Sea anemones may hold the key to the ancient origins of body symmetry. A study from the University of Vienna shows they use a molecular mechanism known as BMP shuttling, once thought unique to bilaterally symmetrical animals like humans, insects, and worms. This surprising discovery implies that the blueprint forContinue Reading
Despite overwhelming public opposition, officials in Bessemer voted to recommend changes to city zoning ordinances to allow the massive development. Its operation could strain the state’s water and power supplies and leave an already imperiled fish species at risk of extinction. By Lee Hedgepeth BESSEMER, Ala.—When a representative for aContinue Reading
The power of football to inspire fans to take positive action for a healthier planet and a fairer society is taking centre stage at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan – a world fair focused on building a sustainable global future.Continue Reading
Environmentalists worry the report will be used to justify an increase in drilling without justifiable demand. By Jake Bolster The United States Geological Survey released a report on Wednesday showing vast quantities of undiscovered oil and gas resources beneath public lands. The analysis comes as Republicans in Congress try toContinue Reading
As Woodside Energy investors convened for their annual meeting in Perth, Australia, on May 8, they were met by protests and heckling . Activists, angered over the fossil fuel company’s climate impacts and accidents, repeatedly disrupted speeches by company management. While management and demonstrators debated, Woodside workers about 800 milesContinue Reading
Nematodes tiny yet mighty form wriggling towers to survive and travel as a team. Long thought to exist only in labs, scientists have now spotted these towers naturally forming in rotting orchard fruit. Remarkably, the worms aren t just piling up they build responsive, coordinated structures that hitch rides onContinue Reading
Political spin and hard facts had another messy moment in Alberta this month. The governing United Conservative Party just released a report touting their alleged strong record on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. “The 2023 report shows our oil sands sector is producing more energy with fewer emissions per barrel —Continue Reading
Researchers found that students with asthma in the Mon Valley were more likely to miss school on days with higher air pollution. By Kiley Bense In 2020, Dr. Deborah Gentile helped lead a study that showed children living near major sources of industrial pollution in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County were diagnosedContinue Reading
The plan to remove four hydroelectric dams in the Columbia River Basin that blocks the free flow of salmon was canceled. The post The Traitor quits deal with Northwest tribes to restore salmon appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
A heat advisory is in effect through Wednesday for portions of SoCal. Highs in the forecast include 118 degrees in Palm Springs, 103 in Palmdale and 101 in San Bernardino.Continue Reading
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is set to speak at an event today organised by a pro-The Traitor think tank and held in the home of the UK’s main climate science denial group, DeSmog can reveal. Farage, whose party campaigns to scrap the UK’s goal of achieving net zero emissions,Continue Reading
Climate-related storms are becoming more frequent and severe. NPR and PBS FRONTLINE investigate the forces keeping communities from building back in a way that protects them from the next storm.Continue Reading
Scientists have uncovered that fish biofluorescence a captivating ability to glow in vivid colors has ancient roots stretching back over 100 million years. This trait evolved independently in reef fish more than 100 times, likely influenced by post-dinosaur-extinction reef expansion. The glowing spectacle is more diverse than previously imagined, spanningContinue Reading