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Wildfire trauma may impair long-term decision-making, study showsScience

Wildfire trauma may impair long-term decision-making, study shows

Researchers link climate-related trauma to changes in decision-making behavior and brain function in disaster survivors Summary: Experiencing a climate disaster like a wildfire may do…
SourceSourceApril 16, 2025 Full article
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Salmon strongholds: A quiet force for global resilienceClimate

Salmon strongholds: A quiet force for global resilience

A new study examines the “stronghold strategy” — an ambitious plan to protect food security, biodiversity, and climate resilience through salmon rivers Summary: In the…
SourceSourceApril 16, 2025 Full article
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US firm pushes for deep-sea mining off Pacific islandNews

US firm pushes for deep-sea mining off Pacific island

Sydney, Australia | AFP A US firm says it has launched a bid for deep-sea mining in the waters off a remote Pacific island, urging…
SourceSourceApril 16, 2025 Full article
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New model reveals how pollution spreads through Galveston Bay during stormsScience

New model reveals how pollution spreads through Galveston Bay during storms

Model tracks how pollution travels through Galveston Bay Summary: Understanding how pollution spreads through complex estuarine environments is essential for protecting coastal communities and ecosystems.…
SourceSourceApril 16, 2025 Full article
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Graphene breakthrough promises cheaper, scalable carbon captureScience

Graphene breakthrough promises cheaper, scalable carbon capture

Scientists at EPFL have developed a scalable method to produce porous graphene membranes that efficiently separate carbon dioxide. The breakthrough could significantly reduce the cost…
SourceSourceApril 15, 2025 Full article
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Disasters linked to delays in colorectal cancer diagnosesScience

Disasters linked to delays in colorectal cancer diagnoses

Study reveals fewer colorectal cancer diagnoses during hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic but eventually elevated rates of late diagnoses Summary: Natural disasters and public health…
SourceSourceApril 14, 2025 Full article
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Conservatives in the US show broad distrust of scientists, study findsScience

Conservatives in the US show broad distrust of scientists, study finds

Conservative Americans appear to distrust science more broadly than previously understood — not only in areas that challenge their worldview, but also in fields that…
SourceSourceApril 14, 2025 Full article
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Climate change disrupts Arctic currents carrying Siberian matterClimate

Climate change disrupts Arctic currents carrying Siberian matter

A new study has shed unprecedented light on the highly variable and climate-sensitive routes that substances from Siberian rivers use to travel across the Arctic…
SourceSourceApril 14, 2025 Full article
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Thunberg, activists push ahead with Sweden climate lawsuitNews

Thunberg, activists push ahead with Sweden climate lawsuit

Stockholm, Sweden | AFP Climate activists including Greta Thunberg said Monday they plan to refile a lawsuit against the Swedish state for alleged climate inaction,…
SourceSourceApril 14, 2025 Full article
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Dogs may help track the spread of valley fever in humansScience

Dogs may help track the spread of valley fever in humans

One of the largest animal studies finds strong correlation between occurrence of dog and human disease Summary: Valley fever, a fungal disease spreading through dust-borne…
SourceSourceApril 13, 2025 Full article
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Caspian Sea decline threatens wildlife, industries and millions living along its shoresClimate

Caspian Sea decline threatens wildlife, industries and millions living along its shores

Urgent action is needed to protect endangered species, human health and industry from the impacts of the Caspian Sea shrinking, research led by the University…
SourceSourceApril 12, 2025 Full article
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5 deep changes urgently needed for a sustainable world and how to achieve themNews

5 deep changes urgently needed for a sustainable world and how to achieve them

New 'Theory of Deep Change' says future depends on transforming fundamental assumptions, structures behind today’s global crises Google Web Story Amid deepening inequalities and escalating…
SourceSourceApril 12, 2025 Full article
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The future of the deep sea: Scientists urge immediate global responseNews

The future of the deep sea: Scientists urge immediate global response

Brussels / Kiel | GEOMARScientific report on deep-sea research sees 2025 as a decisive year for ocean health Summary: The deep sea, defined as everything…
SourceSourceApril 12, 2025 Full article
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Simulations reveal how cyclic CO₂ injection aids oil recovery, cuts emissionsScience

Simulations reveal how cyclic CO₂ injection aids oil recovery, cuts emissions

A new study explores the potential of cyclic CO₂ injection in unconventional reservoirs. This research focuses on the complex processes of CO₂ utilization and geological…
SourceSourceApril 11, 2025 Full article
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Sweden drowns in discarded fast fashion itemsNews

Sweden drowns in discarded fast fashion items

Stockholm, Sweden | AFP Sweden's recycling centres are overflowing with clothes after an EU-wide ban this year on throwing away textiles, leaving overwhelmed municipalities eager…
SourceSourceApril 11, 2025 Full article
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Birds with narrow climate tolerance more likely to decline across EuropeClimate

Birds with narrow climate tolerance more likely to decline across Europe

Summary: New research suggests conservation efforts could more effectively identify and protect bird species at greatest risk from climate change by better understanding the range…
SourceSourceApril 10, 2025 Full article
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Papua New Guinea lifts ban on forest carbon creditsNews

Papua New Guinea lifts ban on forest carbon credits

Sydney, Australia | AFP Papua New Guinea will "immediately" lift a ban on forest carbon credit schemes, the Pacific nation's climate minister told AFP on…
SourceSourceApril 10, 2025 Full article
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Mapping floodplain types to improve flood prediction and resilienceClimate

Mapping floodplain types to improve flood prediction and resilience

What if the key to protecting communities from devastating floods lies in the landscape itself? UVM research explores the unique characteristics of floodplains, uncovering how…
SourceSourceApril 9, 2025 Full article
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How CO₂ can be permanently stored undergroundScience

How CO₂ can be permanently stored underground

What happens when captured CO₂ is pumped into the ground? Highly sophisticated computer simulations now make it possible to predict its long-term behaviour Summary: Pumping…
SourceSourceApril 9, 2025 Full article
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Catalyst breakthrough converts CO₂ to fuel in minutes with record efficiencyScience

Catalyst breakthrough converts CO₂ to fuel in minutes with record efficiency

From harmful to helpful: researchers at Tohoku University and Hokkaido University have developed a record-breaking method to efficiently convert carbon dioxide into a fuel source…
SourceSourceApril 9, 2025 Full article
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World’s ‘exceptional’ heat streak lengthens into MarchFactsNews

World’s ‘exceptional’ heat streak lengthens into March

Paris, France | AFP Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, Europe's climate monitor said on Tuesday, prolonging an unprecedented heat streak that has…
SourceSourceApril 8, 2025 Full article
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Sorghum’s climate breakthrough: Ancient grain poised for European successScience

Sorghum’s climate breakthrough: Ancient grain poised for European success

Ancient grain has huge climate potential and could play a key role in Europe’s future Facts: Sorghum’s many qualitiesThe research resourcesNew knowledge could be a…
SourceSourceApril 8, 2025 Full article
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Melting Arctic ice may unleash ancient diseases, scientists warnClimate

Melting Arctic ice may unleash ancient diseases, scientists warn

Scientists blame climate change for spread of infectious diseases and unleashing of ice-locked microbes in Arctic Summary: As Arctic permafrost thaws and human activity increases…
SourceSourceApril 8, 2025 Full article
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Trump’s tariffs loom over maritime emissions-cutting talksNews

Trump’s tariffs loom over maritime emissions-cutting talks

London, United Kingdom | AFP A decisive week for decarbonising global shipping began on Monday at an International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting in London, against…
SourceSourceApril 7, 2025 Full article