The colorful, venomous and mysterious Gila monster flourishes in the scorching Desert Southwest, but climate change threatens the lizards’ food, water and shelter. Moving to more hospitable habitats won’t be easy. By Tina Deines Gila monsters are shrouded in mystery. The venomous, desert-dwelling lizards spend most of their lives undergroundContinue Reading
NASA’s Perseverance rover has delivered its most compelling clue yet in the search for life on Mars. A rock sample called “Sapphire Canyon,” taken from the Bright Angel formation in Jezero Crater, shows unusual mineral patterns known as “leopard spots” that may have formed through microbial activity. While non-biological processesContinue Reading
The House voted to nullify three Bureau of Land Management plans, and critics fear many more could follow. The post Decades of public-lands planning, overturned in a day appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Monday’s pink, fluorescent dye drop in Santa Monica Bay is part of a project to study how water circulation could be driving poor water quality.Continue Reading
A new report finds that Lakes Mead and Powell, the nation’s largest reservoirs, could store just 9 percent of their combined capacity by the end of next summer. By Wyatt Myskow Consumption of Colorado River water is outpacing nature’s ability to replenish it, with the basin’s reservoirs on the vergeContinue Reading
Europe is warming faster than any continent. That’s speeding up glacial melt, which is already threatening Europe’s largest rivers. (Image credit: Rob Schmitz)Continue Reading
A groundbreaking project is piecing together Leonardo da Vinci’s genetic profile by tracing his lineage across 21 generations and comparing DNA from living descendants with remains in a Da Vinci family tomb. If successful, the effort could reveal new insights into Leonardo’s health, creativity, and even help confirm the authenticityContinue Reading
Trade must be part of the solution to end plastic pollution – a global problem which disproportionately affects developing countries.Continue Reading
The Keystone State trails only Texas and Virginia in announced AI buildout. But policies to provide environmental and consumer protections lag further behind. By Kyle Bagenstose When Pennsylvania state Sen. Katie Muth toured a small data center in her suburban Philadelphia district this May, she was mostly impressed by whatContinue Reading
This spring, J-PAL North America — a regional office of MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) — launched its first ever Learning Lab, centered on climate action. The Learning Lab convened a cohort of government leaders who are enacting a broad range of policies and programs to support theContinue Reading
New Zealand’s unique birds are at risk of extinction, like the kiwi. So the country is trying to eradicate the invasive species that prey on them. Everyday people are lining up to help. (Image credit: Ryan Kellman)Continue Reading
A massive study of over 4 million adults has revealed that cannabis use may nearly quadruple the risk of developing diabetes. Despite some earlier suggestions that cannabis might have metabolic benefits, this large analysis found significantly higher diabetes rates among users, even after adjusting for other health factors., Read MoreContinue Reading
Students from Heritage University and Northwest Indian College were the first to document the presence of the spotted wing drosophila on the Yakama Nation Reservation — a first step to help eradicate it on tribal land. The post Invasive fruit fly hits the Yakama Nation’s huckleberry fields appeared first onContinue Reading