California water regulators are cracking down on a second farming area in the San Joaquin Valley for failing to take adequate steps to curb overpumping that is depleting groundwater, causing the land to sink and damaging ...
Environment
Sep 23, 2024
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In spring, stretches of Antarctic sea ice melt to form pockets of open water called polynyas, which make perfect homes for phytoplankton. These marine microbes can become so abundant that they turn the water green.
Environment
Sep 23, 2024
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Tidal action on the underside of the Thwaites Glacier in the Antarctic will "inexorably" accelerate melting this century, according to new research by British and American scientists. The researchers warn the faster melting ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 23, 2024
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The weekend trip was a success for Space Perspective, the company that already has more than 1,800 people waiting for their chance to take balloon rides in a posh capsule up to the edge of space.
Space Exploration
Sep 23, 2024
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California carbon emissions are falling, but not fast enough to reach the state's 2030 climate targets, according to data released Friday by the Air Resources Board. Leaders predicted that new and existing industry regulations ...
Environment
Sep 23, 2024
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Top ocean experts have published a report that redefines the concept of "sustainable fishing" and proposes 11 "golden rules" that radically challenge the flawed approach that currently prevails in fisheries management.
Ecology
Sep 23, 2024
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Experts have used a cutting-edge computational approach to discover the genetic factors that make the bacteria behind cholera so dangerous—which could be key to preventing this deadly disease.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 23, 2024
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Colombian authorities said Sunday they were fighting forest fires across seven departments, as a scorching drought fanned blazes across Latin America.
Environment
Sep 23, 2024
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When Ruben Dario Carianil began cultivating the unusual, pointy Inirida flower in the Colombian Amazon ten years ago, his relatives made fun of him for growing "weeds."
Ecology
Sep 23, 2024
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The UN environment chief said Sunday she was beginning to see convergence on the world's first binding treaty on plastic pollution despite differences on production caps and a tax-like plastic fee.
Environment
Sep 23, 2024
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