Brazilian Scientists Race to Recover Fossils Unearthed by Massive Floods
Scientists in Brazil are racing to gather fossils uncovered by recent heavy floods before they are destroyed. In May, record...
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Climate Change Loaded Dice for Brutal Drought in Sicily
Global warming has fueled an exceptional drought on the Italian islands of Sicily and Sardinia, a new analysis finds.Over the...
With Hotter, Drier Weather, California’s Joshua Trees Are in Trouble
In 2020, the Dome Fire swept through Southern California’s Mojave National Preserve, blackening nearly 70 square miles of highly biodiverse...
This Summer Was the Hottest on Record
The summer of 2024 set new records, European scientists have found. The world has never seen temperatures reach so high...
In a First, Brazilian City Grants Legal Rights to Waves
The city of Linhares, Brazil, has granted legal rights to the waves at the mouth of the Dolce River, the...
How Agroforestry Could Help Revitalize America’s Corn Belt
Drive through rural Minnesota in high summer and you’ll take in a view that dominates nearly the entire U.S. Midwest:...
Southern California Blaze Spawns ‘Fire Clouds’
The Line Fire in Southern California is giving rise to massive billowing “fire clouds.” As a gray plume rises from...
Slowly but Surely, U.S. School Buses Are Starting to Electrify
About 20 million students in the United States ride to school each day on the familiar yellow bus. The vast...
Peru Sees Growing Attacks on Environmental Defenders
Indigenous Peruvians have long faced violent attacks by miners, loggers, coca growers, and drug traffickers, but a troubling new report...
Brazil Rooting Out Last of Gold Miners on Yanomami Lands
Brazilian officials say they have nearly rid Indigenous Yanomami territory in the northern Amazon of the thousands of miners who...
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