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Does Photo Show Trash at Glastonbury After Greta Thunberg’s Speech?

The grounds at a music festival often get covered with trash ... and then they...

Are These Garbage Cans in Sweden Making ‘Sexy Moaning Sounds’?

Trash talk can be really hot.

Scientists Identify ‘Superworm’ Capable of Eating Plastic

Enzymes found in the worm’s guts broke down two types of widely used plastics, including...

Algae a Winner in Elon Musk-Funded Greenhouse Gas Contest

From algae farming to producing a sort of artificial limestone, ideas for reducing greenhouse gas...

Koala Declared Endangered As Disease, Lost Habitat Take Toll

Koalas were declared officially endangered in eastern Australia as they fall prey to disease, lost...

Rare, Pristine Coral Reef Found off Tahiti Coast

The reef is thought to be one of the largest found at such depths and...

Ship’s Anchor May Have Caused Massive California Oil Spill

A ship’s anchor may have hooked, dragged and torn an underwater pipeline that spilled tens...

Physics Nobel Rewards Work on Complex Systems, Like Climate

Three scientists won the Nobel Prize for physics for work that found order in seeming...

Crews Race to Limit Damage from Major California Oil Spill

Crews on the water and on shore worked feverishly to limit environmental damage from one...

Weird ‘Living Fossil’ Fish Lives 100 Years, Pregnant for 5

These nocturnal fish grow at an achingly slow pace.

Is Trump Rolling Back Clean Water Regulations?

Advocates are concerned about the downstream effects of the new rule if it goes into...

Spurning Amazon Aid, Brazil Brings Up Notre Dame Fire

An increasingly personal feud between the French and Brazilian leaders is threatening to derail efforts...