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Actually, That's Not Right

Calling the (many) bluffs of the Clean Power Plan’s coal-loving, credulity-straining opponents.

The Dark at the End of the Tunnel

Our nightlights do more than keep the bogeyman away—they affect the movement of bats.

Not-So-Glacial Pace

Alaska is losing 75 gigatons of ice every year.

Franken-Coral?

A new study suggests that creative interbreeding could save coral from extinction.

Welcome to the sixth mass extinction (and yes, it’s our fault)

A weekly roundup of the best in science journalism, doodled.

Reef Madness

Deep beneath the waves, scientists are finding corals that glow in the dark.