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Under US pressure, EU moves to soften rules for fighting climate superpollutant – POLITICO
Asked if she shared concerns that the regulation will threaten security of supply, she said: “That’s at least…
More than cuddly critters. Climate change puts unusual plants at risk
WASHINGTON (AP) — Global warming extinctions usually have people picturing the last polar bears or other furry critters…
What Stingrays Really Eat Might Surprise You
An estuary stingray (Hemitrygon fluviorum) shifting sand as it sifts through it for morsels of food. Shutterstock The…
New Species of Fossil Koala Found in Museum Drawer
Long-overlooked fossils in the Western Australian Museum collection have been identified as a new species of koala. Named…
WHO does not ‘anticipate a large epidemic’ as five cruise ship cases confirmed – The Irish Times
Countries worldwide are scrambling to trace people who had left the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak…
Argentina scrambles to find source of outbreak – The Irish Times
Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to determine whether their country is the source of a deadly…
We are now experiencing the terrible cost of the feedback loops of climate change – The Irish Times
No one can say we have not been warned. Despite a series of recent extreme weather events here…
24/7 Renewables Outcompete Fossil Fuels on Costs
24/7 renewable power optimises the use of constrained grid connections, shifts electricity production to higher-value hours and reduces…
Unusually Warm Water Detected Creeping Toward Antarctica – and Scientists Are Alarmed
A new long-term analysis of ocean data suggests that deep, warm waters in the Southern Ocean are shifting…
Iran war another woe for Border filling stations – The Irish Times
In the fuel trade for all his working life, Colin Fee, who owns and runs the Maxol filling…
Is there an Irish river I can drink from without vomiting? – The Irish Times
When did you last drink from an Irish river? Not think about it, or wish you could do…