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A growing environmental movement is challenging the ecological impact of traditional burial practices, with advocates like Stephanie Burris viewing conventional cemeteries as “thousands of tiny landfills.” The Boulder County, Colorado resident points to the environmental problems created by concrete burial…
The world’s oceans continued their relentless warming trend in 2025, marking the ninth consecutive year of increasing global ocean heat content, according to a major international study published Friday in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences. The staggering scale of this energy…
The Australian state of Victoria is facing an unprecedented fire emergency, with every region now under either “catastrophic” or “extreme” fire danger warnings as destructive bushfires continue to spread across the landscape. Authorities are warning residents to brace for significant…
Scientists at the California Academy of Sciences had a remarkable year in 2025, formally describing 72 previously unknown species from six continents in collaboration with researchers worldwide. The newly identified creatures range from deep-sea dwellers to animals hiding in plain…
The Arctic is experiencing a dramatic transformation that extends far beyond struggling reindeer and unusual weather patterns. As global temperatures rise, the region’s melting ice is creating unprecedented geopolitical tensions and opening new strategic possibilities that help explain recent political…
Greenland’s vast ice-covered landscape is hiding a treasure trove of rare earth elements that could significantly impact global technology supply chains and environmental policies. Recent geological surveys have identified substantial deposits of neodymium, dysprosium, and other critical minerals essential for…
The UK government has announced adjustments to its controversial farm inheritance tax proposals after facing significant pushback from the agricultural community. Officials stated they have “listened to farmers” and agreed to increase the proposed inheritance tax threshold, though specific details…
A dedicated group of marine researchers, dubbed “bubble chasers” and “flare hunters,” are scouring the world’s oceans for methane gas seeping from the seafloor—a phenomenon that could significantly impact global climate change. These scientific specialists travel from the Arctic to…
Western leopard toads in South Africa’s Cape Town region are fighting for survival as urban development forces them into increasingly dangerous situations. Listed as endangered since 2016, these amphibians once thrived across the Cape Peninsula and surrounding areas including Kleinmond,…
President Trump has taken his most dramatic action yet against global climate cooperation by withdrawing the United States from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the foundational 1992 treaty that established international climate negotiations. This move goes far…
