Experts are calling for a global effort to identify "positive tipping points" to accelerate the green transition—and have devised a method to find them.
Earth Sciences
Aug 6, 2025
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As Greenland's ice retreats, it's fueling tiny ocean organisms. To test why, scientists turned to a computer model from JPL and MIT that's been called a laboratory in itself.
Earth Sciences
Aug 6, 2025
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When the head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's urban search and rescue team resigned after the deadly July 4, 2025, Texas floods, he told colleagues he was frustrated with bureaucratic hurdles that had delayed ...
Political science
Aug 6, 2025
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The global distribution of wealth is currently the subject of controversial debate. Against this backdrop, social sciences, humanities, and economics are intensively investigating how social hierarchies arise in human communities ...
Social Sciences
Aug 6, 2025
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The imaging team of NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has taken advantage of clear skies on the red planet to capture one of the sharpest panoramas of its mission so far. Visible in the mosaic, which was stitched together from ...
Planetary Sciences
Aug 6, 2025
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Teenagers can seem to have their phones glued to their hands—yet they won't answer them when they ring. This scenario, which is all too familiar to many parents, can seem absurd and frustrating, or even alarming to some.
Social Sciences
Aug 6, 2025
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As we move closer to the start of the fall term, returning to school is often a source of conversation and excitement.
Economics & Business
Aug 6, 2025
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An international team of astronomers, led by The University of Texas at Austin's Cosmic Frontier Center, has identified the most distant black hole ever confirmed. It and the galaxy it calls home, CAPERS-LRD-z9, are present ...
Astronomy
Aug 6, 2025
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France's biggest wildfire this summer was spreading quickly Wednesday in a Mediterranean region near the Spanish border after leaving one person dead, authorities said. The fire had burned an area larger than Paris.
Environment
Aug 6, 2025
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Whether in Belgium, Poland, or Ukraine, when asked about their nation's role under Nazi occupation, many Europeans today primarily see their own population as victims—or as heroes. This is the key finding of a cross-national ...
Social Sciences
Aug 6, 2025
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