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Environment

How All Those Forever Chemicals End Up on Your Plate

Apex predators and people may get the highest doses

December 23, 2025

Is the Mistletoe That inspires Holiday Smooching A Menace to Trees?

Study shows that parasitic mistletoe doesn’t hurt host trees in Oregon

December 22, 2025

Why Does My Lettuce Go Bad so Fast?

What happens when nature has a leaky raincoat

December 22, 2025

A Warming Arctic May Be Changing Polar Bears’ DNA

Polar bears in a warmer region of Greenland have shown some surprising genetic changes that may help them adapt

December 12, 2025

How Many Insects Fill the Air on a Typical Summer Day in the US?

NOAA weather radar stations help track the ups and downs of insect abundance

December 9, 2025

Potential Deep-Sea Mining Site Harbors Scores of New Species

Troves of invertebrates inhabit the sediments of the Clarion-Clipperton Zone

December 8, 2025

A Rare “Fairy Lantern” Finally Comes to Light

Researchers discovered this tiny, mysterious plant species in Malaysia—now, they want to make sure it survives

December 3, 2025

Is the Drought in the Southwest Permanent?

New models foretell more dry years ahead

December 3, 2025

The Last Word with Wendy Schmidt

The co-founder of Schmidt Sciences on curiosity, discovery, and wonder

November 26, 2025

What’s Your City’s Hoofprint?

A new study measures the impact meat eating has on the planet, one city at a time

November 26, 2025