An Inside Climate News analysis shows the state’s insurance crisis is hitting hardest in the disadvantaged counties of Florida’s agricultural heartland. Residents here, in large part, are bearing the burden themselves. By Amy Green OKEECHOBEE, Fla.—If you want to get to know this hamlet sprinkled among ranchlands on the northContinue Reading
By analyzing tooth enamel chemistry, scientists uncovered proof that Jurassic dinosaurs divided up their meals in surprising ways—some choosing buds and leaves, others woody bark, and still others a mixed menu. This dietary diversity helped massive plant-eaters coexist, while predators carved out their own niches., Read MoreContinue Reading
In recent years, some grass lawns around the country have grown a little taller in springtime thanks to No Mow May, a movement originally launched by U.K. nonprofit Plantlife in 2019 designed to raise awareness about the ecological impacts of the traditional, resource-intensive, manicured grass lawn. No Mow May encouragesContinue Reading
Big Tech’s AI frenzy is pressing up electricity demand around the country. The power grid is stuck in natural gas-fuelled inertia, slow to bring new clean energy projects online and leaving consumers on the hook. By Deep Vakil Every three months, Jon Rea gets an up-close look at the possibleContinue Reading
New Zealand is known for its rare and unique birds. But invasive animals, brought by humans, have decimated those species. To save them, New Zealand has set a goal of exterminating millions of those invasive predators by 2050. And everyday people are joining in. Some trap and kill animals inContinue Reading
On May 6, MIT AgeLab’s Advanced Vehicle Technology (AVT) Consortium, part of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics, celebrated 10 years of its global academic-industry collaboration. AVT was founded with the aim of developing new data that contribute to automotive manufacturers, suppliers, and insurers’ real-world understanding of how driversContinue Reading
Not all barnacles just sit on rocks and ships. Some invade crabs, growing like a parasitic root system that hijacks their bodies. A mysterious group called y-larvae has baffled scientists for over a century, with no known adult stage. Genetic evidence now reveals they’re related to barnacles and may alsoContinue Reading
Nitricity combusts nutrient-rich almond shells, then “brews” them in water, creating what it calls Ash Tea. Farmers dilute the tea and apply it to the soil.Continue Reading
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