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Subpolar marginal seas play a key role in making the subarctic Pacific nutrient-rich
A group of researchers has discovered why the western subarctic Pacific Ocean, which accounts for only 6 percent of the world's oceans, produces an estimated 26 percent of the world's...
Why the Beirut blast created a mushroom cloud
The blast at the Port of Beirut from August 4 seen on a rendered satellite map. Authorities and aid workers are still searching for the dead and injured. (Vampy1/Deposit Photos/)The powerful explosion that...
Tiz the Law favorite for Saturday's Travers in weekend horse racing
Tiz the Law, an easy winner in the Belmont Stakes, tackles the Travers on Saturday, with the Preakness, Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup Classic all on the near horizon.
What's open and closed this weekend: Southern California beaches, parks, trails
Coronavirus restrictions continue around California, but most public spaces are open. The Apple fire and the Dam fire have some trails closed.
Researchers warn of climate repercussions if Brazilian highway through the Amazon is paved
A pair of researchers with the National Institute for Research in Amazonia has posted an open letter in the journal Science warning of the negative repercussions of resuming paving of...
Subpolar marginal seas play a key role in making the subarctic Pacific nutrient-rich
A group of researchers from three Japanese universities has discovered why the western subarctic Pacific Ocean, which accounts for only 6 percent of the world's oceans, produces an estimated 26...
Coronavirus lockdown will have 'negligible' impact on the climate, says new study
Here in the UK, with traffic noise back to drowning out birdsong, and foreign holidays back on the cards, it is easy to forget the weeks of cleaner air. If...
Kim Jong Un takes luxury vehicle to flash-flood zone
Kim Jong Un appeared in a luxury crossover SUV in images aired Friday, when state media reported the North Korean leader visited a village damaged by widespread flooding.
Glaciers in New Zealand's Southern Alps more than half-gone
Since the Industrial Revolution, glaciers across New Zealand's Southern Alps have lost more ice than they have remaining.
Britain braces for record-breaking high temperatures
Britain braced for record-breaking temperatures Friday as forecasters warned the public to take additional care in the heat.
Lockdown emissions fall will have 'no effect' on climate
The unprecedented fall in greenhouse gas emissions from lockdowns during the pandemic will do "nothing" to slow climate change without a lasting switch from fossil fuels, an international team of...
It's been 75 years since Hiroshima, yet the threat of nuclear war persists
It is important to mark the solemn 75th anniversary of the first and only use of atomic weapons against cities as not only a remembrance of a tragic past event,...
Why scientists intentionally spilled oil into a Canadian lake
Canada sits on the third-largest oil reserve in the world. Most of it is in the Alberta oilsands, where companies extract bitumen, a crude oil with the consistency of peanut...
Pesticides and industrial pollutants found in snow atop Arctic glaciers
Researchers recently found pesticides and industrial compounds deposited in snow atop four high-elevation glacier sites on the Norwegian archipelago Svalbard, often considered a "pristine" environment. The long journey of these...
California's agency for protecting workers can't protect its own — even amid a pandemic, officials say
Current and former employees at Cal/OSHA say dysfunction and vacancies have hobbled agency during ongoing crisis
Column: Facing a wave of evictions, California is about to make thousands of kids homeless
In weeks, as many as 1 million families across California could find themselves at risk of being forced out of their homes, pushed off the "eviction cliff."
This worst-case climate scenario might be the most realistic
A worst-case climate scenario will mean many more severe storms in our future (Artur Aldyrkhanov/Unsplash/)With news every day of environmental protections being stripped away, hotter summers, more powerful storms, and biodiversity in crisis,...
Q&A: Harnessing sound to better monitor aging pipeline infrastructure
Underground pipelines, some as old as the cities they service, are often far past their intended lifespan and the need for replacing them looms as an expense most municipalities can't...
'You really want to be prepared': Canadian Hurricane Centre calls for extra storm readiness
COVID-19, plus an anticipated "extremely active" hurricane season, are among the reasons why the Canadian Hurricane Centre is encouraging people to be prepared for a major storm before there's one...
Climate change: UK peat emissions could cancel forest benefits
UK peatland emissions could cancel out all carbon reductions from new and existing forests.
Climate change: Lockdown has 'negligible' effect on temperatures
New research says that the lockdown, by itself, will make little difference to climate change.
Emissions dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic. The climate impact won’t last
To curb the spread of COVID-19, much of the globe hunkered down. That inactivity helped slow the spread of the virus and, as a side effect, kept some climate-warming gases out of...
New Zealand's Southern Alps glacier melt has doubled
Glaciers in the Southern Alps of New Zealand have lost more ice mass since pre-industrial times than remains today, according to a new study.
Atlantic in for very busy hurricane season: US forecasters
This year's Atlantic hurricane season could be one of the busiest on record, with as many as 25 named storms, forecasters said Thursday.
Famous birthdays for Aug. 7: David Duchovny, Charlize Theron
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller turns 75 and David Duchovny turns 59, among the famous birthdays for August 7.
On This Day, Aug. 7: U.S. embassy bombings kill 224
On August 7, 1998, terrorists' bombs detonated outside of U.S. embassy buildings in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, killing 224 people.
New science behind biodegradable algae-based flip-flops
As the world's most popular shoe, flip-flops account for a troubling percentage of plastic waste that ends up in landfills, on seashores and in our oceans. Scientists at the University...
Long-term human impacts on reef fish
In a new study investigating human impacts on resource fish biomass on the Island of Hawai'i, researchers observed an alarming 45% decrease in fish biomass over a decade of surveys....