Smoke from intense wildland fires in Canada billowed over the upper Midwest in June 2023, causing hazy skies and hazardous air quality in Canada and across several U.S. states.
Shrinking Lakes of the Kashmir Valley
Two lakes surrounded by the high Himalaya Mountains are remnants of a much larger ancient lake in India’s Kashmir Valley.
New Abundance Estimate for Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whales
Today, NOAA Fisheries announced an updated abundance estimate for endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales. S
This salty gel could harvest water from desert air
Engineers synthesized a superabsorbent material that can soak up a record amount of moisture from the air, even in desert-like conditions.
We’ve pumped so much groundwater that we’ve nudged Earth’s spin
By pumping water out of the ground and moving it elsewhere, humans have shifted such a large mass of water that the Earth tilted nearly 80 centimeters (31.5 inches) east between 1993 and 2010 alone, according to a new study.
Indirect effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict revealed: global food supply at risk
192 countries and 125 different foods: A recent study reveals interdependencies in the global food supply. Here, the researchers have uncovered the profound -- also indirect -- effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Grim News on Food Waste
It’s an image that still stands out in Kathryn Bender’s mind: A shopper walking out of a store with four bags of groceries, dropping one of them, and just leaving it there in the parking lot.
Change Food Choices to Increase Chances of Tackling Global Warming
Action to protect the planet against the impact of climate change will fall short unless we reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the global food system, which now makes up a third of man-made GHG emissions, a new study reveals.
Crop Shocks
As the world faces more climate variability and extremes in the face of global warming, sudden environmental changes add an extra layer of stress to food production in the United States and around the world.
First illustration of the molecular machinery that makes cilia beat
The first image of the structures that power human cilia -- the tiny, hairlike projections that line our airways -- has now been produced and it could lead to much-needed treatments for people with rare cilial diseases.