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The Moth Mainstage (Nov. 13, 2026)

The Moth Mainstage returns to Wharton Center in East Lansing on Friday, November 13, 2026. Featuring a lineup of writers, performers, and other unique national and Michigan storytellers, each with a ten-minute story to tell live without notes.

Antarctic krill, a shrimp-like crustacean that holds up the food web at the South Pole, were found at a hydrothermal vent off the Antarctic Peninsula during the National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Southern Ocean Expedition in collaboration with the Schmidt Ocean Institute.

Tiny krill are turning up in deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Scientists want to know why

Antarctic krill serve as a crucial food source for penguins, seals, and whales. They recycle nutrients used by algae. Now researchers say they've found krill in a surprising place: hydrothermal vents.

The walking portion of the last A²ZERO TREEducation event, a tree identification workshop, in Ann Arbor, Michigan

History of trees explored in Ann Arbor collaborative series

Tree history in Ann Arbor is set to be highlighted on September 26, where sustainability and environmental stewardship is encouraged and discussed in a collaboration between the Hands-On Museum and the Ann Arbor Office of Sustainability and Innovation (OSI).

Courage, a 9-month old sturgeon swims in a small tank

Beyond the Shore: Restoring the dinosaur fish of Lake Erie

Sturgeon made it through the dinosaur extinctions, all the way through Lake Erie being declared dead in the 1960s, to now. But they need our help. In this episode, we look at two restoration efforts to ensure lake sturgeon are here for future generations.

A man with a brown beard wearing glasses and a blue plaid shirt reaches toward an apple tree.

U.S. farmers lost conservation experts in Trump's federal cuts. Now they're hurting for help

The Natural Resources Conservation Service lost nearly a quarter of its staff nationwide in 2025 after the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal government. Many were local experts that help farmers with soil and water conservation efforts.

Kevin Moore, president of Teamsters Michigan, speaks on the steps of the Michigan Capitol on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

“One day longer”: Striking Genesys nurses rally on Capitol steps

After nearly 200 days on strike, nurses with the Flint-area hospital went to the Capitol with their demands. Henry Ford Health says it's offered to meet many of them already.

An aerial view of a brown river and islands of green vegetation.

Excess nutrients can lie dormant in soil for years before polluting rivers, study finds

U.S. Geological Survey researchers developed models to better understand the timing and sources contributing to nutrient pollution in streams and rivers. They say their findings can help guide efforts to improve water quality.

In this aerial image taken with a drone, responders work outside AEON Mall Kumamoto after an explosion occurred following an earthquake, in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, southern Japan, Thursday, July 30, 2026.

Hope dwindles for rescue in southwestern Japan quake as death toll climbs to 25

Time was running out to find survivors, as rescuers continued to work in the Kumamoto area on Japan 's southern main island of Kyushu, where the magnitude 7.1 earthquake hit Tuesday.

It's so hot in Germany this summer that Cologne started a "Cooling Cologne" initiative: Chilled groundwater is dispersed through fine-mist sprays connected to fire hoses.

Keeping cool without AC: Our readers share their tips

We asked our readers to tell us how they've fended off heat without the refrigerant blasts of an air conditioner. Here's what they shared.

Rwandans love their milk bars. The health minister wishes they'd drink a little less

A big glass of moo juice — no, make that several glasses a day — is common in Rwanda. Is that too much of a good thing?

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