Rare seals spotted snoozing in an underwater 'bubble cave'
Hidden chambers may provide Mediterranean monk seals refuge from tourists
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Murder, monsters, occupational hazards: Why movie geologists die so often
Cinematic geologists are usually good guys—sometimes gals—but they have a one in three fatality rate, a film analysis show
U.S. Fuel Blockade Spurs On a Solar Boom in Cuba
Facing a months-long U.S. blockade, Cuba announced Wednesday that the country had run out of diesel and fuel oil. Its unsteady power grid is running...
Making eyes 'photosynthetic' could treat common vision problem
Relocating plants’ light-capturing structures to the eye may fight damage from dry eye
Chinese-European mission to reveal shape of Earth's magnetic shield
SMILE orbiter will use x-rays to map how the solar wind batters the magnetosphere
The Tennessee Valley Authority Produced a Booklet Downplaying Coal Ash Risks. Top Researchers Call it 'Dishonest.'
TVA employees distributed the 35-page booklet at a public hearing about corrective action plans for coal ash ponds at the Cumberland Fossil Plant in Tennessee....
DeBriefed 15 April 2026: Trump-Xi talk energy | 'Supercharged' El Niño | India's first 'heat lounges'
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week US-China meet ENERGY TALKS: Trump administration...
Analysis: UK no longer top UN Green Climate Fund donor after latest aid cut
The UK is no longer the top contributor to the UN’s flagship Green Climate Fund (GCF), after the government announced that it only intends to...
Social inequalities mediate temperature–child maltreatment associations in Africa
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 15 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02650-9The link between temperature and child maltreatment in Africa remains unexplored. This study demonstrates a substantial association,...
WFP Dominican Republic May 2026 Country Brief
Country: Dominican Republic Source: World Food Programme Please refer to the attached file.
Ban private jets and cut speed limits to avert UK fuel crisis, say campaigners
Climate and transport organisations warn ministers not to ‘sleepwalk into crisis’ amid Iran war oil and gas shortagesPrivate jets should be banned and the speed...
World: Alertes de maladies épidémiques et émergentes en Océanie le 12 mai 2026
Countries: World, Australia, Cook Islands, French Polynesia (France), Guam, Kiribati, Micronesia (Federated States of), New Caledonia (France), New Zealand, Palau, Tonga, United States of America,...
Tanzania - Quarterly Report, January - March 2026
Country: United Republic of Tanzania Sources: Logistics Cluster, World Food Programme Please refer to the attached file. Highlights • The National Logistics Working Group (NLWG)...
Tanzania - Quarterly Infographic, January - March 2026
Country: United Republic of Tanzania Sources: Logistics Cluster, World Food Programme Please refer to the attached Infographic.
Trump Administration Bans a Nonprofit's Bison From Grazing on Federal Lands, but Spares Tribes
Montana’s American Prairie will have to remove its bison from seven parcels of BLM land it leased for grazing under the Biden administration. It says...
Nebraska wonders which is riskier: The fires it starts, or the fires it fights
As the fast-moving blaze rolled toward Fire Chief Jason Schneider’s district in Cozad, Nebraska, he and his crew faced a literal uphill battle. The Cottonwood...
Ukraine can help Europe meet its battery material needs, experts say
War-torn Ukraine can aid the European Union in securing the battery materials it needs to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy systems,...
The surprising climate fix that Democrats and Republicans both love
Democrats and Republicans agree on virtually nothing at this point, except the desperate need to build more housing in the United States. Depending on your...
Energy bills keep rising. These candidates in Georgia say they can help.
Ten candidates are vying for two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission in the May 19 primary. Early voting is already underway. The commission...
Once dismissed as weeds, native plants are now flying off the shelves
Renee Costanzo cranked on the rusty pulley with both hands, watching the greenhouse roof creak open in sections. A breeze of spring air swept over...
Picturing Earth in a New Light
Earth ObservatoryScienceEarth ObservatoryPicturing Earth in a New LightEarthEarth ObservatoryImage of the DayEO ExplorerTopicsAll TopicsAtmosphereLandHeat & RadiationLife on EarthHuman DimensionsNatural EventsOceansRemote Sensing TechnologySnow & IceWaterMore ContentCollectionsGlobal...
oPt: UNICEF State of Palestine Humanitarian Situation Update - West Bank, 30 April 2026
Country: occupied Palestinian territory Source: UN Children’s Fund Please refer to the attached file. CHILDHOOD UNDER PRESSURE: SAFETY IS SEVERELY COMPROMISED AS VIOLENCE, DISPLACEMENT AND...
Magnetic Rope Is an Electron Selector: Discovery in Space and Conceptual Application to Medicine
Abstract Magnetic rope is a helical structure existing ubiquitously in astrophysical and space plasmas. Such structure has been conventionally known to accelerate electrons, convert energy,...
Conjugate Ionospheric Electron Density Irregularities Induced by Very Low Frequency Transmissions at North West Cape, Australia
Abstract This study investigates the characteristics of ionospheric electron density irregularities induced by very low frequency (VLF) wave transmissions from North West Cape (NWC), Australia,...
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