2026
Inside a Rare Sperm Whale Birth Reshaping How Scientists Understand Animal Cooperation
By Katie Surma
Two Wildly Different Data Centers Reveal a ‘Fork in the Road’ on How to Meet Electricity Demand
By Dan Gearino
Avian Flu Has Killed Thousands of Birds in the U.S. Pennsylvania Is at the Epicenter.
By Kiley Bense
As Prices Soar, EPA Greenlights Higher Ethanol Blends in Gasoline
By Georgina Gustin
Iowa’s Cancer Crisis Linked to Pesticides, PFAS, Fertilizer and Radon, Report Says
By Anika Jane Beamer
Lessons From Salt Lakes for Making a Home in a Changing World
By Wyatt Myskow
As Storms Pummel Hawaii, the Western U.S. Continues to Bake Amid Record-Breaking Heat Wave
By Kiley Price
White House’s ‘Drill Baby Drill’ Wartime Mandate Meets Volatile Market Reality
By Katie Surma
Earth’s Greatest Underwater Migrations Are Disappearing
By Johnny Sturgeon
USDA Says It Needs Roads to Fight Remote Wildfires, but a New Study Says Roads Bring More Fire to Forests
By Zoë Rom
Climate-Fueled Wildfires and Dust Storms Drove Up Air Pollution Around the World Last Year
By Kiley Bense, Keerti Gopal
Colorado River Negotiations Resume With Focus on Stopgap Measures
Scott Franz, KUNC
Report Shows Earth’s Climate is Out of Balance, as Indicators Hit New Extremes
By Bob Berwyn
Border Communities Remain in the Dark About Federal Government’s Billion-Dollar Buoy Project
By Martha Pskowski
Replacing Toxic Lead Pipes Could Drive Job Creation in Illinois, Report Finds
By Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco
Scientists See Converging Evidence of Antarctic Ice Retreat
By Bob Berwyn
