photos/Getty Images

How did it feel to be an American colonist in 1776?...

July 2, 2026

People are often concerned about environmental risks lurking near their homes. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Research about global fishing shows value of detailed environmental data, which...

July 1, 2026

Leaving the pyrotechnics to the professionals is safer and more spectacular. YinYang/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Fireworks, heat and drought make this July 4th a recipe for wildfires

June 30, 2026

Rescue workers carry a person on a stretcher in Caracas following an earthquake in Venezuela on June 24, 2026. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images

Aid is on the way after Venezuela’s earthquakes, but it’s not...

June 27, 2026