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Posted on November 4, 2026

Chernobyl’s Dogs May Be Evolving, but Scientists Don’t Know Why

A new study found evidence of natural selection in the dogs of Chernobyl, but it’s still unclear what drove these genetic differences and what evolutionary advantages they may provide.
Posted on November 1, 2026

Chatbots Are Leading Hikers Astray, With Dangerous Consequences

Outsourcing planning to AI can lead people to surrender their own critical thinking, which can have potentially deadly results in places like the backcountry.
Posted on October 30, 2026

Crematoria Are Being Used to Heat Homes and Swimming Pools

European countries are leading the way harvesting heat that would otherwise be wasted as green death practices become more common.
Posted on October 30, 2026

The Iran War’s Impact on Oil Is Hitting Key Senate Races Hard

Democrats are using the high price of diesel, heating oil, and fertilizer to tie Republicans to President Donald Trump’s unpopular, costly war in Iran.
Posted on October 28, 2026

AI Emergency Alerts Are Coming. Humans Might Not Be Ready

Human beings struggle with emergency communication. Chatbots can help—if people take them seriously.
Posted on October 27, 2026

Anthropic Flags Gas Supply as One of Its Biggest Near-Term Risks

The data center buildout could cause a massive increase in gas prices as companies scramble for limited supplies and infrastructure fails to meet demand.
Posted on October 25, 2026

Oil Spills Wreak Havoc on the Bottom of the Ocean, Even a Decade Later

While oil is known to float, new research finds that over time it can permeate even extremely deep marine habitats, with animal populations declining by as much as 80 percent.
Posted on October 25, 2026

What the US Movement Against Data Centers Can Learn From Abroad

Paris Marx, author of Hyperscale, has been tracking global data center development for years. The US has a lot to learn from what’s happened everywhere from Ireland to New Zealand.
Posted on October 22, 2026

A New Ice Age Was Beginning. Then Humans Started Burning Fossil Fuels

Ancient plants reveal that the vestiges of the North American ice sheet started expanding a few thousand years ago, but that climate change caused it to reverse course.
Posted on October 18, 2026

Climate Change Has It In for the World’s Best Surfing

As coastlines change, so do surf breaks. That may spell the end for premier waves and the tourist economies that depend on them.

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