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Ranchers in South Dakota Turn to Prescribed Burns to Treat Their Land
9 December 2025 at 21:34
A “green glacier” of trees is steadily taking over native grasslands. Landowners are banding together to treat the problem with fire.
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A Look at What Lives Where Deep Sea Mining Would Happen
8 December 2025 at 12:27
An ocean-mining company has funded some of the most comprehensive scientific studies of the deep seabed to date, and peer-reviewed results have begun to emerge.
Driving an E.V. Across North Dakota? Thank the Standing Rock Tribe.
18 November 2025 at 21:20
A tribally owned network of chargers will soon be complete, connecting reservations and bridging a gap in the Midwest.
© Jaida Grey Eagle for The New York Times
Driving an E.V. Across North Dakota? Thank the Standing Rock Tribe.
18 November 2025 at 21:20
A tribally owned network of chargers will soon be complete, connecting reservations and bridging a gap in the Midwest.
© Jaida Grey Eagle for The New York Times
Study Analyzes How Much ‘Macro’ Plastic Is Deadly to Sea Life
18 November 2025 at 12:28
Scientists analyzed thousands of autopsies of seabirds, sea turtles and marine mammals and found that even small amounts of ingested plastic can be deadly.
An autopsied Hawksbill sea turtle in a lab in the United Arab Emirates. Lying beside the turtle are items removed from its stomach, including a large amount of plastic.
© Kamran Jebreili/Associated Press
Past Arctic Sea Ice Levels Recreated by Traces of Cosmic Dust
6 November 2025 at 15:04
Extraterrestrial particles found at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean could unlock at least 30,000 years of sea ice history, a new study finds.
Analysis Finds Global Warming Made Hurricane Melissa More Damaging
6 November 2025 at 00:31
Climate change enabled the storm to churn faster and grow more quickly, a rapid analysis found.
Clearing fallen trees in Westmorelands Parish, in western Jamaica, on Sunday.
© Federico Rios for The New York Times
A Storm Hit Alaska. Now, a Native Community Is Racing to Save Its History.
4 November 2025 at 05:01
The remnants of Typhoon Halong scattered artifacts from an archaeological site along the shore of the Bering Sea.
© Katie Basile for The New York Times
