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Relentless warming is driving the water cycle to new extremes, the 2024 global water report shows Author: Albert Van Dijk, Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University

Plants that evolved in Florida over millennia now face extinction and lack protection Author: Andre A. Naranjo, Botanical Curator, Florida International University

Scrub mints are critical for pollinators, including the rare blue calamintha bee (*Osmia calaminthae*). Kristen Grace/Florida Museum, CC BY Modern...

Wildfire smoke’s health risks can linger in homes that escape burning − as Colorado’s Marshall Fire survivors discovered Author: Colleen E. Reid, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder

3 years after the Marshall Fire: Wildfire smoke’s health risks can linger long-term in homes that escape burning Author: Colleen E. Reid, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder

Climate change is making plants less nutritious − that could already be hurting animals that are grazers Author: Ellen Welti, Research Ecologist, Great Plains Science Program, Smithsonian Institution

Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier − here’s what scientists know about consciousness in these unique creatures Author: Rachel Blaser, Professor of Neuroscience, Cognition and Behavior, University of San Diego

After wildfires, ranchers face 2-year delay to graze cattle on federal land – is it doing more harm than good? Author: Jared L. Talley, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, Boise State University

Federal protection for monarch butterflies could help or harm this iconic species, depending on how it’s carried out Author: William E. Snyder, Professor of Entomology, University of Georgia

Monarch caterpillars and a mature butterfly. NCTC Creative Imagery/USFWS/Flickr Monarch butterflies are among the most beloved insects in North America....