Containing nearly 800,000 galaxies, this image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is overlaid with a map of dark matter, represented in blue. Researchers used Webb data to find the invisible substance via its gravitational influence on regular matter. NASA/STScI/J. DePasquale/A. Pagan With the Webb telescope’s unprecedented sensitivity, scientists areContinue Reading
At the 2025 American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (AGU25), scientists and researchers from around the world met to discuss the present and future of remote sensing. The conference is the largest annual gathering of Earth and space scientists, and was held December 15-19 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Thousands of scientists,Continue Reading
Long before farming took hold, ancient Indigenous peoples of the American Southwest were already shaping the future of a wild potato. New evidence shows that this small, hardy plant was deliberately carried across the Four Corners region more than 10,000 years ago, helping it spread far beyond its natural range.,Continue Reading
“Pollution is everybody’s business,” Imperial Oil, Exxon’s Canadian affiliate, wrote in a 1970 report , “because essentially all of it results from the activities of men working to satisfy the needs and desires of men.” Fast forward over a half century and Imperial’s old argument is taking a new form.Continue Reading
Separation from Canada would be a disaster for Indigenous rights in Alberta and plunge the provincial economy into even greater uncertainty. Yet providing an easier path for Alberta separatists seems strangely to be a top priority of Premier Danielle Smith, regardless of the ensuing constitutional chaos. Bill 14 was hurriedContinue Reading
By Johnny Sturgeon Oceans cover 70% of the earth’s surface, absorb 90% of excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases, and help prevent dramatic temperature spikes on land. Yet they’re often overlooked in conversations about climate change.Continue Reading
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Rob Caughlan, an early leader of the coastal advocacy group Surfrider and a longtime California political activist, dies at the age of 82.Continue Reading
A geologist’s daughter reflects on deep time and her father’s influence. The post How geology not only shapes the world, it shapes us appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Amsterdam city council has passed a legally binding ban on advertising for fossil fuels and meat products across public spaces in the city, becoming the first capital in the world to prohibit such ads through local law. The city council voted 27-17 on Thursday (January 22) to approve the measure, which from May 1 prohibits advertisingContinue Reading
A Roman-era skeleton discovered in southern England has finally given up her secrets after more than a decade of debate. Known as the Beachy Head Woman, she was once thought to have roots in sub-Saharan Africa or the Mediterranean—an idea that sparked global attention. But new, high-quality DNA analysis paintsContinue Reading
Leaders insisted China-backed coal deals would fix Pakistan’s energy crisis. But the power plants have threatened residents’ health and left the nation in a debt trap. By Aman Azhar Planet China: Fourteenth in a series about how Beijing’s trillion-dollar development plan is reshaping the globe—and the natural world.Continue Reading
“Giving up is not an option – so many people depend on you,” the words of Maryanne Gichanga, a participant in a UN supported initiative, which aims to help farmers in Kenya find solutions to alleviate the pressures of climate change on agriculture production. Continue Reading