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Andrew Rowley watches a wildfire burning from a distance after evacuating his home in Spokane, Wash., on 2026 Aug 01. AP Photo/Young Kwak – By Mojtaba Sadegh, Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Boise State University; United Nations University And by John Abatzoglou, Professor of …
An advertisement for guano to be used as fertilizer depicts not only seabirds but also a guano island. Bradley Fertilizer Company via Garden History – By Edward D. Melillo, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of History and Environmental Studies, Amherst College Published: 2026 Jul …
A fire whirl, or fire tornado, rises from flames near Wofford Heights, Calif., in August 2021. David McNew/Getty Images – By Yunyao Li, Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Texas at Arlington Published: 2026 Jul 30 – We often think …
Toxic clumps of abnormal proteins damage neurons and cause dementia. Juan Gaertner/Science Photo Library via Getty Images – By Sunil Kumar, Associate Professor of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Denver Published: 2026 Jul 31 – Current therapies for Parkinson’s disease and related …
Prewashed greens are extremely convenient, but whole heads of lettuce may be less risky during a cyclospora outbreak. CostaPPPR via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA – By Lisa Cuchara, Professor of Biomedical Sciences, Quinnipiac University Published: 2026 Jul 29 – Salads – along with other …
The HeyGears G1X produces full-color 3D prints, so you don’t need to manually paint or finish them. HeyGears View 7 Images – By Abhimanyu Ghoshal 2026 Jul 27 – HeyGears’ upcoming 3D printer has a load of tricks up its sleeve, but the most …
The new material could help ease drought by extracting up to 1.8 liters of water from the air per day. Michaela St – Pexels View 5 Images – By Omar Kardoudi 2026 Jul 16 – The Mediterranean is getting hotter and drier, pushing scientists …
The battery-powered RiseAlert would simply be mounted on a pole, fence post, etc. downslope from a residence – no Wi-Fi connectivity or app would be required. Daniella Rempe – View 3 Images – By Maryna Holovnova 2026 Jul 27 – Climate change is reshaping …
There’s magnesium, lithium, nickel and platinum in that thar seawater. Depositphotos View 5 Images – By Etiido Uko 2026 Jul 26 – “Under the sea, Darling it’s better, Down where it’s wetter, Take it from me!” sang a certain Jamaican crab in The Little …
If synthetic cells are ever made, they may look like this illustration of translucent bubbles under the microscope. Westend61/Getty Images – By Tara Deans, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology Published: 2026 Jul 08 – Nature is beautiful, powerful and essential. …
