Exxon, Shell and other carbon producers sued for sea level rises in California
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As a trio of lawsuits claim compensation for sea rises resulting from fossil fuel emissions, campaigners say carbon majors must change...
Three species of tiny frogs discovered in Peruvian Andes
Three more frog species have been discovered in the Peruvian Andes, raising to five the total number of new frog species the group has...
Seeing in the dark: Minus sunlight, a general theory reveals universal patterns in ecology
By omitting mechanistic drivers such as sunlight, a statistical theory accurately describes broad ecological patterns in a Panama forest, as well as other natural...
Climate change means more rain, more nitrogen runoff, more problems
An intensifying water cycle will likely cause dramatic increases -- nearing 20% by 2100 -- in the amount of nitrogen runoff in the US,...
Getting to the root of Iceland’s molten rock origins
New data reveal an unprecedented depiction of a region of partially molten rock deep within the Earth, which appears to be feeding material in...
Huge landslide triggered rare Greenland mega-tsunami.
Hermann Fritz
Chunks of glacier shattered when a powerful tsunami ripped through a fjord in western Greenland in June.
One of the tallest tsunamis in recorded...
Where global warming gets real: Inside NASA’s mission to the North Pole.
From the window of a Nasa aircraft flying over the Arctic, looking down on the ice sheet that covers most of Greenland, it’s easy...
A different kind of car factory is opening up in Los Angeles.
While President Donald Trump is rooting for more car plants in the rust-belt states of Michigan and Ohio and more coal mines in Appalachia,...
Like to lie in the hammock? That – and other variables — will trigger...
Urban residents value their lawns through their own prisms, and those values lead to a range of efficiency in how they irrigate and fertilize,...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
A report by 43 wildlife experts warns that without changes now, many of Earth's most iconic species will be lost forever.
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Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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Florida man arrested for stealing sea turtle eggs
He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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10 magical places saved by endangered species
In our efforts to save animals at risk of extinction, we've saved some extraordinary places as well.
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