Nature and Environment

It’s Not Just You: Chicago Stinks, Literally. City Officials Say It’s Because of the Lack of Rain

No offense to Chicago lovers, but residents online are reporting a “faint sewer smell.”

Someone Dropped a Cheetos Bag in the Largest Cave Chamber in the U.S. Its Potentially Catastrophic Aftermath Will Surprise You

Nature and Environment

If history is there so we can learn from our mistakes, maybe it’s time to revisit how we tell it.

Humans Aren’t Meant to Explore the Depths of the Ocean. They Still Insist on Doing It and Asking a Question: How Deep Can a Submarine Go?

Nature and Environment

We know more about the surface of Mars than the bottom of the ocean. But it’s not a technological issue.

How a Bat Die-Off Led to a Rise in Infant Deaths in America

Nature and Environment

A new study finds that the lack of bats, which eat insects that prey on crops, resulted in the use of more insecticide by farmers.

When Landslides Turn a Paradise Into Hell: A Look at the Crisis in Rancho Palos Verdes in California

Nature and Environment

Landslides have been moving things around in the city for years. However, heavy rains in recent years have meant that instead of moving a few inches, things are moving a few feet.

‘The Atlantic Tropics Are Completely Broken’: Experts Say the Intertropical Convergence Zone Is Shifting North, Posing a Significant Challenge

Nature and Environment

Experts anticipated a highly active hurricane season, but 2024 indicates otherwise. The question is, why?

The U.S. Atomic Bomb Development Site Is Experiencing a Plutonium Contamination Issue, Reaching Levels Similar to Chernobyl

Nature and Environment

A recent paper has raised the alarm about radioactive contamination in this notorious location.

South Africa Is Going to Bomb an Island With Tons of Poison. Its Goal: To Annihilate Thousands of Mice

Nature and Environment

The ambitious, $26-million plan can’t fail if the country wants to avoid making matters worse.

Corn Sweat Is Real, and It’s Making the Heat Wave in the Midwest Even Worse

Nature and Environment

It doesn't literally mean that the corn is sweating, FYI.

Tiny Creature Discovered on the Alaskan Border Is the Closest Living Relative of All Animals

Nature and Environment

A chance encounter in the brackish waters of Mono Lake could have numerous implications for science and even modern medicine.

We've Long Wondered Why the Chernobyl Wild Boars Were So Radioactive. It Turns Out It Has Nothing to Do With the Nuclear Disaster

Nature and Environment

Nuclear testing and the diets of these mammals are to blame for their excessive radiation.

The Atlantic Has Suddenly Begun Cooling at Record Speed. That Changes Everything, Even the Hurricane Season

Nature and Environment

In the last three months, temperatures in one part of the Atlantic have cooled faster than ever since 1982.

Six Months Ago, an Autonomous Submarine Disappeared in Antarctic Waters. Now We Know What It Saw Before It Sank

Nature and Environment

A few months ago, the University of Gothenburg in Sweden announced some sad news: It had just lost an uncrewed submarine for which it had paid about $3.7 million.

Bill Gates Thinks That Massive Tree Planting to Combat Climate Change Is Absurd. And He's Right

Nature and Environment

Trees help fight climate change and global warming, but not as much as we would like.

In Its Commitment to Nuclear Energy, the U.S. Is Considering Doing the Unprecedented: Reactivating a Closed Plant

Energy

The Palisades nuclear plant along Lake Michigan ceased operations in 2022. The plant opened in 1971, so it was active for 51 years.

These Researchers Say That Chimpanzees Can Talk and That the Evidence Dates Back to 1962

Nature and Environment

In fact, phonetician and cognitive scientist Axel Ekström and his team claim this evidence is online.

We Thought We Had an Accurate Date for the Origin of Life, but We Were Off by About 1.5 Billion Years

Nature and Environment

Researchers found environmental conditions for animal life 2.1 billion years ago.

Meteorologists Warn That Debby, the Next Tropical Storm in the Atlantic, Could Be on the Horizon

Nature and Environment

The current period of low cyclone activity in the Atlantic Ocean may be coming to an end.

Yellowstone’s Massive Hydrothermal Explosion Reminds Us That It’s an ‘Box of Bombs’ Visited by 4 Million People Each Year

Nature and Environment

Yellowstone proved that the “touristification” of nature helps to preserve it. Now, it can teach us something else.

A U.S. City Is ‘Depaving’ Its Streets to Combat the Heat. It Has an Ally: NASA

Nature and Environment

The urban heat island (UHI) effect threatens the well-being of people living in cities of all sizes.

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