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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

When species are described as ‘destructive’ or ‘harmful’ without sufficient context, it can shape how people perceive and treat them. Beata Whitehead/Moment via Getty Images

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The cost of casting animals as heroes and villains in conservation science

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

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The shaming of Walter Palmer for killing Cecil the Lion

Staff Writer - August 8, 2015

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Taking plants off planet – how do they grow in zero...

Staff Writer - August 8, 2015

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Giraffes aren’t dangerous – but they will soon be endangered

Staff Writer - August 6, 2015

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In a water-scarce West of the future, who will be hit...

Staff Writer - August 6, 2015

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Four things that you should know about the EPA Clean Power...

Staff Writer - August 5, 2015

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The green and the gold: can we soften the environmental impact...

Staff Writer - August 5, 2015

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Obama builds legacy on climate change with EPA Clean Power Plan

Staff Writer - August 5, 2015

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Study predicts multi-meter sea level rise this century, but not everyone...

Staff Writer - July 27, 2015

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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 –...

Staff Writer - February 17, 2026

Lily Peck, University of California, Los Angeles For anyone who relies on coffee to start their day, coffee wilt...

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

Portland cement, widely used for concrete, is responsible for about 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Photovs/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Polymers from earth can make cement more climate-friendly

February 12, 2026

There is still a great deal unknown about RNA and its modifications. Christoph Burgstedt/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

RNA is key to the dark matter of the genome −...

February 10, 2026

A farmer near Quemado, Texas, prepares to take hay to cattle amid the drought in June 2022. Brandon Bell/Getty Images

Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing...

February 9, 2026