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A student in a black hoodie studies a row of framed works on a gallery wall, seen past blurred objects in the foreground, with a tall multicolored hanging piece and small sculptures on a pedestal behind him.
University News

For most, El Niño’s wrath conjures fear. For some, it inspires art

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by Peter Rubinstein
A spider with a yellow, black and white striped abdomen at the center of its web, a silk-wrapped grasshopper just below it and blurred purple lavender in the background.
Science & Technology

A spider in disguise puts wildlife travel habits in the spotlight

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by Katya Poltorak
Raindrops falling into a puddle on the ground.
World & National News

“Super” El Niño is expected to be the strongest on record

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by Rich McKay
Aerial view of a mud-filled river valley with partially collapsed buildings along the banks and a helicopter hovering over the debris field, mountains shrouded in fog in the background.
World & National News

Many causes for floods, many causes for their devastation

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by Cyrus Moulton
Emma Collins standing on a coastal trail overlooking a beach in Australia, wearing a rain jacket and shorts.
University News

She returned to family roots for a chance to reveal a changing planet

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by Matthew Ponsford
Andrew Gonzales stands in a forest with the sun shining brightly behind him.
University News

This project aims to rescue Oakland’s namesake tree species

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by Peter Rubinstein
A person in a yellow fire-resistant jacket and hard hat digs into the ground with a shovel on a wooded section of a Northeastern campus, wearing a backpack that appears to be firefighting or wildland-response gear.
University News

Rising high schoolers study wildfires amid historic dry season

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by Peter Rubinstein
A worker in an orange safety vest examines heat-damaged tram tracks in Leipzig, where melted bitumen buckled under extreme temperatures as trams pass in the background.
World & National News

Europe’s heat wave caused roads to buckle. What’s in store for the US?

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by Hannah Morse
An arid section of Lake Mead with exposed sandy shoreline, dry hills, and mountains in the background.
Science & Technology

The Colorado River is running dry. Is desalination the solution?

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by Cyrus Moulton
Mark Patterson, an older white man, is reflected on a screen attached to a device he is holding.
University News

Mark Patterson receives Fulbright to explore hydrothermal vents

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by Tanner Stening
A pair of large hands cradle smaller hands that are holding a plant in soil.
Society & Culture

Researchers find children are good at making parents more eco-friendly

by Cody Mello-Klein
A cloudy and dark stormy sky with palm trees blowing in a strong wind.
Science & Technology

Researcher explains why climate models and observational data disagree

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by Cyrus Moulton