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Global carbon dioxide emissions will hit a record high in 2018

Carbon dioxide emissions from China, the United States and India all rose this year, a new report finds.

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

News | Climate

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

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

Science Stats | Climate

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

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

News | Climate

Here’s how much climate change could cost the U.S.

By Carolyn Gramling | 12:29pm, November 28, 2018
Earth

News | Earth

A new algorithm could help protect planes from damaging volcanic ash

By Jennifer Leman | 8:00am, November 27, 2018

News | Earth

A massive crater hides beneath Greenland’s ice

By Carolyn Gramling | 2:00pm, November 14, 2018

Say What? | Earth

These tiny, crackly bubbles are a new type of volcanic ash

By Jennifer Leman | 12:00pm, November 09, 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

New devices could help turn atmospheric CO₂ into useful supplies

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

News | Sustainability

The water system that helped Angkor rise may have also brought its fall

By Bruce Bower | 2:00pm, October 17, 2018

News in Brief | Sustainability

This reflective paint could keep sunbaked buildings cool

By Maria Temming | 9:00am, September 28, 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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