Restored prairie field recovers nearly all its planted species after six years
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Climate, energy, ecology, and the systems that keep the planet running.
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
Sep 21, 2026
U.S. lands absorb 13% of greenhouse gas emissions, but EPA program measuring it is being shut down
Sep 21, 2026
Party balloons leak helium into space while Earth's supply dwindles in underground reserves
Sep 21, 2026
EPA completes eight-year cleanup of St. Louis River's contaminated sediment
Sep 21, 2026
Dutch engineers built an archipelago from lake floor in just years
Sep 21, 2026
Delaware preserves 2,800 acres of farmland in 29th easement round
Sep 21, 2026
Squirrels stage elaborate fake burials to fool rival thieves
By Daniel Moran · Sep 21, 2026
Antarctica's Blood Falls gets its eerie red color from oxidizing iron, not blood
Sep 21, 2026
Flying insect biomass collapsed 76 percent in 27 years across German reserves
Sep 20, 2026
Beneath Antarctic ice, scientists find evidence of a sunlit ocean that once existed
Sep 20, 2026