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Four Pacific nations are planning one of the world’s largest ocean corridors

A marine sanctuary the size of Great Britain could anchor a new ocean corridor protecting 75% of

XPENG’s Sales Rise 4% in July

XPENG sold 38,027 EVs in July, up 4%, while China's overall auto market fell.

NIO’s Sales Rise 71% in July

NIO delivered 35,934 electric vehicles in July, a 71% jump from the same month last year.

Scientists went looking for giant trees in Taiwan and found a lost world

Scientists found East Asia's tallest tree: an 84.1-meter giant fir hidden in Taiwan's mountains.

Sierra Club Urges SEC to Preserve Climate Disclosure Rule as Comment Period Closes

Over 2,000 Sierra Club members pushed back against rolling back climate risk transparency.

Mechanical shortcut' rapidly carries organic particles into the deep ocean

Scientists found chlorophyll at 1,000m depth — where it should not survive.

Forest floors reveal overlooked seed dispersers: Slugs, beetles and crabs spread viable seeds

A single crab can disperse over 1,000 seeds in one night — the hidden gardeners of our forests.

Discarded rice husks capture toxic dyes, offering a reusable water filter

Scientists turned farm waste into a filter that captures toxic dyes and works 5 times.

AI models atom movement to predict solid-state reaction pathways, including impurities, in minutes

AI predicts solid material reactions in minutes, not years.

Underground fungal networks come into 3D view without disturbing plant roots

Scientists can now see underground fungal networks in 3D without disturbing them.

Male sperm whales produce loudest communication sounds ever measured in any mammal

Male sperm whales produce the loudest mammal sounds ever recorded, exceeding 200 dB.

Researchers develop a new catalyst to convert CO₂ into ethanol using electricity

Scientists created a catalyst that turns carbon dioxide into ethanol with 69% efficiency.

VinFast Debuts Electric Scooter Lineup and Battery-Swapping Network in the Philippines

VinFast launches electric scooters with battery swaps at just 60 cents in the Philippines.

Hurricane storm surge follows predictable patterns, study finds

Eight predictable patterns hidden in 1,000+ storm surge events could help coastal communities

Tiny predatory bacteria help protect endangered Caribbean corals

100% of untreated corals died in 48 hours, but most survived with new bacterial treatment

HOAs are often barriers to sustainable landscaping and solar energy. Here's how they could be bridges instead

States like Maryland and California are passing laws letting homeowners install drought-resistant

Metal deposits reveal how ice ages reshaped oxygen levels across Earth's oceans

2 billion years of ocean secrets found in 27,000 seafloor samples

Higher river discharge helps young salmon

50% of young salmon reached the sea when rivers ran high, but only 6% made it during low flow.

Geological evidence questions the role of Agulhas Leakage in Atlantic Ocean circulation

AMOC stays strong even when Indian Ocean water flow weakens, contrary to decades of scientific

Seven new diamond frog species reveal Madagascar's hidden amphibian diversity

Scientists discovered 7 new frog species hiding in Madagascar's forests for over a decade.