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![Hundreds of yellow fireflies flicker along a road through a forest.]()
![Hundreds of yellow fireflies flicker along a road through a forest.]()
Seeing fewer fireflies this year? Here’s why, and how you can help.
Fireflies are vulnerable to climate change and habitat loss. Some simple landscaping tricks and turning off porch lights can make a big difference.
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![Diver underwater in a blue wetsuit, near the surface, with plastic floating all around them.]()
![Diver underwater in a blue wetsuit, near the surface, with plastic floating all around them.]()
The oceans may contain much, much more plastic than previously thought
A new study finds there are 27 million metric tons of invisible plastic particles in the North Atlantic alone.
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![Search and recovery workers dig through debris looking for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding at Camp Mystic on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas.]()
![Search and recovery workers dig through debris looking for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding at Camp Mystic on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas.]()
The science behind Texas’ catastrophic floods
At least 95 people died in the flash floods. The disaster has the fingerprints of climate change all over it.
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![Glenn Harris of the Bureau of Land Management surveys the scorched land of the watershed above Casatic Power Plant in the hills above Los Angeles.]()
![Glenn Harris of the Bureau of Land Management surveys the scorched land of the watershed above Casatic Power Plant in the hills above Los Angeles.]()
Pollution from wildfires can contaminate our water for up to 8 years, study finds
An analysis of 500 watersheds found levels of organic carbon, phosphorus, and other pollutants up to 103 times higher after a wildfire.
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![Floating solar panels on water]()
![Floating solar panels on water]()
What will the rise of floating solar panels mean for wildlife?
As the market for floatovoltaics explodes, scientists are studying how to make the systems also work for waterbirds and other organisms.
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![firefighter with their back to camera sprays foam on giant redwood tree with smoke surrounding it]()
![firefighter with their back to camera sprays foam on giant redwood tree with smoke surrounding it]()
Firefighting foams contain toxic PFAS. Could soybeans be the answer?
The surprising "win-win" for farmers and fire departments.
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![Torsos of two people who are tilting buckets toward the camera. Inside their buckets is trash collected from the beach.]()
![Torsos of two people who are tilting buckets toward the camera. Inside their buckets is trash collected from the beach.]()
Science says plastic bag bans really do work
A new study finds that outlawing or taxing plastic bags reduces beach litter.
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![digital collage of arms cradling a sonogram photo with a hurricane in the background]()
![digital collage of arms cradling a sonogram photo with a hurricane in the background]()
Climate disasters can alter kids’ brains — before they’re even born
"What we are seeing is compelling evidence that the climate crisis is not just an environmental emergency, it is potentially a neurological one."
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![a man crouches on a rock in front of pieces of a glacier, which are drifting out to sea]()
![a man crouches on a rock in front of pieces of a glacier, which are drifting out to sea]()
When will a vital system of currents in the Atlantic Ocean collapse? Depends on whom you ask.
New research suggests the currents that help shape the climate may be weakening more slowly than thought.
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![An aerial view of houses in the desert landscape of Phoenix]()
![An aerial view of houses in the desert landscape of Phoenix]()
New study shows huge groundwater losses along Colorado River
The research highlights the groundwater issues complicating the Colorado River's already strained water supply.
