The wildfire season is off to a roaring start. The hot summer is worsening drought and drying out vegetation—an unfortunately…
Every year, salmon come home to Alaska’s frigid rivers to mate, lay their eggs, and die. The state’s salmon runs…
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In four days of speeches lasting more than eight hours at the Republican National Convention, climate change was never mentioned…
From the embryonic stages to late life, cells often make incredible journeys, sometimes even traversing an entire organism. They reach…
Wildfires have recently devastated regions across the world, and their severity is increasing. Hoping to reduce harm, researchers led by…
While the nation roils with ongoing protests against police violence and persistent societal racism, many organizations have released statements promising…
Ten thousand years ago, the Sahara had extensive grasslands, and was dotted with lakes and trees. But some 5,000 years…
Antarctica’s Larsen B ice shelf—a large ledge of ice, jutting out from the edge of the continent into the ocean—captured…
With the Hurricane Laura hitting Louisiana and Texas as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm and wildfires menacing the western…