Environment

Countries Push New Climate Path as Fossil Fuel Disputes Stall Global Talks

Sarah Olivella December 18, 2025

A growing divide over fossil fuel language in climate agreements Across global climate negotiations, disagreements over fossil fuel language have increasingly shaped the pace and direction of international cooperation. While a large group of countries supports explicit commitments to phase out coal, oil, and gas, others continue to resist binding

Arctic Rivers Turn Orange as Warming Accelerates Environmental Change

Sarah Olivella December 17, 2025

The Arctic is undergoing profound physical and ecological transformation, as hundreds of rivers and streams across northern Alaska and other high-latitude regions shift to a striking orange-red color. This change is not the result of industrial contamination, but rather the release of naturally occurring iron and metals from once-permanently frozen

Rescued Box Turtle Rockalina Begins New Life After 50 Years in Captivity

Sarah Olivella December 16, 2025

Rockalina’s story reflects one of the most extreme cases of long-term wildlife neglect documented in the eastern United States. Taken from the wild in the 1970s, the eastern box turtle spent nearly five decades confined to a kitchen floor, deprived of natural habitat, nutrition, and environmental stimulation. Her rescue has

Alaska Native Village Faces Relocation After Severe Flooding Exposes Climate Risks

Sarah Olivella December 15, 2025

Residents of Kwigillingok, a remote Alaska Native village located along the southwestern coast of the state, are confronting a turning point after destructive flooding displaced dozens of families and damaged large portions of the community. The village, home to roughly 400 people, has experienced erosion and seasonal flooding for decades,

Ancient Heat-Emitting Plants Used Infrared Signals to Attract Early Pollinators

Sarah Olivella December 11, 2025

Infrared Signals as One of the Earliest Pollination Tools Long before flowering plants created vibrant displays to attract visitors, certain ancient species were already developing a different strategy: heat. Cycads, which still grow today in tropical forests and are among the most endangered plant groups on the planet, evolved a

California Warns of Rising Death Cap Mushroom Poisonings

SMGN Publishing December 10, 2025

Death Cap Poisonings Surge Across California During an Exceptionally Wet Season California officials are urging residents to avoid foraging for wild mushrooms after a surge of severe poisonings linked to the highly toxic death cap mushroom. Health authorities say that at least 21 people have suffered confirmed toxic reactions since

High Arctic Rhino Discovery Reshapes Understanding of Ancient Animal Migration Routes

SMGN Publishing December 9, 2025

The identification of Epiatheracerium itjilik, a rhinoceros species that lived in the High Arctic around 23 million years ago, is providing researchers with striking evidence that large mammals moved across northern landscapes far later than previously believed. This small, hornless rhino once lived in an Arctic environment that resembled a

Elite U.S. Urban Search and Rescue Teams Face Rising Challenges Amid Funding Strains

SMGN Publishing December 4, 2025

America’s Urban Search and Rescue Teams Confront Expanding Demands and Financial Pressure Urban Search and Rescue units across the United States continue to operate under increasingly complex conditions as extreme weather events, structural collapses and large-scale emergencies grow in frequency. These teams, composed of firefighters, engineers, medical specialists and technical

Rising Electricity Costs Linked to the Rapid Growth of Data Infrastructure

SMGN Publishing December 3, 2025

Electricity bills across the United States are projected to increase an average of 8 percent by 2030 as utilities adapt to the accelerating demand created by large-scale data centers and cryptocurrency mining operations. These facilities, which support cloud platforms, artificial intelligence systems and decentralized digital transactions, require massive amounts of

Olive Ridley Sea Turtles Show Strong Recovery in India

Sarah Olivella November 28, 2025

Community-Led Conservation Helps Protect Vulnerable Nesting Beaches Along the western coast of India, the Velas Turtle Festival has evolved into a major conservation initiative where volunteers safeguard nesting sites and guide hatchlings safely toward the ocean. Visitors gather at dawn to witness newly hatched turtles make their instinctive journey to

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