Environment

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May 15, 2026 at 10:35 AM

Rain barrel on a home deck used to collect stormwater and help reduce urban flooding in Camden, New Jersey

Camden, New Jersey, is testing something that seems insignificant… and has managed to reduce flooding by as much as 13%: the secret lies “inside the home” and isn’t a major construction project

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May 15, 2026 at 7:41 AM

Marine heatwave conditions near Japan linked to unusual movement of the Kuroshio Extension current

Scientists are watching the ocean behave so strangely that one researcher says even “surprised” may no longer be the right word

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May 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica linked to proposals for an underwater seabed curtain to slow ice melt

Scientists propose building a wall more than 80 kilometers long to slow the Doomsday Glacier, an idea that sounds impossible because the alternative may be worse

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May 14, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Stingless bee species in the Peruvian Amazon now recognized as legal subjects with environmental rights

For the first time in global legal history, a country has recognized the legal rights of insects, and it is the stingless bees of the Peruvian Amazon that are taking the first step toward a new model of coexistence between nature and the law

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May 14, 2026 at 3:46 AM

DNA and longevity research inspired by the biology of 117-year-old supercentenarian Maria Branyas Morera

They analyzed the DNA of a woman who lived to be 117 years old, and what they have just discovered leaves us with a disturbing idea about how we really age

By Kevin Montien

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May 13, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Cup of coffee linked to Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus gut bacteria in a new microbiome study

Do you drink coffee every day? Then you have this mysterious bacteria in your gut (and you didn’t even know it)

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May 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Fossilized grooves in Adriatic Sea limestone believed to show ancient sea turtle tracks from the Cretaceous period

What looked like a wall full of grooves in the Adriatic Sea turned out to be the trail of hundreds of terrified turtles 79 million years ago

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May 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Ocean eddies interacting with a major coastal current linked to warming and hidden upwelling effects

Ocean eddies are driving coastal currents harder than expected, and the swirling forces may be quietly amplifying climate extremes along the world’s shores

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May 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM

$Deep-sea “yellow brick road” pattern of fractured volcanic rock on the seafloor, with small sea life visible around the cracked slabs.$

A camera more than a kilometer below the Pacific Ocean found a “yellow brick road” and leaves an uncomfortable question about our seas

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May 11, 2026 at 5:54 AM

Archaeological excavation revealing human skeletons and burial vaults beneath a former department store in Gloucester

Archaeologists found 317 human skeletons beneath an inhospitable shopping center, and the discovery has turned a modern site into an unexpected ancient cemetery

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May 9, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Feral cattle on Amsterdam Island linked to a long-term genetic adaptation study

A herd of cows was abandoned on a deserted island 130 years ago, and a genetic study has now left researchers with a result they did not expect

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May 9, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Juvenile colossal squid filmed alive in the deep Southern Ocean during a robotic underwater expedition

Researchers descended into the deep sea and filmed one of the ocean’s most elusive squids for the first time, turning a legend of the abyss into visible proof

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May 8, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Record-breaking wild reticulated python rescued in Indonesia amid growing habitat loss concerns

A 7.22-meter python rescued in Indonesia has been recognized as the longest wild snake ever measured, but its record is also a warning about habitat loss

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May 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM

Pacific sleeper sharks feeding near a cow carcass during a deep-sea food fall experiment in the South China Sea

China dropped a cow 1,600 meters into the sea and accidentally woke eight mysterious sleepers, revealing deep-ocean life where almost nothing should have moved

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May 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM

Bowhead whale breaking through thick sea ice in Greenland as captured by a research drone

A drone flying over Greenland filmed a giant breaking through 60 centimeters of ice, and the scene reveals how life survives where almost everything looks frozen

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May 7, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Pufferfish caught off the coast of Galicia highlighting the arrival of warm-water species in northern Spain

Two pufferfish have appeared in Galicia, and their arrival is not just a marine curiosity but a small warning about the warmer future moving toward Spain

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May 6, 2026 at 6:30 PM

Ocean cleanup system collecting floating plastic waste from the sea surface

Giant ships are already collecting tons of plastic per hour in the Pacific while river systems capture 50 tons a day and robots separate 98% of the waste

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May 6, 2026 at 10:15 AM

Mountain desert landscape in Saudi Arabia where dams are planned to create an artificial lake in the Trojena NEOM project

Saudi Arabia is building three giant dams to create a 2.8-kilometer artificial lake in the desert, and the project defies almost every natural rule around it

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May 5, 2026 at 8:45 AM

Shallow woodland vernal pool with branches and leaf litter, fish-free water that supports frog eggs in spring

He dug a 60 cm “pond” in the garden, and within weeks, something unexpected happened: five groups of frog eggs appeared… and the yard went from being a useless lawn to an amphibian nursery