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December 20th, 2024 20:19:04 EST -0500 Bee-harming pesticides' emergency approvals to end
Planned legal changes will see three neonicotinoid pesticides completely banned from any future use.
December 19th, 2024 19:11:44 EST -0500 Ancient landmarks closed off to walkers, campaigners say
They include a neolithic burial mound in Wiltshire and an Iron Age hill fort on the edge of Dartmoor.
December 17th, 2024 19:36:49 EST -0500 Trouble in Arctic town as polar bears and people face warming world
Climate change makes it trickier for Churchill's residents to co-exist with increasingly hungry predators
December 18th, 2024 06:28:15 EST -0500 Nasa astronauts Butch and Suni's homecoming delayed again
Nasa says that the astronauts stuck on the space station will have to wait even longer to get home.
December 17th, 2024 08:00:18 EST -0500 Major report joins dots between world's nature challenges
A new approach is needed to tackle the interlinked crises afflicting the planet, scientists warn.
December 17th, 2024 18:42:47 EST -0500 Could this be what our home on Moon or Mars might look like?
India tested its first analog space mission in the Himalayan mountains of Ladakh.
December 16th, 2024 19:44:12 EST -0500 Government has broken the law on sewage, says watchdog
The OEP has ruled that it allowed excessive sewage into England's rivers and seas.
December 16th, 2024 22:20:56 EST -0500 One in four properties at flood risk by 2050 - report
Climate change could increase flood threats without improvements to defences, the Environment Agency warns.
December 13th, 2024 10:38:31 EST -0500 Government unveils new powers to approve onshore wind farms
The change is part of the government's new action plan for meeting its 2030 clean power target.
December 10th, 2024 19:02:21 EST -0500 Whale makes epic migration, astonishing scientists
A humpback whale makes one of the longest and most unusual migrations ever recorded, raising alarm.
December 11th, 2024 11:00:31 EST -0500 'Christmas lights' galaxy reveals how Universe formed
The galaxy resembling Christmas lights hanging in the cosmos has space scientists feeling festive
December 10th, 2024 20:49:19 EST -0500 Seal colony thriving 'thanks to secluded site'
The National Trust hopes the colony will continue to grow and rival others along the coast.
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Yale Environment 360 is an online magazine offering opinion, analysis, reporting, and debate on global environmental issues.

December 20th, 2024 13:16:00 EST -0500 Ten Remarkable Plants and Fungi Named by Science This Year

In 2024, researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, recorded 172 new species of plants and fungi across the globe, from England to Cameroon.

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December 19th, 2024 06:25:00 EST -0500 In a Major Reversal, the World Bank Is Backing Mega Dams

Despite continued opposition, the World Bank has approved the first of five big dam projects expected to get its support in the coming months. Climate change has upped the need for renewable energy, but the environmental and social costs of building such massive projects remain.

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December 18th, 2024 10:43:00 EST -0500 Carnivorous Squirrels Discovered in California

Scientists have discovered that in addition to seeds and nuts, some California ground squirrels also eat voles.

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December 17th, 2024 11:53:00 EST -0500 Expelling Indigenous Batwa from Their Lands Did Not Help Endangered Gorillas, Study Finds

For decades, Congolese officials have barred the Batwa from their ancestral lands in the name of preserving the critically endangered eastern lowland gorilla. But a new study suggests the Batwa were never a threat to the creatures.

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December 16th, 2024 06:00:00 EST -0500 Malaria Cases Rising Amid Worsening Floods

Malaria killed almost 600,000 people in 2023, as cases rose for the fifth consecutive year, according to a new report from the World Health Organization.

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December 13th, 2024 11:10:00 EST -0500 Extreme Heat May Cause People to Age Faster

New research suggests that extreme heat may cause people to age faster at a molecular level.

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December 12th, 2024 08:10:00 EST -0500 As Wolf Populations Rebound, an Angry Backlash Intensifies

The reintroduction of endangered wolves to Yellowstone National Park 30 years ago was a major conservation victory. But as wolves have spread across the West, anger and resentment at the apex predator has escalated, with hunters in some states increasingly targeting them.

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December 11th, 2024 13:22:00 EST -0500 Major Banks Linked to Loss of Paraguayan Forest the Size of New York City

Ten major banks are financing Paraguayan beef producers implicated in the destruction of forest spanning an area the size of New York City, a new report finds.

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December 10th, 2024 08:48:00 EST -0500 Can Support for Clean Energy Withstand Changing Political Winds?

With billions in investment flowing to GOP districts, Donald Trump’s plans to repeal clean energy tax credits face Republican resistance. In an e360 interview, political scientist Leah Stokes, who helped craft U.S. climate law, talks about the new politics of renewable energy.

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December 6th, 2024 14:00:00 EST -0500 In Mexico, Most Victims of Deadly Heat Are Young

While extreme heat poses a greater threat to the physical health of the elderly than to the young, in Mexico the large majority of heat-related deaths are actually among people under 35, a new study finds.

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December 5th, 2024 09:50:00 EST -0500 Fed Seaweed, Grazing Cattle Produced 40 Percent Less Methane

Grazing cattle given a seaweed supplement produced close to 40 percent less methane than those fed grass alone, a new study found.

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December 4th, 2024 10:17:00 EST -0500 In Hunt for EV Metal, Miners Close in on Uncontacted People in Indonesia

In their pursuit of nickel, a key metal in EV batteries, miners are destroying the forest home of the Hongana Manyawa people on the Indonesian island of Halmahera, allegedly threatening uncontacted groups.

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