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In the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, worms show no genetic damage despite living in highly radioactive soil, and free-ranging dogs persist despite contamination.
Velvet ants, actually flightless wasps, boast an ultrablack exoskeleton thanks to dense nanostructures.
California ground squirrels surprise scientists with their newly discovered taste for mammalian flesh.
Forget giant factories! A new portable device could allow farmers to produce ammonia right in the field, reducing costs, and emissions.
Over 2.5 billion people depend on aquifers for fresh water, but rising seas and climate change are pushing saltwater into these crucial reserves.
Oriental hornets never get intoxicated with alcohol no matter how strong the alcohol or how long they drink.
Somewhere within the heart, there may be a "little brain".
The surprising way crocodile scales form offers a glimpse into how evolution works beyond genes.
Could next-generation geothermal energy finally fulfill its promise of ridding us of fossil fuels for good?
A new study reveals how urban noise pollutes more than just the environment — it affects our mood and mental health.
Dogs have been successfully trained to detect one of the most common dog cancers with 92% specificity.
By now it’s well established that meat and dairy are at least partly to blame for the climate crisis. And without coming off our addiction to animal products, we won’t be able to avoid dangerous levels of global heating. What is less clear is what to replace your burger and cheese with. What’s best for […]
New research from Denmark and the US uncovers how air and noise pollution disrupt fertility, from impairing sperm and egg quality to reducing IVF success rates.
Dophins have been found with several drugs, including fentanyl, in their fat reserves.
Combing through old maps, this AI finds abandoned oil wells so we can cut off their methane emissions.
After chess, Go, and proteins, has DeepMind taken over weather forecasting as well?
Climate change is heating up faster than we thought.
Even ExxonMobil, a symbol of fossil fuel dominance, is urging climate action, underscoring the tension between Trump’s policies and industry realities.
AI is transforming urban wind energy. Researchers in Birmingham, UK, have developed a revolutionary turbine optimized for low wind speeds and urban turbulence.
You ever got so crazy you started wearing a salmon as a hat?
Orcas have been observed launching synchronized attacks hunting whale sharks for the first time.
How the recent ‘orca uprisings’ discourse anthropomorphizes animals.
The ambitious and top secret project was supposed to withstand a first strike by the Soviet Union, but it ultimately couldn't withstand nature's cold embrace.
What happens when a highly social creature like a bottlenose dolphin is left utterly alone? Delle, a solitary dolphin in Denmark, may be showing us.
Factory farming has made us think of chickens as mindless automata. But our downy friends know much more than we give them credit for.
"The Alliance to End Plastic Waste promised a $1.5 billion solution to plastic pollution. Five years later, it’s cleaned up less plastic than its members produce in two days.
Dozens of villages have to move or be destroyed.
Prison dairy farms may hold the key to reducing recidivism by teaching inmates empathy, care, and self-regulation through hands-on work with animals.
Take a closer look at your hands—they carry millions of years of evolutionary history, connecting you to our closest primate relatives.
In a recent podcast appearance, Musk spread climate misinformation.
Apart from pollution, pesticides, and deforestation, cars are also now found to be killing bees in large numbers.
No peak emissions yet.
Private jet emissions soared by 50% in four years, driven by leisure trips and the ultra-rich.
Researchers reveal microplastics can influence cloud formation, potentially affecting weather and climate systems
Elephants seem to not only know how to use the hose, but also how to intentionally interfere with others using it.
With all the stuff happening in the world right now, it’s easy to get distracted or simply forget that climate change is a thing. But just because we forget doesn’t mean it’s not happening. Researchers at the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) have found that the year so far has been so hot […]
In the future, photosynthesis could be replaced with electro-agriculture, a process that is four times more efficient and may do wonders for food security.
Nothing is more precious than our planet, and we must cool it fast. Scientists say this can be done by decorating the sky with diamonds.
The modified bacteria clings 400 times better to plastic than normal bacteria.
Mount Fuji is just one of the many important landmarks affected by climate change.
Researchers have been sounding the alarm for years, but the US still has a big mercury pollution problem.
If you think it's tough to sleep on land, try sleeping in the sea.
Imagine it’s a crisp and sunny fall morning. You just left your local coffee shop, ready to start your day. Out of the corner of your eye, you catch a glimpse of something moving in the bushes. Is it a squirrel stashing acorns for the winter? A robin fattening up for migration? As you get […]
Researchers train African giant pouched rats to sniff out smuggled species.
Ethanol is more than a human invention. New research reveals how animals across ecosystems encounter and adapt to ethanol.
Scientists may have now found the genes that enable tardigrades' amazing ability to withstand powerful radiation.
An engineer’s clever artificial glaciers bring water back to parched Himalayan fields.
It's like grinding the carbon dioxide capture of trees into a powder.
When researchers first laid their hands on a newly discovered frog deep in Panama’s forests, they were in for a surprise. The small, golden amphibian left a lasting impression—literally. As they handled the frog, its bright yellow pigment rubbed off onto their skin, leaving their fingers stained with the same hue that gives this remarkable […]
Cats use a mix of strategies when deciding whether to pass through a space and it suggests some self-awareness.
