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UK's national soil database released as open-access repository

Cranfield University released the UK's national soil database as free, publicly accessible data. The Land Information System (LandISPortal) includes t…

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'It cuts both ways': Positive tipping points can restore wrecked ecosystems — we just need to trigger them, Earth system scientist Tim Lenton says

# Positive Tipping Points Can Restore Damaged Ecosystems Ecosystems can reverse course and heal themselves, but only if humans trigger the right cond…

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Deadly droughts and floods wipe out young California salmon en route to Pacific

Young California Chinook salmon face a deadly combination of extreme droughts and violent floods on their migration to the Pacific Ocean, according to…

Yesterday
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Rising temperatures could be driving up antibiotic resistance in soil, 11-year study finds

An 11-year study reveals that rising temperatures accelerate antibiotic resistance in soil bacteria. Researchers tracked how warming conditions enable…

Yesterday
Environment

How a newly discovered organelle could help reduce cow methane emissions

Researchers discovered a new organelle within cow stomach microbes that produces hydrogen, offering a potential pathway to reduce methane emissions fr…

Yesterday
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'Sacrifice zones' around critical mineral mines are rife with pollution, child workers and birth defects

# Mining's Hidden Cost: Pollution and Health Crises in Resource-Rich Nations The global demand for critical minerals needed for artificial intelligen…

Yesterday
Environment

The “big one” might not come alone: Double West Coast earthquake threat

Two major fault systems along the U.S. West Coast can trigger earthquakes in rapid succession, new research reveals. The Cascadia subduction zone and …

2 days ago
Environment

India's cows offer biogas alternative to Mideast energy crunch

# India's Cows Offer Biogas Alternative to Energy Crisis India faces severe cooking gas shortages due to geopolitical tensions affecting oil imports …

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A citizen campaign returns iconic kiwi birds to New Zealand's capital after a century-long absence

Wellington residents are restoring kiwi birds to New Zealand's capital after the iconic flightless birds disappeared from the region over 100 years ag…

3 days ago
Environment

Stunning photographs show the dynamic patterns of the natural world

Photographer Jon McCormack has compiled a collection of images documenting natural patterns found across the globe. His new book showcases visual syst…

4 days ago
Environment

Metro Manila air still carries toxic lead decades after gasoline phaseout

Lead pollution continues to poison Metro Manila's air more than two decades after the world phased out leaded gasoline. Researchers from Ateneo de Man…

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Environment

Drilling has begun at our sacred site Pe' Sla, setting a dangerous precedent for Indigenous lands ac

Oil and gas drilling has begun in a protected buffer zone around Pe' Sla, a sacred site in South Dakota's Black Hills. The 2-mile buffer zone was esta…

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Environment

98 per cent of meat and dairy sustainability pledges are greenwashing

Major food companies are making sustainability pledges without the evidence to back them up. A new review found that 98 percent of meat and dairy indu…

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Werner Herzog searches for ghost elephants in stunning new documentary

# Ghost Elephants in Werner Herzog's Latest Documentary Filmmaker Werner Herzog explores the legend of "ghost elephants" in his new documentary, focu…

4 days ago

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