Ecology

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How Galápagos Tortoise Conservation Works Science

How Galápagos Tortoise Conservation Works

Giant tortoises once numbered 250,000 across the Galápagos—centuries of exploitation nearly wiped them out. Here is how scientists are bringing them b...

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How Plug-In Solar Panels Work—and Why Utilities Fight Back Technology

How Plug-In Solar Panels Work—and Why Utilities Fight Back

Plug-in solar panels let renters and homeowners generate their own electricity by connecting solar panels to a standard wall outlet — no installer, no...

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How Textile Recycling Works—and Why It's So Hard Science

How Textile Recycling Works—and Why It's So Hard

The fashion industry generates 92 million tonnes of textile waste every year, yet less than 15% is recycled. Here's why recycling clothes is so techni...

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Earth's Biodiversity Boom: 16,000 New Species Found Yearly

A landmark University of Arizona study in Science Advances finds scientists are identifying more than 16,000 new species every year — the fastest rate...

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What Is Coltan and Why It's in Every Smartphone Technology

What Is Coltan and Why It's in Every Smartphone

Coltan is a rare mineral found largely in the Democratic Republic of Congo that is refined into tantalum — a critical component inside nearly every mo...

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Nature's Engine Slows: Species Turnover Down by a Third Science

Nature's Engine Slows: Species Turnover Down by a Third

A landmark global study finds that the rate at which species replace each other in ecosystems has slowed by roughly one-third since the 1970s — a para...

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How Aluminum Could Become a Zero-Carbon Fuel Science

How Aluminum Could Become a Zero-Carbon Fuel

Aluminum holds more energy per liter than diesel — and when reacted with water using a catalyst, it releases clean heat and hydrogen. A new wave of st...

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Marine Fungus Found to Kill Toxic Red Tide Algae Science

Marine Fungus Found to Kill Toxic Red Tide Algae

Scientists have identified a new marine fungus, Algophthora mediterranea, that parasitizes and destroys toxic algae responsible for harmful coastal bl...

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How Sea Level Rise Is Measured—and Why It's Underestimated Science

How Sea Level Rise Is Measured—and Why It's Underestimated

Sea levels are rising faster than most models assumed—and a 2026 study found a systematic flaw in how scientists measure baseline coastal heights. Her...

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How Sea Level Rise Works and Why It's Accelerating Science

How Sea Level Rise Works and Why It's Accelerating

Global sea levels have risen roughly 9 inches since 1880 — and the rate is speeding up. Here is a clear explanation of the two main drivers, how scien...

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Amazon Insects at the Edge: Half Face Lethal Heat Science

Amazon Insects at the Edge: Half Face Lethal Heat

A landmark Nature study of over 2,000 insect species finds that rising temperatures could push half of Amazon lowland insects past their survival limi...

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Why Tropical Insects Can't Cope With a Warming World Science

Why Tropical Insects Can't Cope With a Warming World

Tropical insects already live dangerously close to their upper heat limits, and unlike their highland cousins, they cannot adapt fast enough. A landma...

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