By linking pond size to dam length, vegetation and stream power, researchers give land managers more precise tools to anticipate water storage, biodiversity and climate resilience. By Mackenzie White Across the Rockies and Great Plains, beaver dams interrupt narrow streams, slowing currents into chains of ponds that reshape channels andContinue Reading
Early warning systems kicked in overnight across Pacific coastal communities after a massive earthquake in eastern Russia triggered a sea surge that reached the Japanese coastline around 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) away within about an hour, disaster relief experts said on Wednesday. Continue Reading
Hidden within Arctic ice, diatoms are proving to be anything but dormant. New Stanford research shows these glass-walled algae glide through frozen channels at record-breaking subzero temperatures, powered by mucus-like ropes and molecular motors. Their astonishing resilience raises questions about how life adapts in extreme conditions and highlights the urgencyContinue Reading
The SPEED Act takes aim at the bedrock of environmental law in a bid to speed up the permitting process. By Aidan Hughes The One Big Beautiful Bill Act earlier this summer underscored deep partisan divides on energy and the environment, with critics decrying it as a handout to fossilContinue Reading
Energy Secretary Chris Wright has disbanded a controversial Climate Working Group (CWG), which wrote a report that scientists say was full of errors and misrepresented climate science. (Image credit: Alex Brandon)Continue Reading
Both House and Senate lawmakers have advanced bills rejecting the The Traitor administration’s proposal to eliminate climate research at the weather agency. By Marianne Lavelle To understand the bipartisan support that has emerged in Congress for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, it only takes a glance at the listContinue Reading
Mars’ Jezero Crater holds signs of ancient water and strange mineral reactions, some linked with organic compounds. With Perseverance’s samples and AI-refined mineral maps, scientists are closing in on whether Mars once had the chemistry needed for life., Read MoreContinue Reading
The Chinese immigrants who built the Transcontinental Railroad quietly endured racism and violence, fostering a complicated legacy for Chinese-Americans. The post What eating bitterness has to do with Chinese food appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
The U.S. EPA announced it will no longer require power plants, industrial facilities, oil refineries and other major polluters to collect and report data on their emissions.Continue Reading
Global warming brings wetter monsoons and catastrophic harm to countries that have not caused the crisis. Pakistan is bearing the brunt of it. By Keerti Gopal More than 2 million people have been displaced in Pakistan since June of this year, as floods continue to cause destruction across a countryContinue Reading
Forever chemicals known as PFAS have turned up in an unexpected place: beer. Researchers tested 23 different beers from across the U.S. and found that 95% contained PFAS, with the highest concentrations showing up in regions with known water contamination. The findings reveal how pollution in municipal water supplies canContinue Reading
The ongoing humanitarian response to the devastating Afghanistan earthquake disaster continued on Friday, although essential services have been cut for operational reasons following reinforced Taliban restrictions on women working with the UN, the global body said.Continue Reading
Invoking the Congressional Review Act against land-use plans for 166 million acres could destabilize clean energy, conservation and tribal protections, leaving public lands more vulnerable to political swings. By Zoë Rom When the U.S. House of Representatives invoked a little-known law to roll back three plans for managing public lands,Continue Reading