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Light pollution prompts plants to shed pollen longer and stronger, according to new research.Light pollution prompts plants to shed pollen longer and stronger, according to new research. Read More

A decade-old treatment plant in San Diego County, Calif., could leave more water in the Colorado River for states facing severe shortages.A decade-old treatment plant in San Diego County, Calif., could leave more water in the Colorado River for states facing severe shortages. Read More

The space agency announced that the MAVEN spacecraft, which has circled Mars for more than a decade, is being decommissioned.The space agency announced that the MAVEN spacecraft, which has circled Mars for more than a decade, is being decommissioned. Read More

Days after the U.S. said it would kill a network of ocean monitors, European officials pledged to invest more in their version, calling it a “necessity.”Days after the U.S. said it would kill a network of ocean monitors, European officials pledged to invest more in their version, calling it a “necessity.” Read More

Greenpeace International is arguing under Dutch law that an American pipeline company, Energy Transfer, sought to silence it with a costly lawsuit in North Dakota.Greenpeace International is arguing under Dutch law that an American pipeline company, Energy Transfer, sought to silence it with a costly lawsuit in North Dakota. Read More

The Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observation system that monitors marine ecosystems and the effects of climate change.The Trump administration is dismantling a $368 million deep-ocean observation system that monitors marine ecosystems and the effects of climate change. Read More

The lawsuit argues that it is illegal to pay the French energy giant TotalEnergies $795 million to cancel a planned wind farm off New York.The lawsuit argues that it is illegal to pay the French energy giant TotalEnergies $795 million to cancel a planned wind farm off New York. Read More

A week after OpenAI made headlines with an A.I.-generated proof, a new “declaration” by 16 experts raises concerns that the technology threatens math as a discipline.A week after OpenAI made headlines with an A.I.-generated proof, a new “declaration” by 16 experts raises concerns that the technology threatens math as a discipline. Read More

The claim that their loved ones’ deaths and disappearances are linked is almost certainly false — but the loss remains real.The claim that their loved ones’ deaths and disappearances are linked is almost certainly false — but the loss remains real. Read More

The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused just two small outbreaks. Now it’s at the center of a rapidly widening epidemic in Africa.The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused just two small outbreaks. Now it’s at the center of a rapidly widening epidemic in Africa. Read More