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Nanoparticles on a glass slide amplify the sensitivity of a microscope to detect trace amounts of hazardous pollutants. Brandon Martin/Rice University

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Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water, soil and blood

Staff Writer - February 28, 2026

The National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, hosts a supercomputer that scientists rely on for weather and climate research. National Science Foundation

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Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather and climate risks depends on supercomputers like NCAR’s

Backcountry skiing can be risky, particularly after heavy, wet snow. AscentXmedia/E+ via Getty Images

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Tahoe avalanche: What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and skier explains, with tips for surviving

Warmer winters in normally snowy places can interfere with the important activities of microbes in the soil. Seogi/500px via Getty Images

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Warming winters are disrupting the hidden world of fungi – the result can shift mountain grasslands to scrub

Coffee farming is critical to the economies of several African countries. Wang Guansen/Xinhua via Getty Images

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Coffee crops are dying from a fungus with species-jumping genes – researchers are ‘resurrecting’ their genomes to understand how and why

Raising salmon in a tank at an aquaculture farm in Dubai. Giuseppe Cacace/AFP via Getty Images

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Aquaculture could harm animal welfare or protect it, depending on what...

Staff Writer - October 17, 2024

A consequence of dredging deep channels is that water also enters more easily with tides and storm surge. Google Earth

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Coastal cities have a hidden vulnerability to storm-surge and tidal flooding...

Staff Writer - October 16, 2024

Hurricane Helene flooded homes with water and mud in Marshall, N.C. Many people will be out of their homes for months or longer. AP Photo/Jeff Roberson

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People displaced by hurricanes face anxiety and a long road to...

Staff Writer - October 15, 2024

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the effects of Hurricane Milton on Oct. 10, 2024, in Washington, D.C. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

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Why FEMA’s disaster relief gets political − especially when hurricane season...

Staff Writer - October 14, 2024

View of the Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet on Sept. 30, 2024, from Monfrague National Park in Spain. Marcos del Mazo/LightRocket via Getty Images

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Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is a Halloween visitor from the spooky Oort Cloud...

Staff Writer - October 13, 2024

A Nissan Leaf charges at a station in Pasadena, Calif., on Sept. 23, 2024. Mario Tama/Getty Images

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Charging, not range, is becoming a top concern for electric car drivers

Staff Writer - October 13, 2024

Atmospheric rivers are long filaments of moisture that curve poleward. Several are visible in this satellite image. Bin Guan, NASA/JPL-Caltech and UCLA

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Atmospheric rivers are shifting poleward, reshaping global weather patterns

Staff Writer - October 12, 2024

Baker Beach and other San Francisco city beaches are sometimes closed for swimming due to sewage discharges. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images

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San Francisco is suing the EPA over how specific water pollution...

Staff Writer - October 11, 2024

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The National Center for Atmospheric Research, or NCAR, hosts a supercomputer that scientists rely on for weather and climate research. National Science Foundation

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Making sense of a chaotic planet: How understanding weather and climate...

Staff Writer - February 25, 2026

Antonios Mamalakis, University of Virginia Have you ever stopped to wonder how forecasters can predict the weather days in...

Backcountry skiing can be risky, particularly after heavy, wet snow. AscentXmedia/E+ via Getty Images

Tahoe avalanche: What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and...

February 19, 2026

Warmer winters in normally snowy places can interfere with the important activities of microbes in the soil. Seogi/500px via Getty Images

Warming winters are disrupting the hidden world of fungi – the...

February 17, 2026

Coffee farming is critical to the economies of several African countries. Wang Guansen/Xinhua via Getty Images

Coffee crops are dying from a fungus with species-jumping genes –...

February 17, 2026

Rising global temperatures are increasing the risk of heat stroke on hot days, among many other human harms. Ronda Churchill/AFP via Getty Images

Trump’s EPA decides climate change doesn’t endanger public health – the...

February 12, 2026