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Pink Penguin Guano Provides Diet Clues
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The color of Adélie penguin droppings reveals what the birds are eating, offering scientists a way to track how sea…

Jul 27, 2026
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A Million-Panel Project
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Utah’s new solar power and battery storage facility is among the largest in the region.

Jul 24, 2026
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Olympic Mountain Glory
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Snow-capped mountains carved by deep river valleys preside over northwestern Washington state.

Jul 23, 2026
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A Week of Smoky Skies Across North America
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Brown carbon, emitted by wildland fires and tracked over the span of a week in July 2026, worsened air quality…

Jul 22, 2026
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Why Maine’s Sandy Shorelines Turn Jagged
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Differences in the underlying bedrock and how rivers distribute sediment make the coastlines west of Portland look unlike those northeast…

Jul 21, 2026
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Shaping the Emerald City
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The hills and basins of Seattle, Washington, have been sculpted by glaciers and modified by humans.

Jul 20, 2026
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A Tide-Fueled Trove of Biodiversity in Guinea-Bissau
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The expansive mudflats, sandy beaches, and mangrove forests of the Bijagós archipelago support an array of migratory shorebirds and large…

Jul 17, 2026
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Ontario Wildfire Smoke Moves East
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Canadian wildfires sent plumes of smoke streaming over Ontario, Quebec, and parts of the U.S. Midwest and Northeast.

Jul 16, 2026
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Heat Dome Broils the Western U.S.
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A ridge of high pressure fueled record-breaking temperatures in Montana, Utah, and Wyoming on July 12, 2026.

Jul 15, 2026
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