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Toxic Algae Spurs Sea Lion Attacks in Southern California

A sea lion sickened by toxic algae attacked a teenage girl in Long Beach, Califo...

Recycling Nuclear Waste: A Win-Win or a Dangerous Gamble?

As interest in nuclear power rises, startups are pursuing plans to recycle spent...

Head of African Bank Warns of "Carbon Grabs" by Foreign...

Akinwumi Adesina, outgoing president of the African Development Bank, is warning...

With the Great Mussel Die-Off, Scientists Scramble for ...

One of the most endangered animals in the world, freshwater mussels are threaten...

AI Model Can Predict When Lightning Will Spark Wildfires

Researchers have developed an AI model that can predict with 90 percent accuracy...

On a Dammed River, Amazon Villagers Fight to Restore th...

Indigenous communities that rely on the natural flow of the Xingu River have lon...

Growing Risk of 'Thirstwaves' as the Planet Warms

The atmosphere is getting thirstier. A new study finds that warming is leading t...

China Allows New Coal Plants, but With More Limited Role

China will allow the construction of new coal power plants through at least 2027...

Trump Administration Fires Hundreds of Climate and Weat...

The Trump administration has re-fired hundreds of probationary workers at NOAA a...

Entries Invited for Yale Environment 360 Film Contest

The 12th annual Yale Environment 360 Film Contest is now accepting entries.Read ...

A.I. Is Quietly Powering a Revolution in Weather Predic...

Weather forecasts powered by artificial intelligence are usually more accurate —...

In a First, Chimps Found Sharing Fermented Fruit

For the first time, wild chimpanzees have been caught on film sharing fermented ...

Planned Indian Mega-Port Could 'Wipe Out' Isolated Tribe

The Shompen, residents of a small island in the Indian Ocean, are among the worl...

Heat and Fire Making Pollution Worse Across Much of the...

By several measures, air pollution is getting worse in the U.S., a trend due in ...

How a Former Herder Protected Mongolia's Vast Grasslands

Batmunkh Luvsandash has fought to protect more than a million acres of steppe la...

Wildlife Returns to Site of Devastating Southern Califo...

Four months after the Eaton Fire tore through Altadena, California, wildlife is ...

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