Cocoa prices nearly tripled as West African drought upended the chocolate supply chain
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Wind farm slowed blades to save bats, but still found 32 dead
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Wind turbine material promised a sweet second life as gummy bears—what happened next
By The Long View · Sep 23, 2026
Study casts doubt on viral claim that teabags leak millions of microplastics
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Solar panels shade boosts pepper yields while cutting water use by 65 percent
By Ainura Kalau · Sep 22, 2026
Light rain launches more soil bacteria into air than heavy downpours
By Lab Report · Sep 22, 2026
Soviet gas crater has burned for over 50 years in the desert
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Sep 22, 2026
Engineers use a simple pipe to prevent a deadly gas eruption from a Cameroon lake
By Justin Brown · Sep 22, 2026
Oceanographer tracked 28,800 lost bath toys across two decades of ocean drift
By Justin Brown · Sep 22, 2026
Restored prairie field recovers nearly all its planted species after six years
By Natural History · Sep 22, 2026
Solar farms for wildlife host nearly three times more birds than adjacent cropland
By Ainura Kalau · Sep 22, 2026
Hairspray and fridges nearly destroyed Earth's ozone layer—until the world acted
By Science Blog Editorial Team · Sep 21, 2026