Multilayer soil moisture depletion intensifies drought impacts on global ecosystems
Gridded datasets The ERA5-Land reanalysis produced by the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF) is a land-focused…
The greenest building is the one still standing after a disaster
When Hurricane Michael tore through the Florida Panhandle in 2018, a beach house called the Sand Palace was…
Petwealth Uses AI to Turn Pet Lab Results Into Action
Angelo Palivos built Petwealth after losing his own pet to an illness that a diagnostic lab couldn’t catch…
High winds during El Niño could be deadly for England’s stressed trees, say experts | Trees and forests
High winds associated with El Niño could cause widespread mortality among tree species already weakened by a prolonged…
‘Unicorns of the sea’ help scientists spot danger in the Arctic
Narwhals are known as “unicorns of the sea” for their long spiral tusks — actually teeth — which…
Family of Luke Costanzo, Perth man missing in Nepal, hoping for ‘miracle’
The family of a Perth man missing in Nepal say they are hoping for a “miracle” that he…
Could this humble sea sponge clean up the world’s ports? | Marine life
In the polluted waters of Marina Palamós on Spain’s Costa Brava, Manuel Maldonado, a sponge biologist, noticed something…
Wildfires: Britons BANNED from forests over ‘risk of ignition’ following summer of wildfires
Britons have been banned from more than 250,000 acres of woodland over a “risk of ignition” following a…
Damage Projections for Nankai Trough and Greater Tokyo Earthquakes
The Japanese government estimates that potential major earthquakes over the coming decades could lead to massive fatalities. Disaster…
As Google renames ‘Lake Ontario’ to ‘Lake America’ in the US; company’s ‘update’ on what users in the US, Canada and ‘rest of the world’ will see
Escalating the trade dispute with Canada, US President Donald Trump last week announced that he was changing the…
She Keeps Coming Home to Full Trash Cans That Aren’t Hers to Fill. Now She’s Stuck With Nowhere to Put Her Own Waste
Shutterstock The trash wars continue, people! In case you haven’t been paying attention, let me fill you in.…
Rising microplastics in soil a threat to UK food security, MPs and campaigners say | Plastics
The accumulation of microplastics in soil presents an emerging threat to the UK’s food security, according to scientists,…