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NOAA and partners deploy mini ocean robots to collect hurricane data Two C-Stars sail out of Plymouth, United Kingdom, to test sensors that will collect ocean weather data. These mini uncrewed ocean surface vehicles were launched in the waters off…
Drawing down carbon from the air and stashing it in underground rock formations has been framed as an essential way to slow and reverse global warming. But new research published Wednesday in the journal Nature finds there are far fewer…
The Białowieża Forest is unparalleled in the world. It harbors the best-preserved fragments of lowland deciduous and mixed forests in the European Lowlands, where natural processes, including all stages of forest ecosystem dynamics, unfold undisturbed by human interference over vast…
The impact of human beings on different ecosystems is huge. Throughout our history, we have changed ecosystems in ways that have led to biodiversity loss, increased the chances of natural disasters such as fires or disconnected humankind from nature. Diego…
US schools were built for a cooler climate that no longer exists. Now they face record-high temperatures As schools are returning to session following one of the hottest summers ever recorded, districts are faced with a new problem: how to…
Bangladesh’s northeastern corner, as shown on Google Maps, features irregular green patches: pale green swaths and smaller deep green pockets. In or around each deep green area lies a Khasi village, or punjee, with tin-roofed cottages on hillocks, indicating homes…
BYD overtakes Mitsubishi after nearly quadrupling sales in past year, according to official figures, as GWM, MG and Chery also surge Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australians bought more than 20,000 Chinese-made vehicles in…
A recent study hints at the potential benefits of restoring bison to an ecosystem.
The oil industry touts Texas as a success story in controlling climate-warming methane emissions. The state’s regulator, however, grants nearly every request to burn or vent gas into the atmosphere. By Martha Pskowski, Inside Climate News, and Mark Olalde, ProPublica…
An estimated 7,000 Indigenous people live in voluntary isolation in the country’s Amazon forests, but they face increased threats from logging, mining, oil and gas drilling and drug trafficking. By Nicholas Kusnetz This week, Peruvian officials are set to consider…