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An Ice Island as Big as Manhattan Just Broke Off Greenland

It’s a “remarkable” parting of the ways

August 13, 2026

How Our Attraction to Natural Fixes Can Stymie Climate Progress

Does a human-made problem need a natural solution?

August 11, 2026

Researchers Return to a Forgotten Forest Experiment 30 Years Later—With “Astounding” Results

A new look at the trees revealed an overlooked “win-win-win” scenario for forest maintenance

August 11, 2026

This Paradoxical Desert Landscape Is Filled with Fresh Water

Dunes and lakes as far as the eye can see

August 7, 2026

How Invasive Rats Mess with Coral Reef Food Webs

It’s not always a bad thing, though

August 3, 2026

A “Hellish Cloud” Descended on Los Angeles in 1943

It marked the city's first smog incident. Here’s what it looked like—back then and over the years that followed.

July 31, 2026

It Was a Record-Breaking Year for Dust Storms

The worst since the Dust Bowl in some places

July 21, 2026

A “Dead” Coral Reef Found Thriving Off the Coast of Africa

Scientists in the 1960s thought the ecosystem was lifeless

July 21, 2026

What Satellite Photos of Penguin Poop Tell Us About Earth’s Health

Climate change is painting with an Adélie penguin palette on Antarctic ice floes

July 20, 2026

How Eating Healthier Could Reshape Agriculture

A Western diet is bad for us and bad for the planet