A quiet Alaska fault is missing the fluids scientists expected, and it's changing what we know about earthquake zones
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May 4, 2026, 12:20 pm By NULLTo be truly inclusive, public outdoor spaces must meet the needs of the entire population,…Louisiana's shrinking coast may offer world early guide to climate adaptation
May 4, 2026, 12:00 pm By NULLA Tulane University-led team of interdisciplinary researchers says coastal Louisiana's…Climate change is rewriting winter lakes in a way that looks completely backward at first glance
May 4, 2026, 11:40 am By NULLClimate change undoubtedly affects lakes and the functioning of their ecosystems, but seasonal…Lake mud reveals 7,000 years of Kangaroo Island's complex fire history
May 4, 2026, 11:20 am By NULLDuring the summer of 2019–2020, half of Australia's third largest island was on fire. Kangaroo…Rising seas may unlock coastal carbon stores, with losses up to 90%
May 4, 2026, 9:40 am By NULLRising sea levels could do more than flood coastlines. Research from Missouri University of Science…Arctic winter sea-ice extent fails to expand and sets a new record low in 2026
May 4, 2026, 8:20 am By NULLIn 2026, the Arctic winter sea-ice extent (annual maximum extent) reached the lowest value since…Cities are getting hotter—and bigger. New research reveals the scale of the challenge
May 3, 2026, 11:30 am By NULLWe tend to think of climate change impacts as dramatic and destructive. Storms and floods that bring…Blood-based DNA marker tracks arsenic exposure and may predict toxicity risk
May 2, 2026, 9:40 pm By NULLPublic health experts estimate that more than 200 million people worldwide are exposed to arsenic…Green alley effectiveness depends on design and purpose, study finds
May 2, 2026, 2:30 pm By NULLGreen alleys—residential laneways redesigned to enhance residents' quality of life, boost social…Plant-based diets cut climate impact by more than half, randomized clinical trial shows
May 2, 2026, 12:30 pm By NULLAs climate change accelerates and global temperatures continue to rise, a new randomized clinical…Disentangling the many factors at play within exposure science
May 2, 2026, 8:00 am By NULLTake a brief walk outside and you're likely to encounter a wide range of things that could influence…Americans care more about future generations than many think—and that gap could matter for policy
May 1, 2026, 1:00 pm By NULLCaring about future generations means believing that people who will live decades or centuries from…Living near a gas station raises childhood cancer risk, study shows
May 1, 2026, 12:00 pm By NULLChildhood cancers are devastating. Even when the disease is not fatal, its long-term effects can be…When the Schuylkill swallowed the city: Lessons from Hurricane Ida's historic flood
May 1, 2026, 10:40 am By NULLNew Penn research shows that Hurricane Ida wasn't a once-in-a-century anomaly but a preview of how…After flames strip hillsides bare, the next storm can unleash something far more destructive downstream
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Apr 30, 2026, 5:40 pm By NULLOn July 29, 2025, a magnitude 8.8 earthquake occurred near the Kamchatka Peninsula. It was so…Tiny fossil shells hold two chemical signals that could skew past ocean temperatures
Apr 30, 2026, 5:30 pm By NULLTiny plankton shells used to reconstruct past polar ocean temperatures may contain two different…
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