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Climate change has a dramatic impact on the global water cycle, say researchers
For Christoph Schär, ETH Zurich's Professor of Climate and Water Cycle, "global warming" is not quite accurate when it comes to describing the driver of climate change. "A better term...
EPA announces $115 million for Jackson, Miss., water infrastructure
Jackson, Miss., received a federal lifeline in its water crisis on Tuesday with the Environmental Protection Agency promising $115 million to support critical water infrastructure in Mississippi's capital city.
Look: Former Animal Planet star helps remove gator from Florida highway
Florida deputies working to remove an alligator from the middle of a highway ended up receiving help from a former Animal Planet star.
Study highlights the factors fomenting Bellandur lake's infamous foam
The mystery of the unpredictable and heavy foaming in Bengaluru's Bellandur lake has baffled scientists, regulators and citizens. Several theories have been put forth, and control measures taken, yet the...
Study reveals heterogeneous mantle source compositions for boninite from Bonin and Troodos
Subduction-zone magmas are characterized by high fluid contents and Fe3+/ΣFe ratios, which are closely associated with slab-derived fluids during subduction. However, instead of a heavier iron isotope composition preferred under...
Partygoers fish sinking plane out of the water in Ontario
Police investigating a small plane on an Ontario beach learned the aircraft had sank overnight and was fished out of the water by bachelor partygoers.
In a changing ecosystem, Yellowstone grizzly bears are resilient
Grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem have been able to gain the body fat they need for hibernation even as population densities have increased and as climate change and...
Tectonics matter: Geoscientists probe geochemistry, microbial diversity of Peruvian hot springs
South America's Andes Mountains, the world's longest mountain range and home to some of the planet's highest peaks, feature thousands of hot springs. Driven by plate tectonics and fueled by...
West Coast labor dispute threatens commerce, supply chains at nation's busiest port
Operations at multiple ports from Los Angeles to Seattle returned to normal Monday after a multi-state walkout that began last Friday when unionized shipping employees in Oakland refused to show...
Europe seeks flourishing forests through restoration
Efforts to improve biodiversity in Europe's woodlands will help them better withstand the stresses of climate change.
Brazilian algorithm aims to project future of Amazon rainforest and predict changes in carbon capture
A group of researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), in São Paulo state, Brazil, has developed an algorithm that projects the future of vegetation in the Amazon, presenting...
Look: Italian angler reels in catfish measuring more than 9 feet long
An Italian angler said he is seeking Guinness World Records recognition after reeling in a massive catfish measuring over 9 feet long.
Study: At least 81 women globally have been murdered in retaliation for environmental activism
Women environmental defenders were victims of murder, displacement, repression, criminal prosecution, and physical harassment, reports a Nature Sustainability paper based on an analysis of 523 cases from a global database...
UNESCO hails $2.9-bn Australian plan to protect Great Barrier Reef
The UN's cultural agency UNESCO welcomed on Tuesday commitments from Australia to protect the Great Barrier Reef, with the government pledging 4.4 billion Australian dollars ($2.9 billion) to safeguard the...
UN climate chief hails 'unique insights' of embattled COP28 head
The UN's top climate official hailed the "unique insight" of a UAE oil executive whose naming as president of the key COP28 climate summit has outraged advocates and experts.
Watch: Escaped bull wrangled after three-hour chase in Texas
Police in Texas said an escaped bull led them on a three-hour chase through town before being tranquilized by a local rancher.
Sequoia Capital announces its split into 3 separate entities
Sequoia Capital announced on Tuesday it will separate its global venture firm into three independent units, calling its current operations "increasingly complex."
Dominique Fishback, Pete Davidson attend 'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' premiere
Dominique Fishback and Pete Davidson attended the New York premiere of "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts," along with Anthony Ramos, Peter Dinklage and other stars.
Air quality monitoring stations could help track and preserve threatened species
Air quality monitoring stations can pick up traces of the eDNA left behind by fungi, plants, and animals including badgers, dormice, newts, and more. Deposit Photos Earth is facing a biodiversity crisis, with...
Developing countries need greater recognition for research into UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Developing nations need greater visibility, acknowledgement and support for their research into the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to the authors of a major analysis of the past...
Australia hikes interest rate by 25 basis points, warns of heightened inflationary risks
Australia's central bank hiked its main interest rate to its highest level in 11 years blaming heightened upside risks to the country's 7% inflation rate amid stubbornly high services prices...
Death toll from flooding in Haiti climbs to 42; others still missing
Authorities in Haiti said the death toll from mass flooding and landslides that hit the Hispaniola island nation over the weekend has climbed to 42 with 11 people still missing.
Movie review: 'Transformers' repeats past mistakes, not successes
"Transformers: Rise of the Beasts," in theaters Friday, repeats some of the franchise's worst missteps without any of its previous pleasures.
Lionfish are now threatening ecosystems and livelihoods in Brazil
An invasive lionfish at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary in the Gulf of Mexico. G. P. Schmahl/NOAA This article is republished from The Conversation. Brazil’s coastal waters teem with a rich array...
Heat-trapping atmospheric carbon dioxide soars to new record
Heat-trapping carbon dioxide hit record levels in May, peaking at 424 parts per million and blowing past levels not seen in more than 4 million years, NOAA scientists announced Monday.
Whales not to be counted on as 'climate savers': study
Do whales increase the removal of carbon from the atmosphere? Despite some hope that this would be the case, a new study led by Griffith University and a team of...
Pond emission measurements improve climate predictions
There could be billions of shallow lakes and ponds on Earth, though lack of mapping systems makes it hard to know just how many exist. Together, they emit significant amounts...
New digital tool enables farmers' decisions for sustainable agriculture
A new "digital decision support tool" enabling the transition towards more diversified and sustainable agricultural systems has been developed by an international team of researchers from Germany, France, and Czech...