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How mammoths competed with other animals and lost

Mammoths, mastodons and other ancient elephants were wiped out at the end of the last ice age by climate change and spear-wielding humans.

By Alexandra Witze | 12:30pm, November 13, 2018

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Agriculture

News | Agriculture

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

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

News in Brief | Agriculture

Add beer to the list of foods threatened by climate change

By Jennifer Leman | 1:43pm, October 15, 2018

Feature | Agriculture

Can science build a better burger?

By Susan Milius | 12:30pm, September 20, 2018
Climate

News | Climate

Climate change may have made the Arctic deadlier for baby shorebirds

By Susan Milius | 10:45am, November 13, 2018

Reviews & Previews | Climate

‘End of the Megafauna’ examines why so many giant Ice Age animals went extinct

By Erin Wayman | 9:00am, November 06, 2018

Reviews & Previews | Climate

‘18 Miles’ is full of interesting tales about Earth’s atmosphere

By Sid Perkins | 8:00am, October 28, 2018
Earth

Say What? | Earth

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

By Jennifer Leman | 12:00pm, November 09, 2018

News in Brief | Earth

Bizarre metals may help unlock mysteries of how Earth’s magnetic field forms

By Emily Conover | 6:00am, November 07, 2018

News in Brief | Earth

Physicists measured Earth’s mass using neutrinos for the first time

By Emily Conover | 11:00am, November 05, 2018
Ecosystems

The Science Life | Ecosystems

Confused mayflies wreak havoc on a Pennsylvania bridge

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

Feature | Ecosystems

A freshwater, saltwater tug-of-war is eating away at the Everglades

By Carolyn Gramling | 9:00am, August 20, 2018

News | Ecosystems

Shallow reef species may not find refuge in deeper water habitats

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

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

Science Visualized | Pollution

Air pollution is shaving a year off our average life expectancy

By Katy Daigle | 1:35pm, August 22, 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

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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