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May 1st, 2024 19:09:43 EDT -0400 Face of 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman revealed
Scientists build a 3D model of one of our evolutionary cousins from the pieces of a shattered skull.
April 30th, 2024 19:25:47 EDT -0400 Scientists work to make healthier white bread
The research aimed at lovers of white bread has been funded by the government to improve the health benefits of UK food.
April 30th, 2024 11:42:57 EDT -0400 Plastic-eating bacteria can help waste self-destruct
Scientists make a self-destructing plastic using plastic-eating bacteria in a sci-fi like development.
April 30th, 2024 01:12:46 EDT -0400 Sports ask government to address water pollution
Water-based sports across the UK are uniting to call on the government to take urgent action to address pollution in rivers, lakes and coastal waters.
April 29th, 2024 19:17:17 EDT -0400 Tensions grow as China ramps up mining for green tech
China has taken big stakes in mines across the world extracting minerals vital to the green economy.
April 26th, 2024 19:12:11 EDT -0400 Why Antarctic wildlife is being ‘sunburnt’
A wildfire-fuelled ozone hole leaves Antarctic wildlife exposed to potentially damaging levels of UV.
April 26th, 2024 04:24:57 EDT -0400 Japan comes face to face with its own space junk
A Tokyo company's satellite encounters a big lump of space debris high above the Earth.
April 25th, 2024 19:52:26 EDT -0400 Conservation is saving species, global study says
A first-of-its-kind study shows conservation is worth investing in, researchers say.
April 9th, 2024 12:24:42 EDT -0400 First ever climate change victory in Europe court
"We are not made to sit in a rocking chair and knit," said one of the older Swiss women who won.
April 22nd, 2024 21:43:26 EDT -0400 Handbag designer jailed for wildlife smuggling
Nancy Gonzalez recruited relatives to smuggle purses made of illicit python and caiman into the US.
April 8th, 2024 19:04:53 EDT -0400 Together in wonder: North America awed by total solar eclipse
Stunning spectacle is witnessed by millions across the continent. Here are some of the stories.
March 6th, 2024 22:06:49 EST -0500 Hottest February marks ninth new monthly record
It's the ninth month of global temperature records in a row, driven by climate change and El Niño.
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May 1st, 2024 10:08:00 EDT -0400 U.S. Saw Drop in Wind Power Last Year, Despite New Turbines

For the first time since the 1990s, U.S. wind generation dropped last year, according to government figures. The slump is the result of weak winds, and it comes despite the continued buildout of wind turbines nationally.

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April 30th, 2024 07:07:00 EDT -0400 Will New Leader End Progress in Saving Indonesia’s Forests?

In the last decade, Indonesia has made significant headway in halting the loss of its forests. But the election of military man Prabowo Subianto as president is raising concerns that a boom in mining nickel, used in EV batteries, could lead to a new wave of deforestation.

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April 26th, 2024 03:02:00 EDT -0400 Climate Change Intensified 2021 Pacific Northwest Heat Wave, Study Finds

Climate change made the disastrous 2021 heat wave in the Pacific Northwest larger and longer-lasting than it would have been otherwise, a new study finds.

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April 25th, 2024 03:56:00 EDT -0400 Dire Straits: Can a Fishing Ban Save the Elusive European Eel?

The European eel, whose life cycle remains shrouded in mystery, is a staple of the continent’s cultures and cuisines. But after decades of decline in its populations, scientists are calling for a total ban on catching the iconic fish, which is facing a multitude of threats.

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April 24th, 2024 08:56:00 EDT -0400 UK Closing In on Clean Power Goal

Wind and solar are continuing to push fossil fuels off the U.K. power grid. So far this year wind is the nation's leading source of electricity, and for brief periods, the island of Great Britain has scarcely needed coal or natural gas.

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April 23rd, 2024 05:55:00 EDT -0400 Can Aging U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Withstand More Extreme Weather?

To reach its climate goals, the Biden administration aims to extend the lives of U.S. nuclear reactors. But a new report finds regulators have not studied whether increasingly extreme weather could threaten the safety or viability of power plants largely built in the 1970s and 1980s.

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April 22nd, 2024 04:15:00 EDT -0400 Scientists Are Trying to Coax the Ocean to Absorb More CO2

For billions of years, the oceans have been absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere. Now, to boost that drawdown, startup companies and researchers are experimenting with ‘marine carbon dioxide removal’ by altering the chemistry of the ocean and sinking biomass to the seafloor.

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April 19th, 2024 09:44:00 EDT -0400 Report Alleges UN Complicit in Violent Evictions from World Heritage Sites

A new report alleges the U.N. has been complicit in the violent eviction of Indigenous people from six World Heritage Sites in Africa and Asia.

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April 18th, 2024 03:50:00 EDT -0400 Marina Silva on Brazil's Fight to Turn the Tide on Deforestation

Reprising her role as Brazil's environment minister, Marina Silva is determined to reverse the rampant destruction of the Amazon. In an e360 interview, she talks about her efforts to crack down on illegal mining and logging and to bolster protections for the nation’s forests.

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April 17th, 2024 09:06:00 EDT -0400 Greece to Expand Protected Waters, End Bottom Trawling

Greece plans to create two large marine parks and end bottom trawling, it announced Tuesday. It also aims to cut the volume of plastic waste flowing into Greek waters in half.

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April 16th, 2024 09:13:00 EDT -0400 Where the Xerces Blue Butterfly Was Lost, Its Closest Relative Is Now Filling In

More than 80 years after the iconic Xerces Blue butterfly vanished from San Francisco, researchers have analyzed century-old specimens to track down its closest living relative, the Silvery Blue. Last week, they released a handful of Silvery Blues on the western edge of the city, where Xerces Blues once thrived.

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April 15th, 2024 04:30:00 EDT -0400 Solomon Islands Tribes Sell Carbon Credits, Not Their Trees

In a South Pacific nation ravaged by logging, several tribes joined together to sell “high integrity” carbon credits on international markets. The project not only preserves their highly biodiverse rainforest, but it funnels life-changing income to Indigenous landowners.

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