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Cultured meat's new secret ingredient: Aloe vera
A new study published in npj Science of Food reveals a breakthrough in cultured meat production, using Aloe vera as a natural, scalable, and cost-effective scaffold. This research was the...
Roads less traveled multiply deforestation in the Amazon and beyond
James Cook University-led research has revealed secondary roads branching from major highways in tropical forests linked to extensive deforestation across the Brazilian Amazon, the Congo Basin, and New Guinea. Findings...
Plastic trash in bird nests documents the Anthropocene epoch
What if expiration dates could tell us more than when something goes bad? Scientists have found that dates on plastic food and beverage packaging can serve as markers of the...
Microplastics may threaten global food supply by disrupting photosynthesis
A team of environmental researchers, Earth scientists and pollution specialists at Nanjing University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and colleagues from Germany and the U.S. has found evidence that microplastics...
Manchester United to leave Old Trafford after more than 115 years
Manchester United will leave Old Trafford after playing for more than 115 years at the site in favor of a new 100,000-seat facility in the same area in Stretford, England,...
Particulate matter levels in air exceed WHO limits in majority of world's big cities
Fewer than one in five global cities met World Health Organization air pollution standards in 2024 with Central and South Asia accounting for the nine most polluted metropolitan areas on...
Earth's 'dirty mirror' effect is accelerating climate change, research suggests
The Earth is absorbing more sunlight and trapping more heat than it releases into space, causing our planet to warm up at an increasing rate.
Microplastics could be fueling antibiotic resistance
Microplastics—tiny shards of plastic debris—are all over the planet. They have made their way up food chains, accumulated in oceans, clustered in clouds and on mountains, and been found inside...
Smog bound Indian cities dominate global pollution rankings: report
Despite an improvement in 2024, India again dominated global rankings for the cities with the most dangerous particle smog while Chad was the most polluted country, according to a report...
Arctic sea ice loss drives drier weather over California and wetter Iberian winters, modeling study shows
A study led by researchers from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has used a novel approach to unravel the influence of the loss of Arctic sea ice on...
120,000 properties still blacked out in storm-hit Australia
Australian utilities raced Tuesday to reconnect more than 120,000 homes and businesses still blacked out by gales and floods that bashed the east coast.
Majority of the world's population breathes dirty air, report says
Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of cities globally meeting air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found.
'Really suffocating': Pakistan emerges from record smog season
Tens of millions of Pakistanis spent at least four months breathing toxic air pollution 20 times above safe levels, in the worst winter smog season for several years, according to...
Earth from space: Erupting 'sharkcano' spits out a giant underwater plume in Oceania
A 2022 satellite photo shows a large plume of discolored water rising from the undersea Kavachi volcano, during an eruption that likely scattered the sharks that normally dwell there.
Two years of gold mining devastates Peruvian peatlands, outpacing damage of the last 30 years
New research published in the journal Environmental Research Letters reveals that artisan gold mining in the southern Peruvian Amazon has caused more destruction to carbon-rich peatlands in the past two...
Permian mass extinction linked to 10°C global temperature rise that reshaped Earth's ecosystems
The mass extinction that ended the Permian geological epoch, 252 million years ago, wiped out most animals living on Earth. Huge volcanoes erupted, releasing 100,000 billion metric tons of carbon...
Gondola cabin with passengers falls at British Columbia ski resort
A gondola cabin loaded with passengers at a ski resort in British Columbia crashed to the ground Monday, shortly after heading up the hill at the Kicking Horse Mountain Resort...
Mice's magnetic shifts: How physiological and pathological conditions lead to iron and redox balance changes
A research team led by Prof. Zhang Xin from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed how magnetic properties in mice vary under...
Russia accuses U.K. of spying, expels 2 British diplomats
The Russian government on Monday expelled two British diplomats and gave two weeks for them to exit the country over allegations of espionage. Britain said the allegations are "baseless."
Disney releases ‘Andor’ Season 1 on Hulu, YouTube
The first season of the hit "Star Wars" series "Andor" is now streaming on the Disney-owned streamer Hulu and on YouTube, expanding the show's reach beyond Disney+.
More carbon dioxide in oceans could harm carbon-eating microbes, speed climate change
The carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) spewing from human activities is not only changing Earth’s atmosphere, it’s also rapidly acidifying the planet’s oceans. In 50 years, that acidification could reduce the oceans’ ability...
Q&A: Next-generation hazard maps to help society change and enhance disaster resilience
When trying to improve, refine, and seek more efficiency in disaster management measures, predicting the extent of disaster damage more accurately and communicating the assessments in a coherent manner become...
NASA to eliminate chief scientist position
NASA announced today it will eliminate its Office of the Chief Scientist, along with offices advising the agency on technology, strategy, and coordinating its diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) efforts. The reductions,...
Robbie Williams biopic 'Better Man' on Paramount+ Tuesday
Paramount+ announced the streaming date for "Better Man" on Monday. The film comes to the streaming service Tuesday.
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Our winter 2025 Los Angeles Times subscriber hike explored Elysian Fields West Loop. Thanks to all the readers who attended!
'Winter is far from over': Polar vortex reversal could bring springtime snow to US
The polar vortex could be reversing in a sudden stratospheric warming event, with the potential to send Arctic air and storms to the central and eastern U.S.
Alberta to build two involuntary treatment centres for addictions in Edmonton and Calgary
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government plans to spend $180 million over three years to build the two centres, which will each have 150 beds.
Measurements collected with underwater gliders help researchers understand deep water circulation in Gulf of Mexico
Ventilation is an important process within the global ocean, where waters sink to deeper layers, are transported by deep currents, and eventually get upwelled back to the surface. This process...