News: Earth & Climate — Environmental Policy
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| 1 | Aug. 21, 2025 - Industrial forests, packed with evenly spaced trees, face nearly 50% higher odds of megafires than public lands. A lidar-powered study of California's Sierra Nevada reveals how dense plantations ... | |
| 1 | Sep. 3, 2025 Past climate assessments let big polluters delay action, placing more burden on smaller nations. A new method based on historical responsibility demands steep cuts from wealthy countries and more ... | |
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| 5 | Aug. 16, 2025 - Mediterranean bryozoans, including the "false coral," are showing alarming changes in structure and microbiomes under acidification and warming. Field studies at volcanic CO₂ vents reveal that ... | |
| 5 | Sep. 3, 2025 Snowfall shortages are now destabilizing some of the world's last resilient glaciers, as shown by a new study in Tajikistan's Pamir Mountains. Using a monitoring station on Kyzylsu Glacier, ... | |
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| 9 | Aug. 15, 2025 - In a Puerto Rican coffee farm, researchers uncovered a web of chaotic interactions between three ant species and a predator fly, revealing how shifting dominance patterns make pest management ... | |
| 9 | Sep. 15, 2025 The booming space industry has filled the skies with rockets and satellites, but this rapid expansion comes with a hidden danger: slowing the recovery of the ozone layer. Rocket launches and burning ... | |
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| 13 | Aug. 2, 2025 - Between 2003 and 2021, Earth saw a net boost in photosynthesis, mainly thanks to land plants thriving in warming, wetter conditions-especially in temperate and high-latitude regions. Meanwhile, ... | |
| 13 | Sep. 1, 2025 A new study projects that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC)-the system of currents that includes the Gulf Stream-could shut down after 2100 under high-emission scenarios. ... | |
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| 17 | Aug. 4, 2025 - An intriguing new study reveals that over 80% of parasites found in the ancient poo of New Zealand's endangered kākāpō have vanished, even though the bird itself is still hanging on. Researchers ... | |
| 17 | Sep. 15, 2025 Researchers discovered two new parasitic wasp species living in the U.S., tracing their origins back to Europe and uncovering clues about how they spread. Their arrival raises fresh questions about ... | |
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| 21 | July 29, 2025 - Researchers are exploring AI-powered digital twins as a game-changing tool to accelerate the clean energy transition. These digital models simulate and optimize real-world energy systems like wind, ... | |
| 21 | Sep. 6, 2025 Satellite data reveals sea-level rise has unfolded almost exactly as predicted by 1990s climate models, with one key underestimation: melting ice sheets. Researchers stress the importance of refining ... | |
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| 25 | July 27, 2025 - For over two decades, satellites have quietly documented a major crisis unfolding beneath our feet: Earth's continents are drying out at unprecedented rates. Fueled by climate change, ... | |
| 25 | Aug. 23, 2025 A new study reveals that the majority of Earth's species stem from a few evolutionary explosions, where new traits or habitats sparked rapid diversification. From flowers to birds, these bursts ... | |
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| 29 | July 27, 2025 - Air pollution isn't just bad for your lungs-it may be eroding your brain. In a sweeping review covering nearly 30 million people, researchers found that common pollutants like PM2.5, nitrogen ... | |
| 29 | Aug. 21, 2025 Industrial forests, packed with evenly spaced trees, face nearly 50% higher odds of megafires than public lands. A lidar-powered study of California's Sierra Nevada reveals how dense plantations ... | |
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| 33 | Aug. 9, 2025 - Deep beneath the Antarctic seas lies a hidden network of 332 colossal submarine canyons, some plunging over 4,000 meters, revealed in unprecedented detail by new high-resolution mapping. These ... | |
| 33 | Aug. 28, 2025 In just one afternoon, scientists used a nanoparticle "megalibrary" to find a catalyst that matches or exceeds iridium's performance in hydrogen fuel production, at a fraction of the ... | |
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| 37 | July 21, 2025 - A scorching marine heatwave from 2014 to 2016 devastated the Pacific coast, shaking ecosystems from plankton to whales and triggering mass die-offs, migrations, and fishery collapses. Researchers ... | |
| 37 | Aug. 16, 2025 Mediterranean bryozoans, including the "false coral," are showing alarming changes in structure and microbiomes under acidification and warming. Field studies at volcanic CO₂ vents reveal that ... | |
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| 41 | July 21, 2025 - Gene editing may hold the key to rescuing endangered species-not just by preserving them, but by restoring their lost genetic diversity using DNA from museum specimens and related species. ... | |
| 41 | Aug. 15, 2025 In a Puerto Rican coffee farm, researchers uncovered a web of chaotic interactions between three ant species and a predator fly, revealing how shifting dominance patterns make pest management ... | |
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| 45 | July 17, 2025 - Dogs trained by everyday pet owners are proving to be surprisingly powerful allies in the fight against the invasive spotted lanternfly. In a groundbreaking study, citizen scientists taught their ... | |
| 45 | Aug. 2, 2025 Between 2003 and 2021, Earth saw a net boost in photosynthesis, mainly thanks to land plants thriving in warming, wetter conditions-especially in temperate and high-latitude regions. Meanwhile, ... | |
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| 49 | July 16, 2025 - Twenty-five years after first warning that oil spills would wane while invasive species and climate impacts would surge, an international team revisits its coastal forecasts and finds many ... | |
| 49 | Aug. 4, 2025 An intriguing new study reveals that over 80% of parasites found in the ancient poo of New Zealand's endangered kākāpō have vanished, even though the bird itself is still hanging on. Researchers ... | |
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| 53 | July 7, 2025 - Feral honey bees, once celebrated for their agricultural value, are now threatening native ecosystems in Southern California by monopolizing pollen sources and overwhelming native pollinators. A new ... | |
| 53 | July 29, 2025 Researchers are exploring AI-powered digital twins as a game-changing tool to accelerate the clean energy transition. These digital models simulate and optimize real-world energy systems like wind, ... | |
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| 57 | July 3, 2025 - Tropical trees are dying faster than ever, and it's not just heat or drought to blame. Scientists have uncovered a surprising culprit: ordinary thunderstorms. These quick, fierce storms, powered ... | |
| 57 | July 27, 2025 For over two decades, satellites have quietly documented a major crisis unfolding beneath our feet: Earth's continents are drying out at unprecedented rates. Fueled by climate change, ... | |
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| 61 | June 30, 2025 - Wildfires are becoming more intense and dangerous, but a new Stanford-led study offers hope: prescribed burns-intentionally set, controlled fires-can significantly lessen their impact. By ... | |
| 61 | July 27, 2025 Air pollution isn't just bad for your lungs-it may be eroding your brain. In a sweeping review covering nearly 30 million people, researchers found that common pollutants like PM2.5, nitrogen ... | |
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| 65 | June 26, 2025 - South Australia's tiny pygmy bluetongue skink is baking in a warming, drying homeland, so Flinders University scientists have tried a bold fix-move it. Three separate populations were shifted ... | |
| 65 | Aug. 9, 2025 Deep beneath the Antarctic seas lies a hidden network of 332 colossal submarine canyons, some plunging over 4,000 meters, revealed in unprecedented detail by new high-resolution mapping. These ... | |
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| 69 | June 20, 2025 - Arctic peatlands are expanding with rising temperatures, storing more carbon at least for now. But future warming could reverse this benefit, releasing massive ... | |
| 69 | July 21, 2025 A scorching marine heatwave from 2014 to 2016 devastated the Pacific coast, shaking ecosystems from plankton to whales and triggering mass die-offs, migrations, and fishery collapses. Researchers ... | |
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| 73 | June 19, 2025 - Every query typed into a large language model (LLM), such as ChatGPT, requires energy and produces CO2 emissions. Emissions, however, depend on the model, the subject matter, and the user. ... | |
| 73 | July 21, 2025 Gene editing may hold the key to rescuing endangered species-not just by preserving them, but by restoring their lost genetic diversity using DNA from museum specimens and related species. ... | |
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| 77 | June 27, 2025 - At current emission rates, we're just over three years away from blowing through the remaining carbon budget to limit warming to 1.5°C. This new international study paints a stark picture: the ... | |
| 77 | July 17, 2025 Dogs trained by everyday pet owners are proving to be surprisingly powerful allies in the fight against the invasive spotted lanternfly. In a groundbreaking study, citizen scientists taught their ... | |
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