Easier plastic recycling is on the horizon
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Quebec declares Northvolt battery plant partnership dead, loses $270M investment
Quebec’s Northvolt project is officially dead — and the government says it is cutting its losses. Christine Fréchette, Quebec’s economy minister, announced…
World’s biggest iceberg breaks up after 40 years: ‘Most don’t make it this far’ | Environment
Nearly 40 years after breaking off Antarctica, a colossal iceberg ranked among the oldest and largest ever recorded…
The lost structures hidden for decades being revealed by low reservoir water levels
An unusually dry spring followed by the hottest summer on record has caused a major droughtThe bridge structure…
More displays of Northern Lights possible as UK stunned by powerful solar storm
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The only 5km ocean causeway in Japan where you can walk on seabed at low tide
When I first spotted fishermen standing ankle-deep in crystal-clear water where an ocean should be, I realized I’d…
Establishing the nexus between urban walkability and thermal comfort in a changing climate
Ullah, S., Aldossary, A., Ullah, W. & Al-Ghamdi, S. G. Augmented human thermal discomfort in urban centers of…
Unexpected decline in the ocean carbon sink under record-high sea surface temperatures in 2023
Data sources This study relied on four fCO2 products and two global ocean biogeochemical models, for which technical…
How Europe’s deforestation law could change the global coffee trade
If your morning can’t begin without coffee, you’re in good company. The world drinks about 2 billion cups…
World Earthquake Report for Tuesday, 2 September 2025
Tue, 2 Sep 2025, 14:20 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR Worldwide earthquakes above magnitude 3 during the past 24 hours…
Lightning is changing the atmosphere in surprising ways
Lightning isn’t just a dramatic flash in the sky during a summer storm – it’s also a surprising…
‘Every company wants to produce the last barrel sold’: the plan to create a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty | Fossil fuels
The fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty initiative aims to sidestep slow-moving UN climate talks by gathering together nations, cities…