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Burnham in danger of sleepwalking into climate disaster, say campaigners
Environmental campaigners warn Prime Minister Burnham that decisions on North Sea drilling, airport expansion, and EV targets could collectively undermine UK climate goals if not considered together.
High power bills, blackouts land Michigan utilities on the ballot
Michigan voters will decide next week on a ballot measure aimed at limiting utilities’ political influence, citing high power bills and frequent outages as key concerns.
Interactive: Tracking negotiating texts at the COP17 biodiversity summit
Diplomats from 196 countries will convene in Yerevan next week to negotiate biodiversity agreements at the COP17 summit, with key discussions focused on climate finance and progress toward global conservation targets.
Severe drought declared in six areas of England as reservoirs run low
England declares severe drought in six areas as reservoirs reach critically low levels following the nation’s hottest summer on record, prompting urgent water conservation measures.
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The threatening thaw: climate professor on heatwave risks to tipping point of permafrost
Heatwaves and wildfires are accelerating permafrost thaw risks in regions containing three times more carbon than all living vegetation on Earth, according to a climate researcher at Stockholm University.
Trump ordered to release billions in climate grants meant for Black communities
Federal courts ordered the Trump administration to resume distributing billions in climate and environmental justice grants halted last year, potentially enabling funding for disadvantaged communities affected by climate change.
A pizza-sized ocean predator and a tribe are trying to protect each other. Here’s how
The Samish Indian Nation and University of Washington researchers released 20 lab-bred sunflower stars into Pacific waters to restore the critically endangered species devastated by wasting disease.
Pollen has a surprising problem — and honeybees have found a way around it
Honeybees can regulate their food intake based on amino acid balance in pollen, a discovery that could help protect pollinator populations and guide conservation efforts.
Astronomers detect fastest known star in Milky Way
Astronomers have identified the fastest known star in the Milky Way, designated S301, orbiting the galaxy’s central supermassive black hole at approximately 25,000 km per second.
Researchers reveal deeper workings of brain’s information hub
Researchers at the University of Iowa have revealed how the brain’s frontoparietal cortex dynamically adjusts its communication patterns to manage information flow during decision-making under uncertainty.
MIT physicists discover electrons rebuilding like ice inside a quantum material
MIT physicists discovered that electrons in a quantum material organize into two distinct patterns that coexist like an atomic checkerboard, with one phase rebuilding gradually and the other through isolated expanding regions.
Queen bees have a disturbing way to survive pesticides
New research reveals that queen honeybees exposed to pesticides over time transfer accumulated chemicals into their eggs as a self-protective mechanism, a process researchers call maternal offloading.
This shark can live 400 years. Its eyes barely seem to age
Greenland sharks can live 400 years, and new research reveals their eyes show no signs of age-related degeneration despite extreme Arctic conditions and parasitic infections.
Physicists create a tiny “Big Bang” with surprisingly small atomic nuclei
Physicists at the University of Copenhagen recreated primordial matter from the early Universe using collisions between smaller atomic nuclei than previously thought possible, offering new insights into cosmic history and nuclear physics.
Scientists left this farm field alone. Thousands of orchids appeared
Research on a Norfolk field left fallow for over a decade shows abandoned farmland can naturally develop into species-rich wildflower meadows without expensive interventions or artificial seeding.
NI health: Consultants and specialist doctors take strike action
Consultants and specialist doctors in Northern Ireland participated in their first-ever strike over pay, with 90% of routine and elective services continuing despite the 24-hour industrial action.