SCIENCE AND TECH
A global study just revealed the world’s biggest known plastic polluters
Coca-Cola and PepsiCo came in at the top of a global audit of plastic waste
U.S. solar companies, imperiled by price collapse, demand protection
In a federal complaint, American companies accuse Asian firms of illegally flooding the United States with Chinese-subsidized solar panels
Photos: African dust turns skies of Athens orange
Saharan dust turned the skies of Athens orange on Tuesday, as strong winds carried clouds of desert sand across the Mediterranean Sea from North Africa
Nearly 2 in 5 Americans breathe unhealthy air. Why it’s getting worse.
Climate change — linked to wildfires, drought and dust — is not only worsening air quality, but also making pollution increasingly difficult to combat, experts say
Your yard can help avert the insect apocalypse. Here’s how.
Bees and the rest of class Insecta need you. Here’s how to build bug mansions on your balcony or in your backyard. The best part? The laziest gardeners make the best bug architects
Can scientists clone an endangered species back from the brink of extinction?
Federal officials announced that they have cloned two more black-footed ferrets, one of North America’s rarest mammals
Trump rails against wind energy in fundraising pitch to oil executives
“I hate wind,” the former president told oil industry officials at a recent Mar-a-Lago dinner, doubling down on promises to end this form of clean energy
How climate change is turning camels into the new cows
Herders in Kenya are substituting camels for cows, whose numbers have declined by the millions as drought has devastated eastern Africa
Carbon offsets too often don’t deliver. Inside the race to fix them.
Offsets are sold on a promise to help wipe out emissions. But studies show they often don’t deliver. A project targeting Asian coal plants aims to change that
If you’ve got an EV, Google Maps is about to become much more valuable
New Google Maps features address one of Americans’ top concerns about owning an electric car: finding a place to charge