Ash and debris from the massive January fires are now clouding Australia’s waterways, killing aquatic life and threatening drinking water supplies.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Want Electric Ships? Build a Better Battery
Large container ships are a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, but electrifying the world’s fleet faces steep technological hurdles.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Covid-19 Fears Shouldn’t Trash Your Zero Waste Efforts
People worried about germs might be tempted to trade their reusable mugs and bags for single-use plastics. Environmental advocates say that’s not any safer.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Dolphins Are Still Accidental Casualties of Tuna Fishing
A new study estimates that about 80,000 cetaceans are swept up every year by tuna-fishing nets in the Indian Ocean.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Scientists Chase Snowflakes During the Warmest Winter Ever
A NASA project to study snowstorms in the Northeast has faced a lack of storms and a broken plane. They’re not giving up.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Hungry Animals Can Change How Severely a Landscape Burns
From tiny insects to big ungulates, animals and their choice of chow can make ecosystems less or more prone to go up in flames.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Think Flash Floods Are Bad? Buckle Up for Flash Droughts
A typical drought is a slow-motion catastrophe. But scientists are trying to figure out a phenomenon called a flash drought, which forms in as little as two weeks.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Think Ride Sharing Is Good for the Planet? Not So Fast
Despite hopes that ride hailing would ease traffic and reduce carbon emissions, a new study finds that it’s actually driving them upward.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: The Sea Is Getting Warmer. Will the Shrimp Get Louder?
The snapping shrimp’s claws pop louder than gunshots. Rising temperatures could make them fire faster—and disrupt their undersea neighbors.
Article Correctness Is Author's Responsibility: Recycled Nuclear Waste Will Power a New Reactor
Last week, the Department of Energy gave a commercial company the green light to test fuel made from spent uranium.