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![Four researchers in coats and hats stand around a hole dug in the ice on top of a glacier, while the sun peeks over the mountains behind them]()
![Four researchers in coats and hats stand around a hole dug in the ice on top of a glacier, while the sun peeks over the mountains behind them]()
Scientists race to decode data from Europe’s vanishing glaciers
Glacier ice contains valuable information about the climates of the past. Researchers are scrambling to study it before it's too late.
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The Supreme Court takes up a Guam munitions case with high stakes for CHamoru lands
The ruling won't just dictate the fate of a CHamoru beach. It could set a major precedent for Indigenous rights and federal power across U.S. territories.
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![A building with solar panels stands on a lushly tree-lined street, with a sign reading Bryant Community Center]()
![A building with solar panels stands on a lushly tree-lined street, with a sign reading Bryant Community Center]()
How Ann Arbor, Michigan, is creating its own clean energy utility
Investor-owned utilities have been slow to ditch oil and gas. The city of Ann Arbor plans to boost access to renewables through a new dual-service model.
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![Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins speaks at the Georgia Capitol to launch a grant program for Hurricane Helene recovery.]()
![Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins speaks at the Georgia Capitol to launch a grant program for Hurricane Helene recovery.]()
Georgia farmers’ long wait for Helene relief is ending
The state’s biggest crops needed a special program to cover "once-in-a-generation" losses — for the second time in a decade.
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Is the world heating up faster than we thought?
A new study says global warming is accelerating. Some aren't ready to agree.
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![Close up of Donald Trump wearing a red Make America Great Again hat]()
![Close up of Donald Trump wearing a red Make America Great Again hat]()
4 ways Trump is sabotaging climate action around the world
In just the last year, the Trump administration has derailed an international carbon tax, boosted forecasts for oil and gas, and sought to silence an island nation’s climate campaign.
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![A gray wolf stands next to a body of water and a forest]()
![A gray wolf stands next to a body of water and a forest]()
Species slowdown: Is nature’s ability to self-repair stalling?
When scientists recently analyzed hundreds of studies of ecosystems, they were surprised to see a marked slowing in the rate of species turnover.
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![An overhead view of dug up dirt in the middle of a forest]()
![An overhead view of dug up dirt in the middle of a forest]()
Mining rush for critical minerals threatens Amazon land reform settlements
A survey of mining records found dozens of requests for copper, manganese, and nickel targeting land reform settlements in northern Brazil’s Carajás region in the last five years.
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![Aerial shot of a sterilization facility]()
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Trump EPA moves to repeal regulation of cancer-linked chemical ethylene oxide
The repeal loosens standards for roughly 90 sterilization facilities that emit the toxic chemical in neighborhoods across the country.
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How the humble hornwort could supercharge agriculture
Scientists studying the plant have discovered a new way to boost the efficiency of rubisco — the enzyme that powers life on Earth — and hope to transfer the trick to crops.
