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Great frigate birds may stay aloft for up to two months, eating and sleeping on the wing.

Testing the limits of predictions, some geologists say long-silent Colli Albani might be starting a new eruption phase

As was widely reported on social media, the U.S. is indeed going to use aerial drones to spread vaccine-laced pellets among prairie dogs to save endangered ferrets, although, contrary to some reports, no M&Ms will be involved.

Heat drops after El Niño but remains at record global highs 

June was a great month on the geoblogs. Come check out the best—and see how your favorite geoblog post can be featured here!

Changes in cloud patterns match predictions from climate simulations of a warming world

Largest blazes on Earth smolder for months in Canada and Indonesia

Global regulation of chlorine compounds is giving the atmosphere time to heal, even as volcanic eruptions interfere

Scientists implore action and note rising bipartisan demands for action as heat waves and wildfires worsen

Urban light pollution in the U.K. is pushing tree springtime behavior a full week earlier than usual. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

Hundreds of hydroelectric dams planned for rivers across the Balkans would provide green energy—at a big cost

The element, crucial for medical scanners and chemical analysis, has been vanishing but a giant new field may lie beneath Tanzania