In the Atacama desert, the extraction of lithium – so crucial to addressing the climate crisis – comes with escalating social and environmental costs ...

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Oct. 12, 2026 Europe's Sentinel-3C satellite has returned breathtaking images of Earth just two weeks after launch, revealing the snowy Alps, frozen Arctic islands, and brilliant turquoise Caribbean ...

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Living in Dhahran taught me that desert-city comfort is created through not only landmark architecture but also shade, timing, social spaces and access to water.

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Otter-like critter swam lakes and rivers in the age of dinosaurs About 165 million years ago, a furry critter that swam like a platypus, hunted like an otter and had a tail similar to a beaver's ...

The film, an adaptation of Daniel Kraus’ 2023 novel, tells the story of a young man with an extremely challenging task: make it out of a whale’s stomach alive Kunjal Bastola Smart News Microplastics ...

The strong El Niño currently under way in the Pacific Ocean raises the specter of marine heat waves and coral bleaching once again threatening Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef. And now new ...

Manhattan’s Upper West Side has been reveling in the company of its latest celebrities: A family of barn owls nested in a water tower atop a building near Central Park The Latest The National Oceanic ...

Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a $109 million Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan to the Honolulu Board of Water Supply, which serves parts of ...