Māori scientist Daniel Hikuroa reflects on an Indigenous-led declaration recognizing whales as legal persons, challenging the foundations of ocean governance. By Katie Surma As governments struggle to halt biodiversity loss and protect the world’s oceans using legal systems largely built by and for nation-states, Indigenous leaders are advancing a radicallyContinue Reading
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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