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Film Oceans

What ‘The Meg’ gets wrong — and right — about megalodon sharks

A paleobiologist helps Science News separate shark fact from fiction in the new Jason Statham film The Meg.

By Carolyn Gramling | 12:41pm, August 10, 2018

Agriculture

Reviews & Previews | Agriculture

Why humans, and Big Macs, depend on bees

By Erika Engelhaupt | 8:00am, July 08, 2018

News | Agriculture

A big analysis of environmental data strengthens the case for plant-based diets

By Susan Milius | 7:00am, June 06, 2018

News in Brief | Agriculture

As CO₂ increases, rice loses B vitamins and other nutrients

By Susan Milius | 4:17pm, May 23, 2018
Climate

News in Brief | Climate

Global dimming may mitigate warming, but could hurt crop yields

By Carolyn Gramling | 1:32pm, August 08, 2018

Say What? | Climate

You’re living in a new geologic age. It’s called the Meghalayan

By Beth Geiger | 7:00am, July 20, 2018

News | Climate

Shallow reef species may not find refuge in deeper water habitats

By Leah Rosenbaum | 3:21pm, July 19, 2018
Earth

News | Earth

Rare blue diamonds are born deep in Earth’s mantle

By Carolyn Gramling | 1:00pm, August 01, 2018

News in Brief | Earth

The giant iceberg that broke from Antarctica’s Larsen C ice shelf is stuck

By Leah Rosenbaum | 7:00am, July 23, 2018

News | Earth

Kilauea’s spectacular pyrotechnics show no signs of stopping

By Carolyn Gramling | 10:46am, July 06, 2018
Ecosystems

News | Ecosystems

Bird poop helps keep coral reefs healthy, but rats are messing that up

By Leah Rosenbaum | 1:02pm, July 11, 2018

The –est | Ecosystems

Each year painted lady butterflies cross the Sahara — and then go back again

By Leah Rosenbaum | 7:00am, June 20, 2018

Science Ticker | Ecosystems

Treating roads with oil and gas wastewater may spread harmful pollution

By Laurel Hamers | 5:49pm, May 30, 2018
Oceans

News | Oceans

New ‘Poké Ball’ robot catches deep-sea critters without harming them

By Maria Temming | 2:00pm, July 18, 2018

News | Oceans

An ancient swimming revolution in the oceans may have never happened

By Carolyn Gramling | 7:05pm, July 17, 2018

News | Oceans

Underwater fiber-optic cables could moonlight as earthquake sensors

By Maria Temming | 2:00pm, June 14, 2018
Pollution

News | Pollution

Wildfires are making extreme air pollution even worse in the northwest U.S.

By Laurel Hamers | 3:19pm, July 16, 2018

Science Stats | Pollution

Air pollution is triggering diabetes in 3.2 million people each year

By Laurel Hamers | 5:11pm, July 09, 2018

News | Pollution

Sunshine is making Deepwater Horizon oil stick around

By Laurel Hamers | 7:00am, June 12, 2018
Sustainability

News in Brief | Sustainability

Grapevines are more drought-tolerant than thought

By Dan Garisto | 5:33pm, January 31, 2018

Year in Review | Sustainability

Worries grow that climate change will quietly steal nutrients from major food crops

By Susan Milius | 8:27am, December 13, 2017

Feature | Sustainability

Chong Liu one-ups plant photosynthesis

By Laurel Hamers | 1:48pm, October 04, 2017
Toxicology

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

Reviews & Previews | Toxicology

‘The Poisoned City’ chronicles Flint’s water crisis

By Cassie Martin | 7:00am, July 17, 2018

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