Environment

Broken metal barrels rest on the seafloor, now covered in bright yellow coral and marine life, surrounded by clear blue water and patches of sand.

Ghostly Barrels Are Turning The Deep Into Dead Zones, But What Is In Them?

Off Los Angeles, corroding barrels sit 3,000 feet down—and many glow with white “halos.” Tests near these rings hit an extreme pH around 12. Most life cannot survive there.

Ghostly Barrels Are Turning The Deep Into Dead Zones, But What Is In Them?

Off Los Angeles, corroding barrels sit 3,000 feet down—and many glow with white “halos.” Tests near these rings hit an extreme pH around 12. Most life cannot survive there.

Split image showing a solar farm under the sun on the left and a worker in a hard hat installing solar panels on the right.

High-Altitude Solar Farms In China Match The Output Of A Megadam In Weeks Not Years

China’s solar revolution isn’t happening in its cities—it’s happening above the clouds. On the Tibetan Plateau, colossal solar farms now generate in just three weeks the power once produced by...

High-Altitude Solar Farms In China Match The Output Of A Megadam In Weeks Not Years

China’s solar revolution isn’t happening in its cities—it’s happening above the clouds. On the Tibetan Plateau, colossal solar farms now generate in just three weeks the power once produced by...

Close-up of a pangolin perched on a branch, surrounded by green leaves in a forest setting.

China Scrubs Pangolin Medicine From Official Handbook As Conservation Pressure Mounts

China just erased pangolin-based medicines from its official rulebook—and one legendary tonic lost its place overnight.

China Scrubs Pangolin Medicine From Official Handbook As Conservation Pressure Mounts

China just erased pangolin-based medicines from its official rulebook—and one legendary tonic lost its place overnight.

Side-by-side images showing two dogs and their surroundings: on the left, a close-up of a Dalmatian standing in green grass with yellow flowers; on the right, a young girl sitting in a lush garden with a white puppy wearing a purple ribbon.

Pretty Plants and Cozy Scents Can Turn Deadly Behind Closed Doors

Your home looks perfect—until a single petal or perfumed mist turns it into an ER visit. Lilies can shut down cat kidneys. Sago palm can ravage livers. A “relaxing” diffuser can...

Pretty Plants and Cozy Scents Can Turn Deadly Behind Closed Doors

Your home looks perfect—until a single petal or perfumed mist turns it into an ER visit. Lilies can shut down cat kidneys. Sago palm can ravage livers. A “relaxing” diffuser can...

A beluga whale swims underwater, sunlight casting rippled reflections across its white body.

Ontario Stands At The Gate While Thirty Beluga Lives Hang In Balance

Thirty belugas. One closed park. A denied export. An impossible threat. Marineland says it can’t pay the bills and warns of euthanasia if no emergency action happens.

Ontario Stands At The Gate While Thirty Beluga Lives Hang In Balance

Thirty belugas. One closed park. A denied export. An impossible threat. Marineland says it can’t pay the bills and warns of euthanasia if no emergency action happens.

Tiny Catfish Seen Conquering a Brazilian Waterfall in a Life-or-Death Rush

Tiny Catfish Seen Conquering a Brazilian Waterfall in a Life-or-Death Rush

Thousands of palm-sized catfish were filmed scaling a Brazilian waterfall—at night, in surging water, on glass-slick rock.

Tiny Catfish Seen Conquering a Brazilian Waterfall in a Life-or-Death Rush

Thousands of palm-sized catfish were filmed scaling a Brazilian waterfall—at night, in surging water, on glass-slick rock.