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Plants & Animals

Flying with whales: Drones are remaking marine mammal research

Aerial view of a tiny white drone hovering in the air above two huge blue whales, one smaller than the other, seen beneath the surface of the ocean. Cetacean scientists around the world are using this type of technology.

Plants & Animals

Rotten tricks: How hot and stinky plants woo pollinators

A collage of thermogenic plants, clockwise from top left: sago palm (Cycas revoluta); Eastern skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus), elephant-foot yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius), Yulan magnolia (Magnolia denudata), calico-flower (Aristolochia littoralis), American lotus (Nelumbo lutea), titan arum (Amorphophallus titanum), dragon arum (Dracunculus vulgaris), Florida anise (Illicium floridanum), Rhizanthes lowii, dead-horse arum (Helicodiceros muscivorus).

Plants & Animals

How farmers can help rescue water-loving birds

A flock of sandhill cranes in Louisiana.

New materials, old physics — the science behind how your winter jacket keeps you warm

Winter jackets in a closet hanger.

Snowfall records by county

Central Park in New York city, with an accumulated 26.8 inches of snow after a blizzard.

Costs of extreme weather: How to stay powered and protected year-round

Toppled trees on a road in Tallahassee, Florida after multiple tornadoes and winds.

How to be safer when using portable power stations

Couple at a table with a dog camping next to an RV.

How to support your mental health after a natural disaster

A woman in a raincoat looking over a huge flood.

Extreme heat is becoming more common in the U.S. Here’s how to stay safe.

A person walks their dog in the morning when temperatures climb.

Sustainability & Climate

15 ways to stay cool this summer without AC

Person's hands applying UV filter film on glass window