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Chicago-area contamination accidentally blocks dangerous crustaceans from Lake Michigan, while archaeologists uncover prehistoric landscape modification near Stonehenge. Meanwhile, climate summit progress in Brazil still falls short of global warming targets. Read the full article
In a devastating blow to global climate stability, Africa’s vast forests have crossed a critical tipping point, transforming from natural allies that absorbed carbon dioxide into…
A groundbreaking study across four Amazon nations has revealed that Afro-descendant communities are among the most effective forest protectors in Latin America, outperforming even official protected…
Three decades have passed since scientists achieved the first successful gene therapy treatment, yet this revolutionary medical technology remains largely underutilized in addressing environmental health challenges.…
Two dramatically different weather disasters unfolded this week on opposite sides of the globe, highlighting the increasing intensity of extreme weather events affecting communities worldwide. In…
A groundbreaking aerial monitoring study has exposed that many commercial ships continue to violate air pollution regulations despite nearly two decades of international maritime controls. Researchers…
Researchers have confirmed a remarkable archaeological finding near one of Britain’s most iconic monuments: a series of 16 ancient pits deliberately excavated more than 4,000 years…
While dogs have been humanity’s faithful companions for tens of thousands of years, cats took a decidedly more independent approach to domestication—one that occurred far more…
In an unexpected environmental twist, decades of pollution in Chicago-area waterways may be providing an accidental defense against a dangerous invasive species threatening Lake Michigan. Scientists…
Five of India’s largest metropolitan areas—Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, and Bengaluru—are experiencing dangerous land subsidence that could devastate urban infrastructure in the coming decades, according to…
Chicago-area contamination accidentally blocks dangerous crustaceans from Lake Michigan, while archaeologists uncover prehistoric landscape modification near Stonehenge. Meanwhile, climate summit progress in Brazil still falls short of global warming targets.
When residents of northern Sri Lanka discovered freshwater snakehead fish scattered across their fields after an October thunderstorm, it might have seemed like a biblical miracle.…
Maine wildlife officials have issued an urgent health advisory warning hunters to avoid consuming wild turkeys and deer from southwestern regions of the state after discovering…
Despite recent diplomatic efforts at a major climate summit in Brazil, the world continues to fall short of critical targets needed to limit global warming to…
A significant political rift has emerged within Canada’s government following Mark Carney’s announcement of a contentious energy agreement with Alberta. The deal centers on constructing a…
In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene’s destructive path through western North Carolina, an innovative after-school program in Asheville is helping children rebuild their relationship with the…
