Monk parakeets ease into new friendships, slowly approaching strangers to avoid aggressive encounters. Researchers watched how birds shared space, groomed each other, and escalated to deeper social bonds over time. The results show a clear pattern of cautious exploration echoing similar studies in other animals. Even for birds, making aContinue Reading
Despite its blazing temperatures, Texas has no labor protections for heat. That leaves workers, especially immigrants, vulnerable on the job. By Martha Pskowski, Keerti Gopal Eighteen-year-old Danny Nolasco spent the day of July 15, 2024, mixing and hauling buckets of cement at a construction site in stifling heat. Continue Reading
Syngenta and other pesticide companies used the COP30 climate conference in Brazil to promote programmes to recover damaged pastureland that campaigners fear will drive increased use of toxic chemicals. Trade groups hosted multiple events to promote a technique known as ‘degraded pasture recovery’, in which land that has been damaged by overgrazing or other forms of poor management is convertedContinue Reading
Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and climate science reporter Bob Berwyn as they break down the key outcomes of COP30. By Bob Berwyn COP30 has wound down in Belém, Brazil—the U.N. climate change conference marked this year by Indigenous rights demonstrations, an actual fire, and notContinue Reading
Record-breaking rain in Southern California has brought little mountain snow, forcing multiple ski resorts to delay their season opening amid warm temperatures.Continue Reading
A Swedish plano-convex ingot once thought to be from the Bronze Age was revealed through chemical and isotopic testing to belong to the Iron Age. Its composition closely matches Iron Age finds from Poland, leading researchers to uncover new evidence of long-distance connections across the Baltic. The study highlights howContinue Reading
Journalists who report on the harms caused by China’s overseas infrastructure buildout in Africa face intimidation, surveillance and police pressure. By Katie Surma Planet China: Tenth in a series about how Beijing’s trillion-dollar development plan is reshaping the globe—and the natural world.Continue Reading
Dozens of countries had called for a clear “roadmap” to transition away from the use of coal, oil and natural gas. The U.S. did not participate in the negotiations. (Image credit: Andre Penner)Continue Reading
Ideas about Vikings and Norse mythology come mostly from much later medieval sources, leaving plenty of room for reinterpretation. Over centuries, writers, politicians, and artists reshaped these stories to reflect their own worldviews, from romantic heroism to dangerous nationalist myths. Pop culture and neo-paganism continue to amplify selective versions ofContinue Reading
In a pivotal outcome at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, countries agreed on a sweeping package to scale up climate finance and accelerate implementation of the Paris Agreement – but without a clear commitment to move away from fossil fuels.Continue Reading
Offering no new plans to cut fossil fuels, the UN’s climate conference failed to produce a roadmap to stop global warming. By Bob Berwyn BELÉM, Brazil—After negotiators at COP30 retreated from meaningful climate action by failing to specifically mention the need to stop using fossil fuels in the final conferenceContinue Reading
Global climate talks in Brazil wrapped up with a deal to increase funding for countries hit by warming but no plan to phase out fossil fuels.Continue Reading
Nearly 40 years after an armed sheriff, anti-LGBTQ activists and a judge’s order shut down the Gay Rodeo Finals, this year the riders came home. The post Reno’s Gay Rodeo is back appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading