At a seminar on building cooling strategies in the late 1990s, I vividly remember hearing that "in 30 years time, the climate of London will feel like Marseille's today." That warning stuck with me. Back then, it sounded ...
Environment
Sep 10, 2025
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Scientists have published what is likely the first-ever scientifically recorded birthing migration for the critically endangered scalloped hammerhead shark (sphyrna lewini). The satellite-tagged shark—an adult female displaying ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 9, 2025
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All sea turtle species are threatened worldwide. They migrate long distances in the oceans—often thousands of kilometers—and so fall under multiple countries' laws and conservation targets. They also have a complex life ...
Ecology
Sep 8, 2025
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Horseshoe crabs hold the world record for surviving the longest without any significant changes to their body structure. Virtually unchanged for more than 450 million years, they've earned the nickname "living fossils."
Plants & Animals
Sep 8, 2025
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When individuals from two different species interbreed, hybrid organisms may emerge that display characteristics from both genetic lineages. While hybridization is a common natural phenomenon, it is often seen as a challenge ...
Evolution
Sep 5, 2025
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Nearly 40 years after breaking off Antarctica, a colossal iceberg ranked among the oldest and largest ever recorded is finally crumbling apart in warmer waters, and could disappear within weeks.
Earth Sciences
Sep 2, 2025
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U.S. cities are facing a growing threat that goes beyond hot weather or hazy air. New research from the University of Oklahoma reveals that "compound events"—periods when heat wave conditions coincide with high air pollution ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 2, 2025
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In recent years, Pacific island nations have earned global credibility as champions of climate action. Pacific leaders view sea level rise as an existential threat.
Earth Sciences
Sep 1, 2025
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The urban heat island effect describes the way urban areas get significantly warmer than the surrounding rural or suburban areas. There are a number of reasons why this occurs, although it can mostly be boiled down to the ...
Bad weather on Monday forced SpaceX to postpone the latest launch of its massive prototype Starship rocket, key to founder Elon Musk's dreams of colonizing Mars and NASA's plans to return astronauts to the moon.
Space Exploration
Aug 26, 2025
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