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CSI: Seahorse Key

When birds suddenly up and abandon their nests by the thousands, who or what is to blame?

From Farm to Landfill

On the latest “Last Week Tonight,” John Oliver talks about how rotten our country’s food-waste problem is.

And the XPRIZE Goes to…

After two years of competition, we have a winner of the $2 million XPRIZE for ocean acidification research.

Don't Call it a Comeback

New satellite data show Arctic sea ice has rebounded—but that doesn't mean it's recovering. (Sorry, polar bears.)

Lake Bloomers

NOAA is predicting yet another doozy of an algae season for Lake Erie this summer.

And I Thought They Were God's Sneezes...

A new study shows where clouds come from—and what that means for climate research.