Pollution Wins

Are we overfertilizing our fields? Researchers challenge conventional soil testing

Alfalfa drew up to nearly four times more potassium than soil tests predicted.

‘They assume the man next to me is the owner’: four women doing business in Africa in their own way

A Nigerian factory turns discarded tyres into useful goods and employs 62 people.

Osage Nation speeds up orphan well cleanup as federal oversight recedes

Crews found a well listed as sealed that had no cement plug below its top foot.

The same Antarctic forcing can leave an ice shelf in two different worlds

One Antarctic ice shelf model found two very different melt states under similar forcing.

How the biggest renewable energy project in US history finally got built

More than 900 turbines now power North America’s largest wind farm in New Mexico.

A wind-modeling choice can move Europe’s power plan by 480 GW

Small modeling choices can shift Europe's planned power capacity by 480 GW.

The atmosphere’s power budget may be hiding a whole extra watt

Two standard methods disagree, putting estimated atmospheric power near 4 W/m².

The same environmental swing can save a food web—or tip it into collapse

Environmental swings below the usual threshold can still wipe out predators and prey.

A storm forecast is not a crop-loss forecast—WxCrop tries to bridge the gap

WxCrop matched recorded Florida crop losses to within 2% in years it had not seen.

Q&A: Deep learning–enhanced air quality monitoring achieved using satellite data

A new system aims to map air pollution by the hour on a 100-meter grid.

Philippines halts U.S. e-waste imports but struggles to police customs-free zones

The Philippines has shut off U.S. e-waste imports after months of scrutiny.

Scientists find that a 10-millisecond flash could help build more sensitive gas sensors

A 10-millisecond flash helped a sensor detect nitrogen dioxide at just 17.2 parts per billion.

A 1.5-kilometer forecast of Earth—run faster than real time

The model simulated 205.7 days of global weather in just one day.

The parts of fruits and vegetables most throw away could save your health—and the planet

The peels and stalks we throw away may be a simple, overlooked source of fiber.

Chemical recycling turns silicone waste into reusable building blocks with up to 99% yield

A new process turns tough silicone waste into reusable material with up to 99% yield.

Sealing gaps and securing food can fight rodent infestations while protecting predators

Poison residues were found in 96% of tested birds of prey in a 2023 study.

Why climate pacts may grow one country at a time

Could making climate-pact exits costly help more countries stay in the deal?

A 7.7-million-parameter atmosphere ran a coupled climate for 140 years

A 7.7-million-parameter AI atmosphere kept a climate simulation stable for 140 years.

AI helps uncover overlooked 2D materials and create 11 new ones

AI uncovered 33 overlooked materials—and helped researchers make 11 new ones.

Indoor plants could improve air quality and cooling

Indoor greenery was linked to cooling nearby areas by as much as 4.5°C.