August 2026 Was the Hottest Month Ever Recorded: Copernicus Data
While the strengthening El Niño helped boost temperatures, climate change is the main culprit for making August so hot.
Plastics Companies Are Writing Lesson Plans. What Could Go Wrong?
The science curriculum the industry is offering to schools casts plastics as safe, recyclable, and a source of good jobs.…
Scientists Put Caterpillars in an Ultraquiet Chamber to Learn How They Hear Without Ears
The research could do more than help unlock the mystery of caterpillar hearing. It could also help make microphones better.
How a Secret Orangutan Breeding Program Is Creating a Baby Boom
The success of a program linking zoos across the US has created social media stars and generated a wave of…
The 2026 El Niño Is Being ‘Supersized’ as Impacts Worsen
The World Meteorological Organization is warning that the climate phenomenon that has the Pacific running a fever will last until…