Europe’s heat wave: How to survive like a local in the hottest temperatures.
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The dawn of animal evolution saw a bizarre array of sea creatures
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California’s landmark anti-plastics law sparks anger as 17 states move to sue | Plastics
A groundbreaking California law that compels packaging producers to phase out single-use plastics is already sparking anger from…
The US government wants to mine more lithium, but there may not be enough water to do it, study finds
Growing water scarcity could hamper the expansion of lithium mining in the U.S., deepening its reliance on foreign…
We Are Drinking the Earth—and Eating It – Mother Jones
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Bangkok Post – How (not) to conserve our tropical forests
Six months after last year’s United Nations Climate Conference (COP30), the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) has gone…
‘Instant connection to the past’: how the Major oak affected those who saw it | Trees and forests
After hundreds of years inspiring wonder in Sherwood Forest, the Major oak has died. We asked readers to…
European Heatwave Sparks US Questions About Lack of Air Conditioning
Europe is really, really hot right now. Across much of the continent, temperatures have surged to levels once…
A NASA satellite caught a giant tsunami doing something no one expected
When a massive earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in late July, it unleashed a tsunami that raced…
South Korean researchers just turned wet coffee grounds into a coal-grade fuel in 90 seconds without ever drying them, using a plasma flame to flash the trapped water into thousands of tiny explosions that blow each ground open and leave behind carbon as dense as anthracite
KeysQuestions4Explore4 The world drowns in 10 million tons of spent coffee grounds every year, and South Korean researchers…
Proposal for environmental impact assessment programme for Wisting submitted for public consultation
The project is still at an early stage, and further progress will depend on additional improvements to achieve…
Is It Safe to Leave Bottled Water in the Sun?
As the days heat up, the bottled water comes out. It’s in cars, trunks, sheds, at soccer practice…