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Happy Eco News How the Buffalo Return to Fort Peck Tribes Builds a Shared Future The buffalo return to Fort Peck Tribes is restoring culture, food, and learning in Montana while giving Yellowstone a safe way to manage its herd. See how 219 bison and strong partnerships are building a lasting future. The post How the…
World leaders including UK prime minister Andy Burnham will address the summit today, as talks head into the third day Welcome back to the Cop31 liveblog, I’m Ajit Niranjan and I’ll be…
ScienceAPOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 12 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each…
ScienceBlanket bogs in the Scottish Highlands store vast amounts of carbon.
ScienceMadeleine Finlay and co-host Ian Sample discuss the three science stories you need to know about this week, including an alternative to BMI for diagnosing obesity which could ‘prevent…
ScienceCHIANG MAI, Thailand — Global wildlife trade regulator CITES has lifted trade sanctions against Laos, opening the door for the Southeast Asian nation to resume trade of long-tailed macaques…
ScienceSS United States, which set transatlantic speed record during maiden voyage in 1952, is sunk off coast of Destin The historic SS United States has reached the end of its journey at sea…
ScienceSince the US war on Iran began in February, there have been hundreds of oil spills, posing a ‘generational’ threat to wildlife The vast, dark slicks in the strait of Hormuz are visible from…
ScienceFailure to cut emissions will ‘consign humanity to disasters they are unable to adapt to’, report says The world is heading for an “irrecoverable overshoot” of global temperature thresholds…
ScienceBeneath the coppery fronds of the only floating bamboo kelp forest in the world, a creature shapeshifts across the reef. A tuberculate cuttlefish (Sepia tuberculata) has just escaped a…
ScienceWritten by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, Nov. 6, 2026 This week Curiosity has been completing its drill campaign at the…
ScienceThe levels of two globally restricted "forever chemicals" linked to health issues are showing a strong downwards trend in English rivers, but their understudied replacements are starting to…
ScienceHaiti’s war on gangs is increasingly relying on a patchwork of foreign troops and private militias, making accountability more complicated.
ScienceDESTIN, Fla. (AP) — An ocean liner that once was the fastest on the seas is headed to its final home on the floor of the Gulf of Mexico as the world’s largest artificial reef. Officials on…
ScienceArchaeologists have found a 2,200-year-old golden bear in an Iron Age burial in Kazakhstan that may have held seven people.
ScienceThe mission 1.2 billion years of geological history at the Grand Canyon finally has an explanation.
ScienceHappy Eco News How 326 Fence Construction Helps North Texas Homeowners Create Private, Durable Outdoor Spaces How 326 Fence Construction Helps North Texas Homeowners Create Private, Durable…
ScienceHappy Eco News Reducing Waste in Renovation Projects Can Be Easy: Just Apply These 7 Practices Reducing Waste in Renovation Projects Can Be Easy: Just Apply These 7 Practices Renovating…
ScienceYEREVAN, Armenia — Discussions were running much longer — and tenser — than they were supposed to during one of the last sessions of the 2026 U.N. biodiversity summit (COP17) in Armenia…
ScienceA study in animals suggests a drug used to thin blood might eventually be able to slow down the development of osteoarthritis. Currently, there are no approved drugs capable of doing this
ScienceMarshall Islands president warns of worsening floods as UN chief calls for a windfall tax on oil and gas firms Failure to provide an overwhelming response to the climate crisis means “the…
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