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Why some 'biodegradable' wet wipes can be terrible for the environment
Have you felt disgust when taking a walk along the riverside or plunging into the sea to escape the summer heat, only to spy a used wet wipe floating along the surface? Or shock at finding out that animals have died choking ...
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US environment agency axes nearly a quarter of workforce
The US Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it was moving ahead with plans to ax its workforce by more than 3,700 employees, as part of sweeping government cuts under President Donald Trump's second term.
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Canada wildfires burn area the size of Croatia
Canada's wildfires have burned more than 13.6 million acres (5.5 million hectares) this year, an area roughly the size of Croatia, officials said Friday as the country endures one of its most destructive fire seasons.
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AI-assisted sorting, other new technologies could improve plastic recycling
Just 9% of plastic worldwide is recycled. Due to waste mismanagement, nearly three-quarters of it ends up in landfills or the environment.
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Jul 18, 2025
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Ecosystem collapse patterns mirror magnetic material behavior under stress
A new study published in the journal One Earth reveals that the way ecosystems collapse—abruptly or gradually—may depend on internal complexity, much like how magnetic materials behave under stress.
Earth Sciences
Jul 18, 2025
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Spain taming fire that belched smoke cloud over Madrid
Spanish firefighters on Friday were bringing under control a forest fire near Madrid that had cloaked the capital in a huge cloud of acrid smoke.
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Jul 18, 2025
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Helping a region overcome Hurricane Helene devastation
UT Beef and Forage Center coordinator David McIntosh, an eighth-generation native of northeast Tennessee, watched with unease as Hurricane Helene approached his hometown of Chuckey.
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Jul 18, 2025
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High-resolution climate model reveals detailed regional impacts of 1°C global warming
Global warming does not affect our planet evenly. Some areas such as the Arctic region or high mountain peaks warm faster than the global average, whereas others, including large parts of the tropical oceans, show reduced ...
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Jul 18, 2025
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Hungry bugs and disappearing bioplastics hold key to ending plastic waste crisis, say scientists
Scientists are working with microbes found in Australia's unique ecosystem to create bioplastics which break down in land, soil and water. The research aims to tackle one of the most pressing global issues—single-use plastic ...
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Jul 18, 2025
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From Antarctica to Brussels, hunting climate clues in old ice
In a small, refrigerated room at a Brussels university, parka-wearing scientists chop up Antarctic ice cores tens of thousands of years old in search of clues to our planet's changing climate.
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Jul 18, 2025
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New deep sea mining rules lack consensus despite US pressure
After two weeks of negotiations, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is still far from finalizing rules for extracting coveted metals on the high seas despite heightened pressure triggered by US efforts to fast-track ...
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Jul 18, 2025
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One billion Africans being harmed by cooking pollution
One billion Africans have to cook on open fires or with fuel that is hazardous to their health and the environment, the International Energy Agency said Friday.
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Jul 18, 2025
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Alaska is the most earthquake-prone state. Here is why Wednesday's earthquake was notable
Wednesday's magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska's Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years—including one that shook communities almost exactly ...
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Jul 18, 2025
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Severe weather in tropical storm's wake triggers North Carolina state of emergency
North Carolina can seek federal funding to help its overloaded response efforts to Tropical Storm Chantal, which killed at least six people and left damage from flooding in its wake, as Gov. Josh Stein announced a state of ...
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Jul 17, 2025
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Colonization devastated biodiversity, habitats and human life in the Pacific Northwest
Burrard Inlet, known traditionally as səl̓ilwəɬ (Tsleil-Wat) in the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ language, has been the heart of the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the səl̓ilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) ...
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Jul 17, 2025
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People power: How scientists built an accurate, catchment-wide flood model
It wasn't just data from maps, machines and rainfall readings that led CSIRO scientists to build Australia's most comprehensive and accurate flood model for the Richmond River catchment.
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Jul 17, 2025
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How money or donations shape what we share about nature
Voluntary contributions from citizens are increasingly used to monitor biodiversity—but what motivates people to participate, and how do incentives influence the kind of data they provide? A new study led by the University ...
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Jul 17, 2025
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Weaker Atlantic currents bring more oxygen to tropical ocean's shallow depths
How is ventilation at various depth layers of the Atlantic connected and what role do changes in ocean circulation play? Researchers from Bremen, Kiel and Edinburgh have pursued this question and their findings have now been ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 17, 2025
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Barcelona could suffer heat waves up to 6ºC more intense by the end of the century
Heat waves that already affect the population of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (AMB) could significantly intensify in the future, with temperature increases of up to 6ºC and a general reduction in relative humidity ...
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Jul 17, 2025
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Clear-cutting forests linked to 18-fold increase in frequency and size of floods
Clear-cutting can make catastrophic floods 18 times more frequent with effects lasting more than 40 years, according to a new UBC study.
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Jul 17, 2025
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