Manhattan-sized ice island breaks off Greenland’s Petermann Glacier

Tiny house villages are increasingly responding to the homeless crisis in America’s fast-growing cities

As economic and demographic growth increasingly coexists with poverty and homelessness, resident-led alternatives to housing are supporting communities left behind.

• Tiny house villages have quadrupled from 34 in 2019 to 123 in 2024.
• Charlotte, North Carolina, saw homeless population rise from 444 to over 2,018 in 2025.
• Dignity Village in Portland, Oregon, evolved from an encampment in 2000.

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Disappearing lakes, old photos and AI are helping scientists map Arctic permafrost thaw in near-real time

The abrupt disappearance of a lake is one clear sign that the ice below is melting, and a clue to wider permafrost changes.

• Thermokarst ponds form as permafrost melts, resembling Florida sinkholes.
• Alaska faces higher sinkhole risk due to permafrost-rich soil.
• AI analyzes past and new images to map permafrost thaw in near-real time.

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Access to Urban Woodlands Linked With Lower Use of Antidepressants

A study from Scotland found that living near an accessible urban woodland significantly lowered the likelihood of being prescribed antidepressants. Read more on E360 →

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