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Dark spots in light waves may appear to disrupt the speed of light, according to new research from scientists at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, confirming the predictions of a half-century-old theory. What the team calls “dark points” are actually vortices – tiny holes in the wave structure of light – as revealed in a … Read more
There’s a vexing debate in US politics that goes something like this: Would you rather have abundant and cheap energy or a clean, healthy planet where wildlife can thrive? It sounds like an either/or choice, but it doesn’t have to be. Many corporate leaders, including those I have worked with, know that wildlife conservation can … Read more
24 new amphipods found at the Clarion-Clipperton Site, where the Trump administration is targeting deep-sea mining.National Institute of Oceanography, Southampton via Inside Climate News Get your information from a source other than the oligarchs. Register for free Mother Jones Everyday. This story was published by Climate Insider and is presented here as part of Department … Read more
For more than 20 years, astronomers have been puzzled by the amazing pattern of bright, evenly spaced lines in radio waves from the Crab Pulsar, a dense supernova remnant recorded by Chinese and Japanese astronomers in 1054. In 2024, an astronomer at the University of Kansas proposed a solution that explains the size of this … Read more
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ozone levels in Greater Cleveland have exceeded federal standards for years, but a recent finding by the US Environmental Protection Agency could bring the region into compliance. The agency recommended reclassifying the area as “attainment” for ozone, a move that could have far-reaching effects on the five-county region, both for polluters and … Read more
Deep inside every atom is an unstable world of quarks and gluons – the tiny building blocks that hold everything together, from rocks to stars. For decades, physicists have been trying to understand how these particles behave, especially under extreme conditions. “We need to know how these gluons behave in these extreme conditions because gluons … Read more
In Southern California, “Pip Watch” 2026 is near. This is a term coined by Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV) for bald eagle season, when non-profit wildlife experts will begin looking for signs of hatching from two eggs laid in the popular nest of beloved bald eagles Jackie and Shadow. According to FOBBV, “Pip Watch” … Read more
A rhinoceros living in the High Arctic sounds like a reality you misread on a screen in the middle of the night. But paleontologists working on fossils from Devon Island in Nunavut have described a new species that once walked near the surface of the earth, forcing scientists to rethink how animals moved between continents. … Read more
As the American West is reeling from one of the warmest and driest winters on record, wildfires have burned 127 percent so far in 2026 than the 10-year average, setting the stage for long, scorching summers. Updated data from the National Fire Service on the number of fires and acres burned through March 27 show … Read more
This story was originally published by Caretaker and is reprinted here in collaboration with the Climate Desk. The extreme heat wave that has scorched the West this week would have been “impossible” if it weren’t for the climate crisis, a team of scientists has determined. Millions of Americans from the Pacific coast to the Rockies … Read more