Environment(Page 83)

The changes and wonders of the natural world—and how human interaction influences animals, the ocean, and the rest of the environment.

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That giant crack in Antarctica just keeps getting bigger

Environment

That giant crack in Antarctica just keeps getting bigger That giant crack in Antarctica just keeps getting bigger

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

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Taking manatees off the endangered species list doesn’t mean we should stop protecting them Taking manatees off the endangered species list doesn’t mean we should stop protecting them

By Sara Chodosh

Sondrestrom Glacier

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This one simple trick predicts when an ice age will pause This one simple trick predicts when an ice age will pause

By Mary Beth Griggs

Cat poop parasites don’t actually make you psychotic

Health

Cat poop parasites don’t actually make you psychotic Cat poop parasites don’t actually make you psychotic

By Sara Chodosh

Middle Eastern seed bank re-deposits backups into Svalbard’s doomsday vault

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Middle Eastern seed bank re-deposits backups into Svalbard’s doomsday vault Middle Eastern seed bank re-deposits backups into Svalbard’s doomsday vault

By Mary Beth Griggs

Why can whale nerves stretch and turn like bungee cords?

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Why can whale nerves stretch and turn like bungee cords? Why can whale nerves stretch and turn like bungee cords?

By Claire Maldarelli

Should we mine the deep ocean?

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Should we mine the deep ocean? Should we mine the deep ocean?

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

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La Paz adapts to a world without water La Paz adapts to a world without water

By Leslie Kaufman

Scoles My Week water dump

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I spent a week exploring how we’ll have to live in post-water America I spent a week exploring how we’ll have to live in post-water America

By Sarah Scoles

In photos: Dubai’s massive desalination plant

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In photos: Dubai’s massive desalination plant In photos: Dubai’s massive desalination plant

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The EPA has a new leader, and the outlook for science is not good

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The EPA has a new leader, and the outlook for science is not good The EPA has a new leader, and the outlook for science is not good

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

We might have an eighth continent. Here’s why that matters.

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We might have an eighth continent. Here’s why that matters. We might have an eighth continent. Here’s why that matters.

By Sara Chodosh

Health

No, the woolly mammoth won’t actually be resurrected by 2019 No, the woolly mammoth won’t actually be resurrected by 2019

By Mary Beth Griggs

Here are the teams competing to map the ocean for $7 million in prizes

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Here are the teams competing to map the ocean for $7 million in prizes Here are the teams competing to map the ocean for $7 million in prizes

By Mary Beth Griggs

A small city in Iowa is devoting 1,000 acres of land to America’s vanishing bees

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A small city in Iowa is devoting 1,000 acres of land to America’s vanishing bees A small city in Iowa is devoting 1,000 acres of land to America’s vanishing bees

El Niño swept away huge chunks of the west coast last winter

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El Niño swept away huge chunks of the west coast last winter El Niño swept away huge chunks of the west coast last winter

By Mary Beth Griggs

What is happening with the Oroville Dam spillway?

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What is happening with the Oroville Dam spillway? What is happening with the Oroville Dam spillway?

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

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The test used to see if animals are self-aware might not actually work The test used to see if animals are self-aware might not actually work

By Sara Chodosh

Even animals deep below the ocean are being poisoned by toxic chemicals

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Even animals deep below the ocean are being poisoned by toxic chemicals Even animals deep below the ocean are being poisoned by toxic chemicals

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

How New Zealand is avoiding hundreds of exploding whale corpses

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How New Zealand is avoiding hundreds of exploding whale corpses How New Zealand is avoiding hundreds of exploding whale corpses

By Sara Chodosh

How the Pacific Ocean changes weather around the world

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How the Pacific Ocean changes weather around the world How the Pacific Ocean changes weather around the world

By Simon Winchester

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Not just cockroaches: Here are other crazy objects found in people’s skulls Not just cockroaches: Here are other crazy objects found in people’s skulls

By Claire Maldarelli

Drones are setting their sights on wildlife

Technology

Drones are setting their sights on wildlife Drones are setting their sights on wildlife

By Kate Baggaley

Climate change and overfishing set a deadly trap for young penguins

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Climate change and overfishing set a deadly trap for young penguins Climate change and overfishing set a deadly trap for young penguins

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Sorry, but these pollinating robots can’t replace bees

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Sorry, but these pollinating robots can’t replace bees Sorry, but these pollinating robots can’t replace bees

By Mary Beth Griggs

NASA bets the farm on the long-term viability of space agriculture

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NASA bets the farm on the long-term viability of space agriculture NASA bets the farm on the long-term viability of space agriculture

By Eleanor Cummins

Mysterious geoglyphs can teach us about the Amazon’s past—and its worrisome future

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Mysterious geoglyphs can teach us about the Amazon’s past—and its worrisome future Mysterious geoglyphs can teach us about the Amazon’s past—and its worrisome future

By Rachel Feltman

Droughts actually make West Nile virus worse

Health

Droughts actually make West Nile virus worse Droughts actually make West Nile virus worse

By Mary Beth Griggs

This newly discovered gecko can literally squirm right out of its skin

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This newly discovered gecko can literally squirm right out of its skin This newly discovered gecko can literally squirm right out of its skin

By Mary Beth Griggs

Environment

What animal has the craziest camouflage? What animal has the craziest camouflage?

By Kate Baggaley

A killer whale swims amid floating ice in the Ross Sea.

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Do not buy the House Science Committee’s claim that scientists faked data until you read this Do not buy the House Science Committee’s claim that scientists faked data until you read this

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

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Hunters may need to keep their paws off Wisconsin wolves Hunters may need to keep their paws off Wisconsin wolves

Environment

Scientists may have actually found a lost continent Scientists may have actually found a lost continent

By Mark D. Kaufman

How to make eggs without any chickens

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How to make eggs without any chickens How to make eggs without any chickens

By Jason Lederman

*Lybia leptochelis*

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Boxer crabs go to crazy lengths to keep a pair of pom-poms Boxer crabs go to crazy lengths to keep a pair of pom-poms

By Mary Beth Griggs

Frogs use elastic tongues and reversible spit to catch prey

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Frogs use elastic tongues and reversible spit to catch prey Frogs use elastic tongues and reversible spit to catch prey

By Eleanor Cummins

Leaked EPA memo: Not even the EPA knows what’s going on with the EPA

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Leaked EPA memo: Not even the EPA knows what’s going on with the EPA Leaked EPA memo: Not even the EPA knows what’s going on with the EPA

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

This ghastly sack of cells may be your distant ancestor

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This ghastly sack of cells may be your distant ancestor This ghastly sack of cells may be your distant ancestor

Celebrate Year of the Rooster with the best chicken science

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Celebrate Year of the Rooster with the best chicken science Celebrate Year of the Rooster with the best chicken science

Scientists finally figured out how to make tomatoes taste good again

Technology

Scientists finally figured out how to make tomatoes taste good again Scientists finally figured out how to make tomatoes taste good again

By Mary Beth Griggs

This parasitic wasp forces other parasitic wasps to do its dirty work, then eats them

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This parasitic wasp forces other parasitic wasps to do its dirty work, then eats them This parasitic wasp forces other parasitic wasps to do its dirty work, then eats them

By Sara Chodosh

Environment

Check out these gorgeous new images of Earth From the GOES-16 satellite Check out these gorgeous new images of Earth From the GOES-16 satellite

By Mary Beth Griggs

badlands national park

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What we actually lose when the USDA and EPA can’t talk to the public What we actually lose when the USDA and EPA can’t talk to the public

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Scientists want to give the world a second chance at Caspian tigers

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Scientists want to give the world a second chance at Caspian tigers Scientists want to give the world a second chance at Caspian tigers

California’s snowpack is good news for the parched state—for now

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California’s snowpack is good news for the parched state—for now California’s snowpack is good news for the parched state—for now

By Mary Beth Griggs

Science

Here’s what the Obama administration did for science Here’s what the Obama administration did for science

By Jason Lederman

Climate change threatens American agriculture

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Climate change threatens American agriculture Climate change threatens American agriculture

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Moth gut bacteria could help create new antibiotics

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Moth gut bacteria could help create new antibiotics Moth gut bacteria could help create new antibiotics

By Claire Maldarelli

Ants can find their way home walking backwards, but they have to peek first

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Ants can find their way home walking backwards, but they have to peek first Ants can find their way home walking backwards, but they have to peek first

By Sara Chodosh

It’s not in your head: The weather is weirder, and climate change is the reason why

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It’s not in your head: The weather is weirder, and climate change is the reason why It’s not in your head: The weather is weirder, and climate change is the reason why

By Mark D. Kaufman

2016 was the hottest year on record

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2016 was the hottest year on record 2016 was the hottest year on record

By Kendra Pierre-Louis

Namibia fairy circle

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A new study explains the origin of mysterious ‘fairy circles’ in the desert A new study explains the origin of mysterious ‘fairy circles’ in the desert

By Sara Chodosh

Climate change might mean nicer weather in some places—but don’t get too excited

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Climate change might mean nicer weather in some places—but don’t get too excited Climate change might mean nicer weather in some places—but don’t get too excited

By Marlene Cimons

A mysterious stranding left nearly 100 dead dolphins off the coast of Florida

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A mysterious stranding left nearly 100 dead dolphins off the coast of Florida A mysterious stranding left nearly 100 dead dolphins off the coast of Florida

By Eleanor Cummins

A female shark had a bunch of babies without male contact

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A female shark had a bunch of babies without male contact A female shark had a bunch of babies without male contact

By Rachel Feltman

3 weird ways we can remotely control animals and bacteria

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3 weird ways we can remotely control animals and bacteria 3 weird ways we can remotely control animals and bacteria

By Kate Baggaley

Wyoming is basically trying to outlaw clean energy

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Wyoming is basically trying to outlaw clean energy Wyoming is basically trying to outlaw clean energy

By Eleanor Cummins

To understand the evolution of menopause, just look at family drama—in killer whales

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To understand the evolution of menopause, just look at family drama—in killer whales To understand the evolution of menopause, just look at family drama—in killer whales

By Rachel Feltman

These freaky baboon shrieks could push back the evolution of speech

Science

These freaky baboon shrieks could push back the evolution of speech These freaky baboon shrieks could push back the evolution of speech

By Sara Chodosh

Environment

Want people to notice your climate research? Learn how to write. Want people to notice your climate research? Learn how to write.

By Marlene Cimons

Environment

The flooding in California won’t end its three-year drought The flooding in California won’t end its three-year drought

By Mary Beth Griggs

Cow nose up close

Environment

#DoesItFart is the burning science question you never knew you had #DoesItFart is the burning science question you never knew you had

By Sara Chodosh

New research might explain why you get so hungry when you’re drunk

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New research might explain why you get so hungry when you’re drunk New research might explain why you get so hungry when you’re drunk

By Rachel Feltman

Warmer oceans are now linked to dangerous neurotoxins in shellfish

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Warmer oceans are now linked to dangerous neurotoxins in shellfish Warmer oceans are now linked to dangerous neurotoxins in shellfish

By Rachel Feltman