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Drilling has begun at our sacred site Pe' Sla, setting a dangerous precedent for Indigenous lands across the country. It must be stopped.6 Comments -
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'A completely new reality': Bolder measures are needed to prevent extreme water shortages in cities like Phoenix and Las Vegas that depend on the Colorado River9 Comments
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China's huge push to reduce air pollution had an unexpected consequence in the ArcticChina's cuts to aerosol emissions reduced sea ice loss, but it may have revealed a bigger story about climate change.
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Scientists discover potentially huge freshwater reservoir hidden beneath Great Salt LakeResearchers have found a layer of fresh water beneath Utah's Great Salt Lake that reaches up to 2.5 miles deep and could turn out to be as big, or bigger, than the lake.
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Concentric rocky rings adorned with ancient artwork wear a magma 'hat' in the SaharaEarth from space A 2025 astronaut photo shows a massif made of concentric mountain ridges in the Libyan desert. The rocky walls contain ancient artworks and are occasionally used to contain herds of grazing cattle.
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What would happen to Earth if the sun suddenly vanished?Earth is habitable due to warmth from the sun. So what would happen if the sun disappeared?
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Our fossil fuel economy is a house of cards and Trump's war in Iran is about to topple it. The need for a clean energy transition has never been clearer.Opinion Trump's war in Iran is the embodiment of everything that's wrong with our dependence on fossil fuels — and it's highlighting just how vital the transition to renewables is.
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DNA shed by every living thing is lurking in the environment — and it could tell us how Earth is changing in real time
Environments are littered with the DNA of the creatures that inhabit them. Analyzing it could provide a real-time view of how our planet is changing.
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Lençóis Maranhenses: Brazil's dune-filled expanse that sits at the intersection of 3 biomesLençóis Maranhenses National Park hosts sand-dune fields that fill up with lagoons every wet season, but the reserve also has mangrove swamps where species such as the scarlet ibis thrive.
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Scientists are racing to save Australia's 'zombie tree' from a fast-spreading fungal diseaseA fast-spreading fungal disease has left the newly named Australian "zombie tree" unable to produce flowers, fruit or seeds, and scientists warn that 16 other species may be heading down the same path.
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Drought could fuel the rise of antibiotic-resistant superbugs as climate change worsens, new research suggestsA warming world may see more antibiotic-resistant bacteria, according to new research that shows a link between aridity and antibiotic resistance today.
