A century-old fossil long mislabeled as a caterpillar has been reidentified as the first-known nonmarine lobopodian—rewriting what we know about ancient life. Discovered in Harvard’s museum drawers, Palaeocampa anthrax predates even the famous Cambrian lobopodians and reveals that these soft-bodied ancestors of arthropods once lived not only in oceans, butContinue Reading
Fusion energy has the potential to enable the energy transition from fossil fuels, enhance domestic energy security, and power artificial intelligence. Private companies have already invested more than $8 billion to develop commercial fusion and seize the opportunities it offers. An urgent challenge, however, is the discovery and evaluation of cost-effective materialsContinue Reading
Endangered aquatic species remain vulnerable nearly a year after the storm moved through Appalachia and the lower Midwest. By Kacie Faith Kress In Knoxville, Tennessee, there’s a minuscule warehouse tucked off the side of the road. Its tiny gravel parking lot is full. In the back of the cramped, wood-paneledContinue Reading
The The Traitor administration wants to reverse a 2009 EPA finding that greenhouse gases endanger people. The finding is the basis for much of the United States’ climate change regulations. (Image credit: Jose Luis Magana)Continue Reading
Rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns may be lengthening fungal allergy season, which starts 3 weeks earlier than it did two decades ago., Read MoreContinue Reading
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its advisory opinion on the obligations of States in respect of climate change, read out by the President of the Court, Judge Iwasawa Yuji, on Wednesday. Continue Reading
They drift unseen, but everything depends on them. Plankton – the ocean’s lifeblood – regulate the climate, feed the seas, and shape life on Earth. Scientists along the French Riviera are in a race against time to unlock the mysteries of these tiny organisms before their decline reverberates across the planet.Continue Reading
Imagine concrete that not only survives wildfires and extreme weather, but heals itself and absorbs carbon from the air. Scientists at USC have created an AI model called Allegro-FM that simulates billions of atoms at once, helping design futuristic materials like carbon-neutral concrete. This tech could transform cities by reducingContinue Reading
As Europe races toward a U.S. trade deal, lobbyists for America’s biggest natural gas exporters are pushing to carve a major loophole in the EU’s methane rules, using ongoing trade and tariff disputes in a campaign to weaken Europe’s climate standards. “It’s very clear that the industry and the StateContinue Reading
Does production equal prosperity? Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been throwing around some very optimistic what-if numbers in her relentless lobbying efforts to build ever-more oil pipelines. “If we had the Energy East, if we had Keystone XL, if we had Northern Gateway, we would be producing two and halfContinue Reading
This article was published in partnership with Unearthed and BBC The Environment Agency (EA) has dropped 10,000 water quality tests from its work to ensure the health of England’s rivers and lakes over the past three months, due to staff shortages at the regulator’s main lab. The agency took aContinue Reading
At a joint hearing of special legislative committees probing the deadly Hill Country floods, the state’s emergency management chief said there are no guarantees that local officials are awake when a disaster strikes. He called for improvements to communication and warning systems. By Martha Pskowski Texas lawmakers heard nearly threeContinue Reading
In the wake of DOGE cuts, an all-female ‘Forest Corps’ is filling federal agency gaps for Wyoming trail projects. The post In Wyoming, forestry work is female appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading