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Youths sue Trump over US climate ordersNews

Youths sue Trump over US climate orders

Washington, United States | AFP Twenty-two young Americans sued the Trump administration on Thursday, arguing that its executive orders to expand fossil fuel development and…
SourceSourceMay 29, 2025 Full article
Image: Aerial shot the Swiss village of Blatten after a massive glacier collapse
Switzerland monitoring for flood risk after huge glacier collapseNews

Switzerland monitoring for flood risk after huge glacier collapse

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP Swiss authorities were on Thursday monitoring for possible flood risk in a southern valley, following a massive glacier collapse that created…
SourceSourceMay 29, 2025 Full article
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Village partially destroyed in Swiss glacier collapseNews

Village partially destroyed in Swiss glacier collapse

Geneva, Switzerland | AFP A massive glacier collapse on Wednesday in southern Switzerland partially destroyed the small village of Blatten, which had been completely evacuated…
SourceSourceMay 28, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: In this Envisat image, a phytoplankton bloom swirls a figure-of-8 in the South Atlantic Ocean about 600 km east of the Falkland Islands (2 December 2011)
Marine plankton show hidden strategies for climate adaptationScience

Marine plankton show hidden strategies for climate adaptation

New study shows how marine plankton responds to changing ocean conditions using lipidomics and data science tools Summary: Marine plankton, microscopic organisms that form the…
SourceSourceMay 28, 2025 Full article
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EU adopts CO₂ targets reprieve for car industryNews

EU adopts CO₂ targets reprieve for car industry

Brussels, Belgium | AFP EU countries gave final approval on Tuesday to a reprieve for European carmakers over new emission targets, as they seek to…
SourceSourceMay 27, 2025 Full article
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Global warming linked to rising women’s cancer risk in MENA regionClimate

Global warming linked to rising women’s cancer risk in MENA region

A study on Middle East and North Africa countries links higher temperatures to an increased risk of breast, ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancers Summary: Global…
SourceSourceMay 27, 2025 Full article
Image: Aerial view of Okinotorishima, Japan (12 June 2007)
Japan says China conducted research near Pacific atollNews

Japan says China conducted research near Pacific atoll

Tokyo, Japan | AFP Japan has accused China of conducting unnotified maritime scientific research within its exclusive economic zone around its southernmost island in the…
SourceSourceMay 27, 2025 Full article
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Climate change deepens health risks for young adolescents in KenyaScience

Climate change deepens health risks for young adolescents in Kenya

Food, water, and sanitation insecurities linked to school dropout, gender-based violence, and early pregnancy Summary: Extreme weather and climate-related resource shortages are driving a hidden…
SourceSourceMay 26, 2025 Full article
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Reciprocity with nature offers a path to global sustainabilityClimate

Reciprocity with nature offers a path to global sustainability

Reciprocity between humans and nature: Key to safeguarding planetary health Summary: Amid growing environmental crises and persistent social inequities, researchers are highlighting the transformative potential…
SourceSourceMay 26, 2025 Full article
Image: A reindeer in nature (s. climate change, military)
Growing Arctic military presence worries Finland’s reindeer herdersNews

Growing Arctic military presence worries Finland’s reindeer herders

Rovaniemi, Finland | AFP A fighter jet roaring through the grey sky breaks the tranquillity of a boreal forest in northern Finland, one more sign…
SourceSourceMay 24, 2025 Full article
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Marine heatwaves amplify climate stress on North Sea planktonClimate

Marine heatwaves amplify climate stress on North Sea plankton

AWI researchers examine the impact of heatwaves on the German Bight ecosystem Summary: Rising ocean temperatures are reshaping the North Sea ecosystem — and not…
SourceSourceMay 24, 2025 Full article
Image: New study shows the "seesaw" effect of El Niño and La Niña causes floods, droughts and shifts in hurricane activity, stressing mangrove forests worldwide
Mangrove forest health linked to ocean climate cyclesClimate

Mangrove forest health linked to ocean climate cycles

Study shows how El Niño and La Niña climate swings threaten mangroves worldwide Summary: Mangrove forests, among the world’s most carbon-rich and ecologically vital coastal…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2025 Full article
Image: Flooded road near Windsor, Western Sydney, NSW, Australia (July 5, 2022) (s. floods, climate change)
Record floods devastate eastern AustraliaNews

Record floods devastate eastern Australia

Taree, Australia | AFP Record floods cut a destructive path through eastern Australia on Friday, caking houses in silt, washing out roads and separating 50,000…
SourceSourceMay 23, 2025 Full article
Image: The 'Tree of Life' by Charles Darwin, drawn with yeast on a Petri dish
How yeast reveals species-specific strategies for adapting to climate changeScience

How yeast reveals species-specific strategies for adapting to climate change

How do organisms adapt to climate change? A new study reveals the complex interplay between genetic diversity and temperature tolerance evolution Summary: Understanding how species…
SourceSourceMay 21, 2025 Full article
Image: clown fish on coral reef
Clownfish shrink to survive marine heatwavesClimate

Clownfish shrink to survive marine heatwaves

Clownfish have been shown to shrink in order to survive heat stress and avoid social conflict, Newcastle University research reveals Summary: Clownfish have now revealed…
SourceSourceMay 21, 2025 Full article
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Registrations open for São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Ocean LiteracyNews

Registrations open for São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Ocean Literacy

The São Paulo School of Advanced Science on Ocean Literacy – SPSAS-OL will be held on August 19 - September 1, 2025, at the Federal…
SourceSourceMay 21, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Biomass burning in Brazil (s. wildfire detection, climate, AI, Amazon rainforest)
‘Red alert’: Fires drive tropical forest loss to record highNews

‘Red alert’: Fires drive tropical forest loss to record high

Paris, France | AFP Eighteen football pitches every minute of every hour of every day: that is the record extent of tropical rainforest destroyed last…
SourceSourceMay 21, 2025 Full article
Image: Block of ice falling down into the sea (s. sea level rise, climate change)
Dire sea level rise likely even in a 1.5°C world: studyClimate

Dire sea level rise likely even in a 1.5°C world: study

Paris, France | AFP Rising seas will severely test humanity's resilience in the second half of the 21st century and beyond, even if nations defy…
SourceSourceMay 20, 2025 Full article
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Denmark earmarks $8.3 bn in aid for offshore wind farmsNews

Denmark earmarks $8.3 bn in aid for offshore wind farms

Copenhagen, Denmark | AFP Seeking to boost flagging investment in offshore wind power, Denmark's government on Monday announced aid of up to 55.2 billion kroner…
SourceSourceMay 19, 2025 Full article
Image: A spherical prototype with adjustable surface dimples is suspended in a wind tunnel, ready to test drag.
Smart dimples slash drag, steer spherical vehicles with easeScience

Smart dimples slash drag, steer spherical vehicles with ease

A spherical prototype that can change its surface from smooth to dimpled cuts through drag and generates lift Summary: A new type of smart vehicle…
SourceSourceMay 19, 2025 Full article
Image: Sea turtle swims in a coral reef in Hawaii
Distinguishing marine planning tools is key to climate-smart ocean solutionsClimate

Distinguishing marine planning tools is key to climate-smart ocean solutions

Climate-smart ocean solutions require distinguishing marine spatial planning and marine conservation planning Summary: Marine spatial planning (MSP) and marine protected area (MPA) planning are often…
SourceSourceMay 19, 2025 Full article
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Carbon capture startup Climeworks to cut staffNews

Carbon capture startup Climeworks to cut staff

Swiss firm Climeworks, which has pioneered the direct capture of CO2 using huge industrial fans in Iceland, is holding talks with staff representatives to cut…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2025 Full article
Image: Zebrafish in their native habitat in India
Zebrafish adapt to heat without fitness costClimate

Zebrafish adapt to heat without fitness cost

A laboratory study of zebrafish shows that fish can be bred to adapt to warmer water temperatures without apparent trade-offs. But it's not clear that…
SourceSourceMay 17, 2025 Full article
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Dengue, chikungunya may soon be endemic in Europe: researchScienceNews

Dengue, chikungunya may soon be endemic in Europe: research

Paris, France | AFP The feverish diseases dengue and chikungunya could soon become endemic in Europe as the tiger mosquitoes that transmit these viruses spread…
SourceSourceMay 15, 2025 Full article