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Become a diamond or get launched into space — 7 alternatives to burial or cremation
People are choosing eco-friendly and creative options for their final resting places, including the bottom of the ocean and miles and miles into outer space.
8 injured as gunfire erupts at party outside Philadelphia Union soccer stadium
Police said eight people were injured as gunfire broke out during a Memorial Day weekend party held near Subaru Park in Chester, Pa., home of Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union.
Mapping the conflict between farming and biodiversity
It's well known that producing foods such as beef can have an outsized footprint when it comes to carbon emissions. But a new study shows that some of these same...
120-city study: 22% reduction in urban traffic emissions in 15 years without quality of life decline is possible
How do you make transport in the world's big cities more climate-friendly without putting too much pressure on people? A model-based study of 120 major cities around the globe now...
Arnold Schwarzenegger calls fight against climate change his 'crusade'
Arnold Schwarzenegger wants more action against climate change.
Examining the role of Hadley cells in ongoing climate change
In the tropics, above the equatorial rainforests and oceans, the strong solar radiation hitting Earth propels a stream of warm, moist air far upward.
How a better understanding of mercury transformation can make ecosystems safer
A new study at Umeå University provides insight into how mercury transforms into its more toxic form, methylmercury, with the help of small sulfur-containing substances known as thiols.
Shanghai swelters through hottest May day in 100 years
Shanghai recorded its hottest May day in more than 100 years on Monday, the city's meteorological service announced, shattering the previous high by a full degree.
Plastic pollution: treaty talks get into the nitty-gritty
French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned that global plastics pollution was a "time bomb", as diplomats began five days of talks in Paris to make progress on a treaty...
What happens when conflicting priorities collide and potentially compromise trees, woodland and forests?
A tree is not just a tree. It is also fuel, paper, furniture, livelihood, and industry.
Kyiv defenses hold up in new record Russian attack on Ukrainian capital
Russia hit Kyiv with a record wave of drone and missile attacks with back-to-back raids overnight Monday and then again in a rare afternoon strike.
Microorganisms are key to storing carbon in soils, shows new study
According to a study recently published in Nature, microorganisms play a key role in soil carbon storage. The study, conducted by an international team of scientists including researchers from the...
Researchers suggest very short-lived halogens partially to blame for ozone depletion over the tropics
An international team of climate scientists has used climate models to show that some very short-lived substances are partially to blame for ozone depletion over the tropics. In their paper...
The oldest tree in the world (and the 7 runner-ups)
From Prometheus and Methuselah to trees in remote forests of China, these are the most ancient known trees on Earth.
Scientists discover giant crater from ice age explosion that has methane-spewing mud volcano inside it
The Borealis Mud Volcano is only the second found in Norwegian waters and releases a continuous stream of methane-rich, muddy liquid from deep below Earth's crust.
Drought-struck Barcelona quenches thirst with costly desalination
Where once the population of Barcelona drank mostly from its rivers and wells, Spain's second city now relies upon a labyrinth-like mesh of green, blue and purple pipes inside an...
As rising oceans threaten NYC, study documents another risk: The city is sinking
If rising oceans aren't worry enough, add this to the risks New York City faces: The metropolis is slowly sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers, homes, asphalt and humanity...
Four dead after tourist boat capsizes in Northern Italian lake
Authorities in Italy said Monday that they have recovered the bodies of four people after a tourist boat capsized over the weekend on Lake Maggiore in high winds.
Rescue operations underway after building collapses in Davenport
Rescue operations were underway Sunday night after a six-story building partially collapsed in the eastern Iowa city of Davenport.
Body of escaped Ohio inmate recovered, ending five-day manhunt
An inmate convicted of murder who escaped from an Ohio correctional facility last week has been found dead in Kentucky, authorities said.
At least 1 dead and 3 missing after tourist boat overturns on Italian lake
At least one person died and three remain missing after a boat was overturned by high winds on Italy's Lake Maggiore Sunday.
NYC to house migrants in former Harlem prison after green light from governor
New York City officials plan to house migrants at a former prison in Harlem after receiving the green light from Gov. Kathy Hochul, reports said Sunday.
Warming Arctic could put chill on squirrel 'date nights'
As Alaska's bleak winter sets in, arctic ground squirrels burrow deep into the ground to begin an eight-month-hibernation before popping up again in spring, famished and eager to breed.
Dangerous slowing of Antarctic ocean circulation sooner than expected
Climate change-driven shifts in the circulation of waters to the deepest reaches of the ocean around Antarctica, which could reverberate across the planet and intensify global warming, are happening decades...
Climate change could trigger gigantic deadly tsunamis from Antarctica, new study warns
Slippages in sediment beneath the Antarctic seabed could spawn gigantic tsunamis as oceans warm.
New source of fire records gives a bigger picture of the risks
Sand dunes are not an obvious place to find high-quality fire records. For a start, anyone who walks on the forested sand dunes of South-East Queensland will be impressed by...
Ukrainian official acknowledges attacks on Crimean Bridge, Russian Navy
A Ukrainian official confirmed Saturday the country's military played a role in last year's drone attack on a key Crimean bridge as well as on the Russian Black Sea Fleet.
NATO urges Kosovo authorities to reduce tensions after ethnic clashes
NATO and Western allies on Saturday condemned actions by security forces in Kosovo after a bout of ethnic clashes and urged authorities to de-escalate tensions in several Serbian majority towns.