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It’s not just coral. Extreme heat is weakening entire marine ecosystems in Florida.
Anemones, sponges, and jellyfish are bleaching throughout the Everglades amid record temperatures. It's a troubling sign for Florida Bay and beyond.
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The American chestnut tree is coming back. Who is it for?
As federal agencies prepare to deregulate transgenic chestnuts, Indigenous nations are asserting their rights to access and care for them.
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![A person kneels beneath a tree as the sun dips below the horizon after a hot day in Missouri.]()
![A person kneels beneath a tree as the sun dips below the horizon after a hot day in Missouri.]()
The planet just sizzled through the hottest summer on record
Scientists have long warned that scorching summers — marked by heat waves, freak storms, and drought — could become the norm.
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Why the United States undercounts climate-driven deaths
"The system of death surveillance wasn’t designed for a climate-changed world."
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Researchers find nuclear fingerprints in sea turtle shells
A new study underscores an enduring nuclear legacy as Japan releases wastewater from Fukushima into the Pacific.
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Invasive species have created a cycle of wildfire in Hawaiʻi. Can Maui break it?
Planting native flora could help prevent the island's next wildfire.
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Rainforest study: Scientists now know the temperature at which photosynthesis stops
Heat is just one of many stressors for the world’s beleaguered Amazon.
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Why loving trees sometimes means cutting them down
An outdated land management ideology with roots in colonialism is keeping California and the West from taking essential steps toward mitigating increasingly destructive wildfires.
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Louisiana breaks ground on experimental project to rebuild lost wetlands
The Mid-Barataria Diversion Project is a cornerstone of a $50 billion effort to save the state’s eroding coast.
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Using ‘recycled plastic’ in construction materials may not be a great idea after all
It's unclear whether this solution helps the environment — or that infrastructure infused with used plastic is structurally sound.
