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Farmers in Kenya dispute that cyanide poisoning could have killed 15 elephants
The elephant deaths and disputes about the cause have intensified concerns over growing human-wildlife conflict in the region due to expanding agricultural activities.![Kenya Dead Elephants]()
Groups challenge FCC approval of startup’s plan to beam on-demand sunlight from space
The environmental organizations argue a test mission could pave the way for a much larger constellation of satellites in the future.![A view of Earth as seen from space.]()
Scientists certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted
Although no one observed the actual 5,400-mph collision, a telescope in Chile spotted what astronomers have identified as the debris plume from the crash.![A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket]()
Allergies
Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies
Using the gene-editing technology CRISPR, a company tweaked the genes of a beagle to produce a hypoallergenic dog.![Bailey is a gene-edited hypoallergenic beagle.]()
Climate change
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Climate disasters are hitting like falling dominoes in this Western state
Utah has come to exemplify climate change’s snowballing effects. Drought and heat waves primed the land to burn, then fires raised the risk of floods.![Low snowpack in Colorado River Basin adds to drought]()
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A defunct SpaceX rocket is about to crash into the moon
It will be just the second known case of a rocket unintentionally hitting the moon.![A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Space Force Station's Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on July 21, 2026.]()
Federal proposal would deeply cut Colorado River water for Arizona, California and Nevada
The seven states that rely on the drought-stricken Colorado River have been unable to agree on a plan to share the water. ![Lake Powell.]()
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Why France and Spain may be entering a new era of giant, out-of-control fires
New research shows that climate change has increased the risk of big blazes and that a strategy of suppressing fires allowed vegetation to grow.![A man searches through the rubble]()
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Why Europe, the world’s fastest-warming continent, was primed to burn this summer
Europe has warmed twice as fast as the rest of the globe over the last 30 years. The fires in France and Spain are a consequence of the extreme heat, which dried out vegetation.![Smoke from wildfires fills the sky over a beach in Lacanau, southwestern France, on July 24, 2026.]()
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SpaceX plan for 1M data centers in space could make atmosphere a ‘fire pit,’ scientists say
The company wants to put a network of data centers in orbit. Scientists say the plan comes with severe environmental risks.![]()
The second of two red panda cubs born at a California zoo dies
The other died this month at the Santa Barbara Zoo. The animals have an infant mortality rate of 40%.![Red panda Ruby at the Santa Barbara Zoo in California.]()
