Rising ocean temperatures, heatwaves and dwindling prey are forcing marine mammals into new and more dangerous waters, scientists warn. By Teresa Tomassoni For millennia, some of the world’s largest filter-feeding whales, including humpbacks, fin whales and blue whales, have undertaken some of the longest migrations on earth to travel betweenContinue Reading
Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica are bracing for Hurricane Melissa. The storm is expected to quickly grow into a powerful category 3 or stronger hurricane.Continue Reading
For the first time, scientists have seen a subduction zone actively breaking apart beneath the Pacific Northwest. Seismic data show the oceanic plate tearing into fragments, forming microplates in a slow, step-by-step collapse. This process, once only theorized, explains mysterious fossil plates found elsewhere and offers new clues about earthquakeContinue Reading
David Brancaccio lost his house there. As he tries to rebuild, he’s seeing how the community has pulled together—and how the loss has weighed on people. Interview by Steve Curwood, Living on Earth From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host SteveContinue Reading
October is a peak mating month for tarantulas in California, when the hulking, furry males set out in search of a mate. They don’t always come out alive.Continue Reading
Liquor is just one of the markets needed for the cover crop and cereal grain to improve the health, water retention and carbon sequestration of soils, and keep them from blowing away. By Emily Payne Farming in the San Luis Valley, Colorado, is tough. The 8,000-square-mile, high-altitude desert has oneContinue Reading
Reptiles don’t just pee, they crystallize their waste. Researchers found that snakes and other reptiles form tiny uric acid spheres, a water-saving evolutionary trick. This discovery could illuminate how to prevent gout and kidney stones in humans., Read MoreContinue Reading
By removing a bottleneck to development, the federal government would make it easier to build the giant computing centers behind AI. Utilities stand to lose financially. By Dan Gearino A proposed rule from the Department of Energy would expand federal control over how large electricity users connect to the grid,Continue Reading
In Brazil’s coffee-producing areas, more than 42,000 square miles of forest have disappeared over about two decades, says Coffee Watch. Deforestation leads to drought, which harms crop yields. (Image credit: Evaristo Sa)Continue Reading
Scientists have unveiled Khankhuuluu, a new Mongolian dinosaur species that predates and closely resembles early Tyrannosaurs. With its long snout, small horns, and lean build, it represents a transitional form between swift mid-sized predators and giant apex hunters like T. rex. The find also suggests that large Tyrannosaurs first evolvedContinue Reading
The Delaware River Basin Commission says the terminal’s developer has not materially changed its plans and has “diligently” pursued its goals. By Jon Hurdle An environmental group is suing a regional regulator over its recent extension of a construction permit for a terminal to export liquefied natural gas from aContinue Reading
La reconciliación significa encontrarse con un paisaje en sus propios términos The post Inventando hábitats appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
In some of the most agriculturally rich regions in the U.S., researchers from San Diego State University are working to understand how climate change is affecting heat in rural areas and the farmworkers who toil in them.Continue Reading