Imagine an innocent little beetle plodding across the forest floor, hunting for morsels to feed upon. Aha! It spies a cluster of bivalve leaves, each shiny red on the inside and offering an array of ...

On a massive, windswept swath of private farmland in Box Elder County in northern Utah, local residents are worried about what “the cloud” will feel like when it finally lands. The Stratos Project ...

Ask any surfer—or person who loves being near the water—and they’ll tell you that “the ocean heals.” The saltwater, rhythm of the waves and tides, and even the silence of open water are all known to ...

Every spring and fall, billions of birds embark on one of nature's most remarkable journeys. Tiny songbirds cross continents, shorebirds traverse oceans, and raptors ride invisible currents over ...

Long before I tied into a rope or placed my hands on sandstone, I was surrounded by my rock-climber parents’ stories of adventure, exploration, and deep respect for the natural world. This led me into ...

The rates of a variety of cancer types are rising among younger people. iStock Medical experts around the globe are engaged in vital detective work: to figure out why cancer is increasingly developing ...

These three-abreast electrical transmission pylons in Webster, Texas, were built to transmit high-voltage alternating current, which has far more “line loss” over long distances than does high-voltage ...

Emotions are the driving force behind climate action, according to author, teacher, and climate activist Dr. Katharine K. Wilkinson. Indeed, words like “heartbreak,” “courage,” “healing,” and ...

For more than two centuries, our standard of living, measured by our national income, has been the defining measure of economic success, associated with rising incomes, expanding opportunities, and ...

Picture yourself on a trail on Storm King Mountain in upstate New York. After scampering over rocks, you stop to admire the oaks that grace the landscape. Departing from the trailhead in the morning, ...

Across the American West, winter is no longer what it used to be. In 2026, scientists warned of a historic “snow drought”—a phenomenon where snowpack fails to accumulate even when precipitation occurs ...

In the global race to decarbonize, a common, kitchen-table element is emerging as the unlikely hero of the energy transition. As of 2026, sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have moved from experimental ...