Top Stories

With Planning, Birds and Floating Solar Can Coexist

Solar panels on bodies of water in the northeastern U.S. might generate renewable energy but could also carry risks for birds, especially water birds.

>> Read the Full Article

Get Ready for Smokier Air: Record 2023 Wildfire Smoke Marks Long-term Shift in North American Air Quality

A new analysis of air quality data from the past 70 years shows that Canada’s record wildfire smoke in 2023 is part of a broader, continent-wide trend toward smokier skies across North America.

>> Read the Full Article

Environmental DNA Breakthrough Will Aid Conservation Efforts

Forensics experts gather DNA to understand who was present at a crime scene. 

>> Read the Full Article

In Polar Regions, Microbes are Influencing Climate Change as Frozen Ecosystems Thaw, McGill Review Finds

Microbes across Earth’s coldest regions are becoming more active as glaciers, permafrost and sea ice thaw, accelerating carbon release and potentially amplifying climate change, according to a new international review from McGill University.

>> Read the Full Article

Sea Levels Are Rising—But in Greenland, They Will Fall

Even as global warming causes sea levels to rise worldwide, sea levels around Greenland will likely drop, according to a new paper in Nature Communications.

>> Read the Full Article

New Data Show Reduced Overall PFAS Exposures in Subarctic Ocean

PFAS, or per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances, are ubiquitous in modern life. First produced at the end of World War II, these chemicals are in everything from furniture and cosmetics to food packaging, non-stick pans and clothing.

>> Read the Full Article

Changes to Cougar Diets and Behaviors Reduce Their Competition with Wolves in Yellowstone, Study Finds

A new study shows that interactions between wolves and cougars in Yellowstone National Park are driven by wolves stealing prey killed by cougars and that shifts in cougar diets to smaller prey help them avoid wolf encounters.

>> Read the Full Article

Higher Costs for Green‑Hydrogen Transport in the Nordics

Green hydrogen produced using solar and wind power would be cheaper to produce at more southerly latitudes than in the Nordic region. 

>> Read the Full Article

40 Years of Tracking Trees Reveals How Global Change Is Impacting Amazon and Andean Forest Diversity

New research published in Nature Ecology and Evolution reveals significant recent shifts in tree diversity among the tropical forests of the Andes and Amazon, driven by global change.

>> Read the Full Article

Hubble Observes Ghostly Cloud Alive with Star Formation

While this eerie NASA Hubble Space Telescope image may look ghostly, it’s actually full of new life. 

>> Read the Full Article