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tornado in Oklahoma

New research may upend what we know about how tornadoes form

New data on the birth of tornadoes suggest that the twisters don’t form from the top down.

By Carolyn Gramling | 2:06pm, December 14, 2018

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Agriculture

50 Years Ago | Agriculture

50 years ago, screwworm flies inspired a new approach to insect control

By Kyle Plantz | 7:00am, November 23, 2018

News | Agriculture

Hemp fields offer a late-season pollen source for stressed bees

By Susan Milius | 6:00am, November 19, 2018

News | Agriculture

Plants engineered to always be on alert don’t grow well

By Jennifer Leman | 4:09pm, October 22, 2018
Climate

Rethink | Climate

Nearly 200 Great Barrier Reef coral species also live in the deep sea

By Cassie Martin | 7:05pm, December 11, 2018

News | Climate

The list of extreme weather caused by human-driven climate change grows

By Carolyn Gramling | 10:41am, December 11, 2018

News in Brief | Climate

Global carbon dioxide emissions will hit a record high in 2018

By Laurel Hamers | 6:09pm, December 06, 2018
Earth

News | Earth

Here’s what was surprising about Kilauea’s 3-month-long eruption

By Jennifer Leman | 6:39pm, December 11, 2018

News | Earth

Volcanic eruptions that depleted ocean oxygen may have set off the Great Dying

By Carolyn Gramling | 2:00pm, December 06, 2018

Science Stats | Earth

Half the world’s annual rain falls in just 12 days

By Kyle Plantz | 1:55pm, November 30, 2018
Ecosystems

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

The Science Life | Ecosystems

Confused mayflies wreak havoc on a Pennsylvania bridge

By Claire Porter | 8:00am, September 16, 2018
Oceans

News | Oceans

Warm tropical Atlantic waters juiced the 2017 hurricane season

By Carolyn Gramling | 11:40am, September 28, 2018

News | Oceans

A massive net is being deployed to pick up plastic in the Pacific

By Carolyn Gramling | 5:36pm, September 07, 2018

Wild Things | Oceans

A gentoo penguin’s dinner knows how to fight back

By Sarah Zielinski | 2:12pm, September 04, 2018
Pollution

Feature | Pollution

Engineers are plugging holes in drinking water treatment

By Laurel Hamers | 6:00am, November 25, 2018

Science Stats | Pollution

Car tires and brake pads produce harmful microplastics

By Jennifer Leman | 8:38am, November 12, 2018

Science & the Public | Pollution

We’re probably undervaluing healthy lakes and rivers

By Laurel Hamers | 8:00am, October 14, 2018
Sustainability

News | Sustainability

Hybrid rice engineered with CRISPR can clone its seeds

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

News | Sustainability

A new way to turn saltwater fresh can kill germs and avoid gunk buildup

By Maria Temming | 11:00am, December 11, 2018

News | Sustainability

New devices could help turn atmospheric CO₂ into useful supplies

By Maria Temming | 6:00am, October 30, 2018
Toxicology

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

News in Brief | Toxicology

Pediatricians warn against chemical additives in food for kids

By Leah Rosenbaum | 6:15pm, July 23, 2018

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