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Environmental scientists and conservation organizations now have a powerful new tool to make sense of the massive amounts of data collected from satellites and sensors worldwide. OlmoEarth, launched in November by the nonprofit Allen Institute of AI (Ai2), is an…
In late 2024, a feisty baby pygmy hippo named Moo Deng became an unlikely internet sensation. Videos of the pint-sized troublemaker causing adorable chaos at Thailand’s Khao Kheow Open Zoo quickly went viral, spawning countless memes, fan art, and parodies…
If your home resembles a houseplant graveyard more than a green oasis, you’re not alone. Many well-intentioned plant parents struggle to keep their leafy companions alive, often feeling defeated by brown leaves and drooping stems. The good news? Some plants…
A crew of astronauts is making an unscheduled return to Earth following a medical evacuation from the International Space Station (ISS), with their spacecraft expected to splash down off the California coast in the early morning hours of Thursday local…
Scientists have discovered that Greenland sharks—Earth’s longest-living vertebrates that can survive over 400 years—maintain functional vision throughout their extraordinary lifespans, overturning long-held beliefs about these ancient ocean dwellers. For decades, researchers assumed these massive Arctic sharks were nearly blind. Living…
Despite a slight cooling in 2025, scientists are sounding the alarm that Earth has just experienced its three hottest years in recorded history, with climate experts warning that even more extreme temperature records lie ahead. The temporary dip in global…
South Africa’s great white shark population is experiencing a dramatic collapse, with these apex predators largely vanishing from their traditional strongholds along the Western Cape since 2018. Once considered the world’s premier destination for great white sharks, South African waters…
As countries pursue rapid economic development through urban expansion and fossil fuel extraction, they’re paying a hidden cost that rarely appears on any balance sheet: the systematic destruction of natural ecosystems. Now, a growing field of environmental accountants is working…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul used her State of the State address this week to announce plans for increased investment in nuclear energy, describing it as “a vital part of our all-of-the-above approach to energy.” The announcement signals a significant…
Australia’s federal government approved the destruction of more than 57,000 hectares of critical threatened species habitat in 2025—marking a troubling 15-year high for habitat loss approvals, according to a damning new report from the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF). The environmental…
