Nature and Environment

RIP Murder Hornet. Insect That Took Pleasure in Ripping Off Honeybees’ Heads Declared Eradicated in the U.S.

After five years, the murder hornets' reign of terror is officially over. Well, in the U.S., at least.

Data Centers Consume So Much Water That It’s Becoming a Problem for Big Tech

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Many tech companies are focused on reducing water usage to cool their data center equipment.

A Whale Sets a Migration Record by Crossing Three Oceans to Breed—And That’s Bad News

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The world is changing, and the oceans are changing with it. For some species, these changes are troubling.

60 Years Ago, Scientists Lost Track of One of the World’s Rarest Egg-Laying Mammals. Recently, They Were Lucky Enough to Rediscover It

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Hidden in the mountains of Indonesia, this species continues to survive extinction.

China’s Great Green Wall Reaches New Milestone: Containing One of the World’s Largest Deserts

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The Great Green Wall aims to curb desertification, but not everyone is convinced.

One of the Greatest Mysteries of the Himalayas Lies in Its Geology: Researchers Have Discovered It’s Destroying the Earth’s Crust

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The Himalayas originated from plate tectonics. However, the dynamics of this process are much more complex than previously thought.

Google Believes Its New AI Model Can Forecast the Weather More Accurately Than Meteorologists. It Won’t Be That Easy

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For many years, improving weather forecasting models has been a priority for scientists worldwide.

A Strange Sound Was Detected Beneath the Waters of Antarctica in 1960. The Mystery Still Hasn’t Been Solved and It’s Happening More Often

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The sound, described as resembling a quack, continues to be an unfathomable enigma.

The Genetics of Dogs Living Around Chernobyl Are Evolving. It May Not Be Due to Radiation

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The Chernobyl exclusion zone serves as an unintentional experiment in natural science.

Scientists Already Knew Cephalopods Were Intelligent. Now, a Cuttlefish Has Successfully Passed a Test Designed for Children

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There's a reward for those who can wait. Cuttlefish know it well.

Researchers Attached a Microphone to a Solitary Dolphin. The Recorded 'Conversation' Is Unprecedented

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The recordings raise the possibility of self-talk in dolphins, a behavior never observed before.

Scientists Discover World’s Largest Coral, Which Is Longer Than the Blue Whale and Can Be Seen From Space

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Researchers originally thought the reef was a shipwreck because of its immense size.

In 1940, a Creature Snuck Onto an Island in the U.S. and Devoured Everything. Today, Two of Man’s Most Feared Species Coexist Alone

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The story of Guam is set to become a future case study on the devastating impact of a single invasive species on an ecosystem.

Yellow Brick Roads Don’t Just Exist in Movies. There’s a Real Yellow Brick Road Under the Sea

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The “yellow brick road” that led Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz wasn’t over the rainbow but under the sea.

Big Tree Hunters Find World’s Largest Pine Tree in Yosemite National Park: ‘It Was All By Itself in the Forest’

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The centuries-old tree is known as the “Mossy Creek Giant” and has a volume of 5,761 cubic feet.

Something Strange Occurred 15 Minutes Before the Tonga Eruption: A Signal, Imperceptible to Humans, Traveled Across the Earth’s Surface

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The wave was detected by seismometers in Fiji and Futuna, located about 460 miles from the volcano.

Farmers Sound the Alarm About the Future of Potato Chips in America