Sun-tanned cauliflowers and knobbly spuds – the heatwave veg that’s good to eat
British shoppers should expect to see more wonky vegetables due to repeated heatwaves.
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Neighbors Live in Fear After Pipeline Leak in ‘Unleashing American Energy’ Era
As Trump’s agencies shrink, narrow their role and reduce enforcement, politically connected Energy Transfer is steering a slow clean-up of fuel it spilled into drinking water near the Delaware River. By Marianne Lavelle UPPER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa.— As their children…
On ivory, follow the trafficking networks and not the headlines (commentary)
In early March 2026, acting on intelligence shared by my organization, the Environmental Investigation Agency UK, Zambian authorities seized a consignment of more than 500 kg (over 1,100 pounds) of ivory and arrested a suspect with long-standing links to regional…
Cambodia’s banned sand trade with Singapore appears to be back
Authorities in Cambodia’s Koh Kong province say they’ve approved a sand mining operation exporting to Singapore, despite an export ban imposed by national authorities a decade ago after large-scale dredging was found to be damaging riverine and coastal ecosystems. The…
As Climate-Fueled Extreme Weather Spikes, Loneliness Can Be Life-Threatening
Research shows climate change is driving loneliness. At the same time, isolation is making communities less resilient to extreme weather. By Kiley Price Amid heat waves, wildfire smoke warnings and sudden storms over the last few months, officials around the…
Hubble’s Star Clusters
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Isotopes SAG Meeting, 18 August 2026
Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos Community Isotopes SAG Meeting, 18… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups Meetings Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Early Career Workshops Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Isotopes SAG…
Forest fires likely to continue to burn twice as much without ‘serious action’ on climate change
Elizabeth Goldman is a co-director of Global Nature Watch, previously known as Global Forest Watch, a database measuring forest loss that’s frequently cited in Mongabay reporting. She joins this week’s podcast to detail GNW’s updated 25-year analysis of global forest…
Key Amazon cases reach Brazil’s Supreme Court following Lula’s defeats in Congress
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court is set to decide cases that could reshape protections for the Amazon rainforest and Indigenous communities. These cases involve Indigenous land rights, environmental safeguards, and infrastructure projects. Congress approved measures that environmentalists say…
NASA Swift Boost Spacecraft Prepares to Continue Mission
Katalyst Space successfully uploaded a flight software update for its LINK spacecraft, which is set to boost NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory to a higher orbit. The software update’s new attitude control algorithms are designed to maintain LINK’s stability using…