Can a playlist of fish music save the world's coral reefs?
The wondrous findings of a global project to record the sound of ocean habitats threatened by climate change and pollution.
Environment
Georgia is becoming a hub for electric vehicle production. Just don't mention climate
Georgia's Republican governor, Brian Kemp, is pledging to make his state the "electric mobility capital" of the country without embracing the climate realities that are helping drive the transition.
West Texas landowners can get federal money to clear invasive plants to fight drought
To prevent future droughts and restore groundwater in west Texas, the federal government is incentivizing landowners to replace trees with native grasses. Not everyone is on board with the idea.
A little fish plays a big role in the food chain: Alewives return to rivers to spawn
Each spring, alewife herrings return to spawn in New England rivers. In recent years, the removal of dams has led to a resurgence of the little fish that are a key part of the food chain.
Mount Mayon, one of the Philippines' most active volcanos, is quietly erupting
One of the Philippines' most active volcanos is erupting — again. Over the weekend, Mount Mayon began oozing lava after weeks of increased seismic activity.
A look at the water agreements the government is making with Native American tribes
The federal government has now spent more than $8.5 billion on water rights settlements with Native American tribes. Tribes have to give up a lot in return, and hundreds more have yet to settle.
Wildfires continue to burn out of control in Quebec
The hazardous smoke that blanketed the Midwest and East Coast last week has largely cleared. But the massive wildfires in eastern Canada that generated the smoke are still very much alive.
A man-made island in South Carolina provides much needed sanctuary for shorebirds
There's a man-made island near Charleston that's now serving as a sanctuary for thousands of shorebirds. It's one beneficial way to use soil from dredging rivers.
Why thousands of fish washed up on these Texas beaches
Thousands of dead fish washed ashore in southeast Texas this past weekend. The cause of death was low oxygen, meaning fish struggled to "breathe" in the warm weather.
The special ingredient for Mars travel meal prep? Astronaut breath
Chemical physicist Stafford Sheehan invented a process that can turn carbon dioxide into yeast. It's now a finalist in the NASA-sponsored Deep Space Food Challenge.