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This image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows Messier 3, a densely packed cluster of stars whose origins may be a merger between globular clusters in the early universe. NASA, ESA, and A. Sarajedini (Florida Atlantic University); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America) This image from NASA’s Hubble Space TelescopeContinue Reading
DNA from a 5,000-year-old French megalithic tomb reveals that the people buried before and after a population collapse were genetically unrelated, pointing to a major migration after a devastating crisis. The shift coincided with new social traditions and the disappearance of the communities that built Europe’s giant stone monuments., ReadContinue Reading
Plastic pollution is choking the ocean, but sustainable alternatives – including seaweed – remain held back by tariffs, fragmented regulations and the overwhelming market advantage enjoyed by fossil fuel-based plastics. Continue Reading
The United Nations climate chief called on Monday for countries to step up action to implement existing commitments, warning that fossil fuel dependency is deepening economic instability and exposing vulnerable communities to worsening climate impacts. Continue Reading
The ambitious expedition aims to fill data gaps about the glacier-sea boundary to predict when the world might tip into a catastrophic climate regime., Read MoreContinue Reading
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A mining company sent an advanced ship to try to vacuum up valuable minerals from the deep ocean. Here’s how it worked.Continue Reading
Fewer than 100 Rice’s whales remain on Earth. Researchers say sonic blasts from oil exploration are a top threat to the species. See and hear why.Continue Reading
The new rule cuts public involvement and favors the livestock industry. The post The rules for grazing on 155 million acres of public lands are getting overhauled appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
The lawsuit claims that California’s air regulator rushed changes to its signature cap-and-invest program without proper environmental review.Continue Reading
2 Min Read NASA Transfers ‘Hundred Acre Wood’ to Patuxent Research Refuge Following a ceremony on July 7, 2026, officials hold up a U.S. 250th pennant at “Area 400,” a 105-acre parcel previously part of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., and now part of the U.S. FishContinue Reading