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Students worldwide are striking to demand action on climate change

On March 15, students are set to attend more than 1,000 events to demand that governments do more to rein in greenhouse gas emissions.

By Kathiann Kowalski | 8:00am, March 14, 2019

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Agriculture

Science Stats | Agriculture

Prosecco production takes a toll on northeast Italy’s environment

By Cassie Martin | 1:28pm, January 18, 2019

Science Visualized | Agriculture

This honeybee parasite may be more of a fat stealer than a bloodsucker

By Susan Milius | 1:15pm, January 18, 2019

News | Agriculture

A new way to genetically tweak photosynthesis boosts plant growth

By Maria Temming | 2:00pm, January 03, 2019
Climate

Feature | Climate

What happens when the Bering Sea’s ice disappears?

By Carolyn Gramling | 6:45am, March 14, 2019

Science Stats | Climate

Oceans that are warming due to climate change yield fewer fish

By Carolyn Gramling | 2:00pm, February 28, 2019

News | Climate

Dueling dates for a huge eruption reignite the debate over dinosaurs’ death

By Carolyn Gramling | 2:14pm, February 21, 2019
Earth

News | Earth

The ‘roof of the world’ was raised more recently than once thought

By Carolyn Gramling | 6:00am, March 11, 2019

News | Earth

Muons reveal the whopping voltages inside a thunderstorm

By Emily Conover | 7:00am, February 15, 2019

News in Brief | Earth

Greenland may have another massive crater hiding under its ice

By Carolyn Gramling | 10:06am, February 12, 2019
Ecosystems

News | Ecosystems

Poison toilet paper reveals how termites help rainforests resist drought

By Yao-Hua Law | 2:00pm, January 10, 2019

Feature | Ecosystems

Beavers are engineering a new Alaskan tundra

By Sid Perkins | 9:00am, November 28, 2018

Feature | Ecosystems

How mammoths competed with other animals and lost

By Alexandra Witze | 12:30pm, November 13, 2018
Oceans

News in Brief | Oceans

Tiny bits of iron may explain why some icebergs are green

By Jeremy Rehm | 11:00am, March 06, 2019

News | Oceans

Tidal floods driven by climate change may hurt small businesses

By Sujata Gupta | 6:00am, February 19, 2019

News | Oceans

An Antarctic expedition will search for what lived under the Larsen C ice shelf

By Carolyn Gramling | 2:59pm, February 08, 2019
Pollution

News | Pollution

Why kids may be at risk from vinyl floors and fire-resistant couches

By Maria Temming | 6:00am, February 21, 2019

News | Pollution

Chinese ‘tweets’ hint that happiness drops as air pollution rises

By Sujata Gupta | 11:19am, January 30, 2019

News | Pollution

4 ways to tackle ocean trash besides Ocean Cleanup’s broken system

By Laurel Hamers | 3:48pm, January 04, 2019
Sustainability

News in Brief | Sustainability

A new 2-D material uses light to quickly and safely purify water

By Jeremy Rehm | 3:30pm, February 12, 2019

News | Sustainability

Desalination pours more toxic brine into the ocean than previously thought

By Jeremy Rehm | 10:17am, January 14, 2019

News | Sustainability

Hybrid rice engineered with CRISPR can clone its seeds

By Susan Milius | 3:52pm, December 12, 2018
Toxicology

50 Years Ago | Toxicology

50 years ago, DDT pushed peregrine falcons to the edge of extinction

By Allie Wilkinson | 7:00am, February 14, 2019

News | Toxicology

An acid found in soil may make a disease killing deer less infectious

By Jennifer Leman | 6:00am, November 30, 2018

News | Toxicology

A ghost gene leaves ocean mammals vulnerable to some pesticides

By Cassie Martin | 2:00pm, August 09, 2018

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