A region of Antarctica with some of the greatest potential to reshape the natural world and human society is also the least scientifically understood and explored.
Earth Sciences
Oct 4, 2026
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When you swim through the azure waters of the Great Barrier Reef, there is one creature on the seafloor that's almost impossible to miss: the giant clam. Its huge, fluted shell frames a soft mantle shimmering with electric ...
Ecology
Oct 4, 2026
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A record 52% of Europe was exposed to intense heat stress during the exceptionally hot summer that seared the continent this year, the EU's climate monitor said Friday.
Environment
Oct 2, 2026
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Soils are warming quickly and at considerable depth across Alaska, with temperatures rising fastest in the state's permafrost region, a trend that could accelerate climate change and undermine the stability of roads, buildings ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 1, 2026
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Sea-level rise is one of the most visible signs of climate change, one that is threatening low-lying coastal communities around the world. Today, about 1 billion people live in coastal areas; about 100 million live within ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 30, 2026
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As a powerful nor'easter hit the U.S. Atlantic coast in late September 2026, the ocean poured into coastal neighborhoods from North Carolina to New York. Water from the storm surge and heavy rain filled streets and surrounded ...
Environment
Sep 30, 2026
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Heat waves and wildfires combined with human-caused emissions this year to expose one-third of the world's population to extremely high levels of ozone pollution, a European Union report said Wednesday.
Environment
Sep 30, 2026
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Fueled by record-breaking drought and unusually high temperatures, Canada's 2023 wildfire season was the worst in the country's history, with more than 15 million hectares (37 million acres) charred. Smoke blanketed the eastern ...
Environment
Sep 29, 2026
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We have long known every tonne of carbon dioxide matters to the climate. But governments keep approving new fossil fuel projects—even as climate change worsens.
Environment
Sep 29, 2026
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Tokyo has logged 34 straight days of rain, the longest streak on record, Japan's weather agency said Tuesday.
Environment
Sep 29, 2026
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