Today: July 27, 2024
Today: July 27, 2024

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Environment|Science

Komodo dragons have iron-tipped teeth, new study shows

Komodo dragons have iron-tipped teeth, new study shows

Komodo dragons have iron-tipped teeth, new study shows
Environment|Europe|Travel|World

UN cultural agency rejects plan to place Britain's Stonehenge on list of heritage sites in danger

The United Nations’ cultural agency has rejected recommendations to place Stonehenge on the list of endangered world heritage sites over concerns that Britain’s plans to build a nearby highway tunnel threaten the landscape around the prehistoric monument

UN cultural agency rejects plan to place Britain's Stonehenge on list of heritage sites in danger
Asia|Environment

Powerful Typhoon Gaemi hits Taiwan, expected to drench an already soaked China

Powerful Typhoon Gaemi hits Taiwan, expected to drench an already soaked China

Powerful Typhoon Gaemi hits Taiwan, expected to drench an already soaked China
Environment|Science

Boat hits massive 23-foot shark in rare video footage

Boat hits massive 23-foot shark in rare video footage

Boat hits massive 23-foot shark in rare video footage
Americas|Crime|Entertainment|Environment|Travel

US reality show contestant kills and eats protected bird in New Zealand

US reality show contestant kills and eats protected bird in New Zealand

US reality show contestant kills and eats protected bird in New Zealand
Environment|Health|Science

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in pesticides used on food, in homes and on pets, study finds

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in pesticides used on food, in homes and on pets, study finds

Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in pesticides used on food, in homes and on pets, study finds
Business|Economy|Environment|Europe

Nestle, Mars Wrigley, Ferrero back EU deforestation law, document shows

Consumer goods giants including Nestle, Mars Wrigley and Ferrero have backed the European Union's upcoming ban on imported goods linked to deforestation, amid calls

Nestle, Mars Wrigley, Ferrero back EU deforestation law, document shows
Environment|Europe

Climate activists glued to runway halt flights at German airport, other protests foiled

Germany's Cologne-Bonn airport suspended flights for several hours on Wednesday after climate activists glued themselves to a runway, while similar

Climate activists glued to runway halt flights at German airport, other protests foiled
Environment|Political

Here’s where Kamala Harris stands on climate and energy

Here’s where Kamala Harris stands on climate and energy

Here’s where Kamala Harris stands on climate and energy
Environment|Europe

Climate activists glue themselves to a taxiway at Cologne-Bonn Airport, flights suspended

Authorities say climate activists have glued themselves to the ground at Cologne-Bonn Airport in western Germany forcing the suspension of flights

Climate activists glue themselves to a taxiway at Cologne-Bonn Airport, flights suspended
Environment|Europe|Science

Monday breaks the record for the hottest day ever on Earth

Climate scientists say the record for the hottest day globally has been broken for the second consecutive day and that the worldwide temperature could rise yet more this week

Monday breaks the record for the hottest day ever on Earth
Environment|Europe

World breaks hottest day record again, despite El Nino's end

The world again registered its hottest day on record on Monday, inching past the previous high recorded just 24 hours earlier on Sunday, according to preliminary

World breaks hottest day record again, despite El Nino's end
Education|Environment|Lifestyle|Science

The flickering glow of summer's fireflies: too important to lose, too small to notice them gone

Fireflies once seemed plentiful and cool, easy to catch and watch, and they served as an introduction to the world of nature around us

The flickering glow of summer's fireflies: too important to lose, too small to notice them gone
Environment|Health|News

Frustrations mount in the Houston heat after Beryl moves on and leaves millions without power

Frustration is mounting that Houston appeared to buckle under a storm not as powerful as previous ones

Frustrations mount in the Houston heat after Beryl moves on and leaves millions without power
Environment|Food|Health|Lifestyle

Behind Upper Midwest tribal spearfishing is a long and violent history of denied treaty rights

A fraught and violent history for centuries disrupted Indigenous people’s lives in the Upper Midwest, barring them from traditional food gathering practices like spearfishing, hunting and harvesting wild rice

Behind Upper Midwest tribal spearfishing is a long and violent history of denied treaty rights
Environment|Science

Awwww! Four endangered American red wolf pups 'thriving' since birth at Missouri wildlife reserve

The world’s most endangered wolf species got a big boost at a Missouri wildlife reserve — four little puppies born this spring

Awwww! Four endangered American red wolf pups 'thriving' since birth at Missouri wildlife reserve
Environment|News|Political

New EU Parliament less supportive of green agenda, documents show

The next European Commission will no longer be able to rely on a broad consensus among lawmakers in support of ambitious climate change policies, with lawmakers

New EU Parliament less supportive of green agenda, documents show
Business|Economy|Environment|Science|Technology

Chile to analyze 81 private lithium proposals, eyeing four projects by 2026

Chilean officials on Tuesday said they will consider 81 proposals for lithium projects, putting the country on track to surpass a goal of four new projects by the end of 2026, even

Chile to analyze 81 private lithium proposals, eyeing four projects by 2026
Economy|Environment|Political

Referendum set for South Dakota voters on controversial carbon dioxide pipeline law

A statewide referendum vote is set in South Dakota for the Nov. 5 general election on a so-called “landowner bill of rights” related to a controversial carbon dioxide pipeline project proposed for the Midwest

Referendum set for South Dakota voters on controversial carbon dioxide pipeline law
Environment|News

Wildfires threaten communities in the West as Oregon fire closes interstate, creates its own weather

Firefighters in the West are scrambling as wildfires threaten communities in Oregon, California and Washington

Wildfires threaten communities in the West as Oregon fire closes interstate, creates its own weather
Asia|Environment|News

A typhoon kills 3 as it nears Taiwan. It killed 13 in the Philippines, where people plead for rescue

A typhoon killed has three people in Taiwan as it approaches the island where air travelers have rushed to board remaining overseas flights

A typhoon kills 3 as it nears Taiwan. It killed 13 in the Philippines, where people plead for rescue
Environment|News|World

Caribbean seeks help in fighting climate change after Hurricane Beryl devastates small islands

Caribbean officials are demanding more access to funding and help in fighting climate change just weeks after Hurricane Beryl devastated the region

Caribbean seeks help in fighting climate change after Hurricane Beryl devastates small islands
Environment|Technology|Travel

World's first hydrogen-powered commercial ferry to run on San Francisco Bay, and it's free to ride

The first hydrogen-powered ferry to operate commercially anywhere in the world is set to begin transporting passengers on San Francisco Bay

World's first hydrogen-powered commercial ferry to run on San Francisco Bay, and it's free to ride
Environment|Science

Chicago exhibition center modifying windows to prevent bird strikes after massive kill last year

An exhibition center on Chicago' lakefront is modifying its windows to prevent bird strikes after hundreds of birds crashed into the building in one night last fall

Chicago exhibition center modifying windows to prevent bird strikes after massive kill last year
Environment|Food|Health

Houston community groups strain to keep feeding and cooling a city battered by repeat storms

In the wake of Hurricane Beryl, fresh food and cool air are coming from Houston community groups that have honed their disaster services in a city frequently battered by extreme weather

Houston community groups strain to keep feeding and cooling a city battered by repeat storms

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