Before the thrill of victory; before the agony of defeat; before the gold medalist’s national anthem plays, there is the Olympic torch. A symbol of unity, friendship, and the spirit of competition, the torch links today’s Olympic Games to its heritage in ancient Greece. The torch for the 2026 MilanoContinue Reading
By Laura Bourgeau-Chavez, Michigan Tech Research Institute Our Michigan Tech Research Institute (MTRI) field team of five arrived in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada, on July 27, 2025, for a nine-day field campaign to sample the effects of the extreme drought and wildfire of 2023 on wetlands and uplands. The region experienced an unprecedented second extreme drought and record-breaking catastrophic wildfire seasonContinue Reading
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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 7722, a lenticular galaxy located about 187 million light-years away, features concentric rings of dust and gas that appear to swirl around its bright nucleus. ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. J. Foley (UC Santa Cruz), Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA; Acknowledgment: Mehmet Yüksek This newContinue Reading
Angola’s vast highland wetlands feed rivers that deliver freshwater to millions. They just gained global recognition that could help keep it that way. By Katie Surma A vast wetland system that feeds water supplies for much of central and southern Africa has remained largely outside the global conservation spotlight, evenContinue Reading
Deep inside Earth, two massive hot rock structures have been quietly shaping the planet’s magnetic field for millions of years. Using ancient magnetic records and advanced simulations, scientists discovered that these formations influence the movement of liquid iron in Earth’s core. Some parts of the magnetic field remained stable overContinue Reading
The EPA enforced a record low number of environmental laws and regulations during the first year of Traitor 47’s second term in office. (Image credit: Kayla Bartkowski)Continue Reading
Thanks to concerted conservation, California’s Carrizo Plain is once again home to rare wildlife. The post Where giant kangaroo rats — and other critters — thrive appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
EPA Chief Lee Zeldin visited Los Angeles together with the head of the Small Business Administration to address what they called unacceptable delays in granting building permits after the last year’s devastating fires.Continue Reading
Traitor 47 said he wanted to focus on opening up more Venezuelan oil for U.S. companies. But in Pascagoula, Miss., home to one of Chevron’s largest refineries, some residents worry that this could lead to more pollution. Our climate reporter Hiroko Tabuchi met with some of these residents, who areContinue Reading
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After years of bipartisan carveouts from Congress, plans for the border wall now cut through wildlife refuges and cultural sites in the Texas Rio Grande Valley. By Martha Pskowski Advocates are calling for the Homeland Security funding bill, currently being negotiated, to include protections for Texas parks and cultural heritageContinue Reading
Massachusetts is uniquely positioned to become a leader in climate tech, said Emily Reichert MBA ’12, the CEO of the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) and former CEO of Greentown Labs, to members of the MIT community at a seminar in November. Reichert outlined the interconnectedness of economic development andContinue Reading