Fossil fuels have hidden the true cost of 8 billion people. Here’s what could happen when the illusion ends.

Even low levels of traffic noise can negate the benefits of listening to natural sounds, researchers say

A study found Acadia's peak foliage now arrives almost two weeks later than in 1950. Across national parks, heat, drought, rain, and shrinking snowpack are making historical peak dates less reliable for fall travelers.

A breakthrough in saying everything without explaining anything.

While the FCC approved only a single test mission, the groups argue it could pave the way for a much larger constellation of satellites in the future.

The event took place over a few short weeks and detrimental to the Saiga population August 23, 2026 In May 2015, more than 200,000 seemingly healthy saiga antelopes in the central steppes of Kazakhstan suddenly dropped dead. For the animals, and those charged with their conservation, the Mass Mortality Event was devastating. In the space of a few short weeks, something wiped out more than 60 per cent of the species’ global population, and more than 80 per cent of the saiga in the Betpak-Dala

In May 2026, for the first time ever, solar generated more electricity in the U.S. than coal. Here's why it's worth paying attention to the great solar-coal flip.

In May 2026, for the first time ever, solar generated more electricity in the U.S. than coal. Here's why it's worth paying attention to the great solar-coal flip.

If you think the largest national park on Earth is Yellowstone, think again – as it doesn't even come close...

If you think the largest national park on Earth is Yellowstone, think again – as it doesn't even come close... August 28, 2026 Natural areas have been granted a wide variety of protections, according to local, national and international standards – but Greenland takes the cake on a national level. What are national parks and what do they protect? "They rely on sharp, curved teeth and long claws to slash and tear at their prey with astonishing force..." 10 deadliest national parks in the world

Walter Moorhead, 74, mistook a woman walking in a field with two children for a deer while he was hunting, according to the Delaware State Police.

A nighttime wetland beneath a star-filled sky, partially illuminated by an artificial beam of light reflected from an orbital structure overhead.

Pulpwood helped launch the region’s industrial era. Mill closures have axed demand, marking the biggest threat since the fall of King Cotton.

New research links invasive Asian swamp eels to lower frog and salamander abundance across parts of the Florida Everglades.

There’s enough to make 500 billion mobile phones

Enormous tropical trees have evolved ‘workarounds’ to protect from drought

Are humans frozen in the headlights?

Utility-scale solar leads by a mile, followed by batteries. Fossil fuels, not so much.

The grizzly bit through Greg Boswell’s boot and lifted him off the ground. Nick Bullock ran, then turned back. Nearly five hours of bleeding, darkness, and a desperate descent through the Rockies followed. Published: Sep 9, 2023 Greg Boswell and I climbed the three “approach” pitches, waded uphill in deep snow for an hour, climbed an M5 mixed pitch, thrashed through dense forest, and hiked up steep open snow for two more hours before we finally reached the start of the route proper. At 7:30 p.m.

Porcupine walking along a log in the forest.

Scientists have found that climate pollution from the fossil fuel industry is significantly worsening the water crisis in California and the western United States.

Brown bears, golden eagles, wolves, lynx and bison are just a few of the species that now live in the partially abandoned city of Chernobyl in Ukraine. Some animals are flourishing, others have been forced to evolve... August 23, 2026 On April 26, 1986, there was an explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, in what was then the Soviet Union. After the accident – the worst nuclear incident in history – hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from the surrounding area,

The fish’s extreme lifespan could reshape how conservationists protect it.

A mountain of garbage collapsed after heavy rain at a major landfill site in Conakry, Guinea, burying nearby homes and launching a search for survivors.

A drought in Colorado has bears searching frantically for food to prepare for winter hibernation.

Welcome to the warming hole, a part of the world that bucking the Earth's temperature trends August 17, 2026 It was pre-monsoon season and sweltering when Harvard University’s Prof Dan Schrag arrived in Delhi, India, to give the opening speech at a climate conference in March 2025. The temperature was already creeping over 30ºC (86 ºF) – hot enough to feel the first swell of summer, especially in a country where, as Schrag notes, the vast majority live without air conditioning. The previous

Their need for reliable power drives innovation while AI helps develop new clean technology.

There is a growing view that a creator may be behind major discoveries being made in science

At Quitobaquito Springs, a disappearing bat reveals how much can vanish before we learn to measure it

A new study finds that China’s solar energy boom is hurting bird diversity A new analysis studied the solar policies and bird diversity in more than 2300 counties across China. China is the world leader in solar power, but the country’s massive boom in this clean energy source could have unintended consequences for the country’s birds. Using birdwatching and policy data from more than 2,300 counties across China, a new analysis found that areas with stricter policies enforcing solar energy

As fiercer storms collide with an aging industrial system, a unique kind of catastrophe is becoming more commonplace—and no one, it seems, is fully prepared to stop it.

The overpopulation of axis deer has taken an environmental toll, but Maui Nui Venison sees it as a resource instead of a pest