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As sea levels rise due to climate change, encroaching sea water will likely make freshwater environments saltier. In a new study, MIT researchers have shown how that increase in salinity might affect microbial ecosystems found in environments such as rivers and estuaries. These microbial communities play important roles in theContinue Reading

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CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s nuclear regulator said Thursday that no radioactive material leaked into the environment during three recent “contamination” events inside Africa’s only nuclear power station. The incidents involved “elevated airborne radioactive contamination” inside the Koeberg Power Station, on South Africa’s west coast, when thereContinue Reading

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India joins a handful of countries that have successfully deployed the zero-emission technology in their rail networks., India joins a handful of countries that have successfully deployed the zero-emission technology in their rail networks. India has launched its first domestically built, hydrogen-powered train, as it pushes its efforts to expandContinue Reading

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commentary The defense secretary’s obsession with high testosterone levels can’t hide MAGA insecurity Published July 17, 2026 6:45AM (EDT) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (Klaudia Radecka/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Pete Hegseth has once again decided to humiliate the American military, this time by claiming the troops need more testosterone. But theContinue Reading

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The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) released a report today synthesizing decades of climate attribution research that underscores how heat-trapping emissions from burning fossil fuels makes different types of extreme weather more likely and/or severe. NAS conducted an overview of events like extreme heat, drought, wildfires, tropical cyclones and convectiveContinue Reading

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Tehran targets multiple countries across the region as the wave of US strikes on Iran steps up., Tehran targets multiple countries across the region as the wave of US strikes on Iran steps up. Tehran launched strikes against several countries across the Gulf and wider region overnight as the UnitedContinue Reading