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Stalagmite reveals 13-year drought tied to Maya collapse
A precisely dated stalagmite from a Yucatán cave reveals a series of severe, multi-year droughts that may have contributed to the collapse of the Classic Maya civilization.
AI is transforming weather forecasting − and that could be a game changer for farmers around the world
Weather forecasts help farmers figure out when to plant, where to use fertilizer and much more. Maitreya Shah/Studio…
Droughts don’t just dry up water — they drain livelihoods and weaken local economies
S. Mehmet Ozsoy, Concordia University and Erkan Yonder, Concordia University Unlike hurricanes and floods, which arrive suddenly and…
How Ancient Crocs Survived Two Apocalypses
While modern crocodilians are impressive survivors, their ancestors—from armored plant-eaters to swift two-legged hunters—used entirely different strategies to survive ancient apocalypses and conquer the world.
How Fire, Not Spears, Wiped Out America’s Giants
Researchers at the La Brea Tar Pits discovered that a combination of climate change and massive, human-sparked wildfires—not just hunting—led to the extinction of North America’s megafauna.
How climate change is making Europe’s fish move to new waters
Atlantic cod and pollock. andrzej_67/Shutterstock, CC BY-NC-ND Sevrine Sailley, Plymouth Marine Laboratory Climate change is reshaping fish habitats.…
Glacial lake flood hits Juneau, Alaska, reflecting a growing risk as mountain glaciers melt around the world
U.S. Geological Survey staff check monitoring equipment in Suicide Basin in June 2025. By August, the basin had…
70 years of data show extreme heat is already wiping out tropical bird populations
DeAgostini/Getty Images James Watson, The University of Queensland; Maximilian Kotz, Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS), and…
Sinking land costs California homeowners $1.87B
A new study quantifies the impact of land subsidence caused by groundwater overuse in California's Central Valley, resulting in a decline in local housing values of nearly $2 billion.
Why on Earth is the planet’s day getting shorter?
Quality Stock Arts/Shutterstock James O’Donoghue, University of Reading Earth will complete a rotation 1.33 milliseconds earlier than usual…