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January 17th, 2025 20:05:32 EST -0500 'Dark oxygen' mission takes aim at other worlds Gas from the seafloor has scientists wondering if oxygen could be found in the oceans of other planets. |
January 17th, 2025 16:09:53 EST -0500 US grounds SpaceX's Starship after test flight explosion The rocket's upper stage disintegrated over the Caribbean, forcing airline flights to alter course. |
January 17th, 2025 02:19:16 EST -0500 'Once-in-a-century' discovery reveals spectacular luxury of Pompeii A huge private bathhouse is found after lying hidden for 2,000 years under volcanic rock and ash. |
January 16th, 2025 18:05:59 EST -0500 Nepal's leader says it has too many tigers. Does it? Wild tigers killed nearly 40 people in Nepal between 2019 and 2023. Solutions are hard to come by. |
January 16th, 2025 20:12:26 EST -0500 Warning of stowaway snakes and tree-frogs hiding in pot plants Frogs, lizards, snakes and insect pests are being transported across the world on ornamental plants. |
January 17th, 2025 05:13:52 EST -0500 Nasa astronaut stuck in space ventures outside Nasa astronaut Suni Williams, one of two astronauts stuck on the International Space Station, has completed her first spacewalk since arriving. |
January 15th, 2025 11:00:04 EST -0500 Women held keys to land and wealth in Celtic Britain DNA analysis suggests Iron Age societies in Britain were built around women rather than men. |
January 16th, 2025 01:24:39 EST -0500 India successfully conducts historic space-docking test India is only the fourth country in the world with such technology after United States, Russia and China. |
January 14th, 2025 21:08:17 EST -0500 Fatbergs turned into perfume - inside Britain's bizarre new industrial revolution The UK led the way in this field of science until recently - but now other countries have overtaken. So, how can that lead be recovered? |
January 14th, 2025 23:34:47 EST -0500 'We sing to them': LA stables turn Noah's Ark for fire rescue animals Pigs, donkeys and even a mini cow named Cuddles found a temporary home after the LA fires. |
January 12th, 2025 19:51:45 EST -0500 Norway on track to be first to go all-electric Nine in 10 new cars in the country are now battery-powered, and it aims to hit 100% later this year. |
January 8th, 2025 01:19:24 EST -0500 Bumblebees winter nest-building 'due to climate' Active worker bumblebees were spotted in Scotland over the Christmas break. |
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January 17th, 2025 09:21:00 EST -0500 Carbon Dioxide Levels Rose by a Record Amount Last Year Carbon dioxide is accumulating in the atmosphere faster than ever before, putting hopes of limiting warming in jeopardy. |
January 16th, 2025 06:32:00 EST -0500 Whiplash: How Big Swings in Precipitation Fueled the L.A. Fires Climate scientist Daniel Swain says that two very wet years followed by a very dry one helped to turn the Los Angeles wildfires into raging infernos. This phenomenon of “hydroclimate whiplash,” he says, is expected to occur in more and more places as the world warms. |
January 15th, 2025 09:00:00 EST -0500 Trees That Have Never Known Plentiful Rainfall Better Prepared for Drought A new study finds that trees that have lived through many wet years struggle to cope with dry spells. |
January 14th, 2025 07:15:00 EST -0500 How African Communities Are Taking Lead on Protecting Wildlife A new analysis shows that African wildlife increasingly depend on lands managed by villagers and herders. In many areas, locally-run conservancies now more effectively protect wildlife than national parks do, with communities reaping tourism revenue and other benefits. |
January 13th, 2025 08:45:00 EST -0500 U.S. Wind and Solar Overtake Coal Power In a first, the U.S. saw wind and solar supply more power than coal last year, according to a new analysis. But even as renewables made gains, U.S. emissions stayed flat owing to rising demand for energy. |
January 10th, 2025 09:14:00 EST -0500 Did Climate Change Help Fuel the Los Angeles Wildfires? Wildfires in Southern California have burned tens of thousands of acres, destroyed thousands of buildings, and killed at least 10 people. Experts say global warming may have set the stage for the catastrophic blazes. |
January 9th, 2025 08:30:00 EST -0500 Despite Biotech Efforts to Revive Species, Extinction Is Still Forever In the last decade, laboratory initiatives to recreate long-extinct species have stirred controversy. Now, scientists increasingly agree "de-extinction" is not possible, but breeding living animals with genes similar to those lost species can be a useful conservation tool. |
January 8th, 2025 09:18:00 EST -0500 Renewables Supplied Two-Thirds of Germany's Power Last Year Germany, the largest economy in Europe, got nearly two-thirds of its power from renewables last year, an analysis shows. |
January 7th, 2025 10:50:00 EST -0500 Severe Cold Spells May Persist Because of Warming, Not in Spite of It Huge swaths of North America are facing subfreezing temperatures this week as cold Arctic air pushes southward. Paradoxically, such cold spells may persist or even become more common as the planet warms, scientists say. |
January 6th, 2025 09:43:00 EST -0500 U.S. Support and New Investments Buoy Hopes for Marine Energy Producing energy from waves and tides has a stop-and-start history. But with a new U.S. testing site opening in 2026, recent federal investment, and accelerating efforts to reach net zero emissions, developers aiming to harness the vast power of the sea are feeling optimistic. |
January 2nd, 2025 03:56:00 EST -0500 The Growing Human Footprint on Earth, as Seen from Space Last year saw warming reach startling new highs, with record heat fueling extreme weather around the world. As farms and cities grow, pollution is spreading and overheating the planet. The evidence of our impact is so profound that it can be seen from space. |
December 31st, 2024 03:41:00 EST -0500 A Year of Climate Extremes, In Photos From floods in Brazil to Hurricane Helene in North Carolina, extreme weather exacted a devastating toll in 2024. |