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New satellite will see through clouds to ‘weigh’ Earth’s forests

New satellite will see through clouds to ‘weigh’ Earth’s forests

Esme Stallard Climate and science correspondent ESA-CNES-ARIANESPACE A first-of-its-kind satellite due to launch on Tuesday will be able to see
E.P.A. Says It Will Tackle ‘Forever Chemicals.’ Details Are Sparse.

E.P.A. Says It Will Tackle ‘Forever Chemicals.’ Details Are Sparse.

The Trump administration announced a flurry of measures to target PFAS contamination, but it stayed mum on whether it intends
Who Founded Carthage? New Genetic Study Upturns Old View

Who Founded Carthage? New Genetic Study Upturns Old View

Phoenicians no doubt traveled to and from Carthage, he said, and over the six or seven centuries of its Punic
‘Bone Collector’ Caterpillars Don’t Play With Their Food. They Wear It.

‘Bone Collector’ Caterpillars Don’t Play With Their Food. They Wear

Hawaii is a beautiful tropical paradise and also home to formidable creepy crawly predators. There are spiders that impale prey
Climate Change, Once a Big Issue, Fades From Canada’s Election

Climate Change, Once a Big Issue, Fades From Canada’s Election

The melting Arctic icecap. Record-smashing wildfires across several provinces. A country that, on average, is warming at twice the rate
Bites on gladiator bones first evidence of combat with lion

Bites on gladiator bones first evidence of combat with lion

Alex Moss BBC News, Yorkshire Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News York Archaeology The skeleton of the young man was
An E.U. Deforestation Rule Has Ethiopian Coffee Farmers Scrambling

An E.U. Deforestation Rule Has Ethiopian Coffee Farmers Scrambling

Farmers in Africa that produce some of the world’s most prized coffee are in a scramble to comply with new
UK burnt area for 2025 already beats annual record

UK burnt area for 2025 already beats annual record

Mark Poynting and Erwan Rivault BBC Climate & Data teams Planet Labs A prolonged dry spell created perfect conditions for
For Trump, PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Straws Are a Crisis. In Water, Maybe Less So.

For Trump, PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Straws Are a Crisis.

The 36-page official national strategy document bears the presidential seal and involves 10 agencies from across the federal government. It
Iceberg tracks found off UK coast could shed light on Antarctica

Iceberg tracks found off UK coast could shed light on

Icebergs as large as cities, potentially tens of kilometres wide, once roved the coasts of the UK, according to scientists.