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Stochastically evolving graphs via edit semigroups
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 49, December 2025. SignificanceMany real-world networks change dynamically but can be notoriously difficult to study....
Global stability of epidemic models with uniform susceptibility
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 49, December 2025. SignificanceMathematical models are widely used to study the spread of infectious diseases....
Pennsylvania Will Study a Plan to Keep New Natural Gas Pads Farther From Homes, Schools and Hospitals
Advocates say more distance is needed to protect public health. Industry groups and Republican legislators say the rule change would effectively ban natural gas development.By...
South and Southeast Asian Countries Are Getting Overwhelmed by Storms
Scientists say storms will bring more rain and destruction as climate change accelerates.By Kiley PriceAn unusually intense series of storms and major cyclones converged in...
Rice farming for climate change adaptation in the Northeastern United States
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 49, December 2025. In response to challenges posed by climate change, rice farming emerges as...
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 49, December 2025.
The first patients have been helped by cancer-fighting cells made directly in their bodies
Novel approach could be faster, and cheaper, than making the cells in the lab—but safety concerns linger
Phillips 66 is Closing its LA Refinery this Month. Neighbors Still Don’t Know if the Company Will Pay for the Cleanup.
A new report recommends that refineries write decommissioning plans like those required of other energy infrastructure, and set aside funds to carry out cleanups, before...
What an FDA veteran thinks a controversial vaccine email gets right—and wrong
Phil Krause applauds call by top agency official Vinay Prasad for better data, but says his approach is “destructive”
Saudi Arabia and COP31 host Türkiye move to weaken climate language at UNEA
Turkish officials in talks for the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) sought to weaken language on climate change in several draft resolutions, annotated documents seen by...
Interview: How ‘mid-level bureaucrats’ are helping to shape Chinese climate policy
Local officials are often viewed as relatively weak actors in China’s governance structure, largely implementing policies issued from the central level. However, a new book...
Brazil’s Lula requests national roadmap for fossil fuel transition
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has asked his government to draft by February guidelines for a national roadmap to transition away from fossil...
Days After COP30, Brazil Weakened Amazon Safeguards
Around the world, politicians, backed by powerful corporations, are presenting the public with false choices between environmental protection and economic growth.By Bob BerwynDespite claims of...
Bill Ensuring Active Management of Shawnee National Forest Clears Senate Committee
The Shawnee National Forest Conservation Act aims to protect areas from activities such as logging while permitting the U.S. Forest Service to conduct active management...
Different places, different challenges: mapping global variations in agrifood-system burdens
The global agrifood system is central to many challenges humanity faces today. Despite significant growth in total production, it fails to ensure food security for...
‘Food and fossil fuel production causing $5bn of environmental damage an hour’
UN GEO report says ending this harm key to global transformation required ‘before collapse becomes inevitable’The unsustainable production of food and fossil fuels causes $5bn...
Caribbean reefs have lost 48% of hard coral since 1980, study finds
‘Destructive’ marine heatwaves driving loss of microalgae that feed coral, says Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network Caribbean reefs have half as much hard coral now...
2025 ‘virtually certain’ to be second- or third-hottest year on record, EU data shows
Copernicus deputy director says three-year average for 2023 to 2025 on track to exceed 1.5C of heating for first timeThis year is “virtually certain” to...
NSW fires: arson squad investigating whether bushfire that destroyed 16 homes was deliberately lit
Police say ‘active crime scenes remain at houses and dwellings’ in Koolewong on the Central Coast after devastating weekend blaze‘It came from everywhere’: NSW town...
Cosmic neutrinos’ ‘kink’ could help explain the particles’ origins
Energy spectrum of elusive particles shows an intriguing bump, giant IceCube experiment reports
Can adding light sensors to nerve cells switch off pain, epilepsy, and other disorders?
Optogenetics is poised to move from a research tool to new therapies—if scientists can show it’s safe
Environmental Groups Demand a Nationwide Freeze on Data Center Construction
In a letter to Congress, the groups said data center development raises concerns about rising energy costs, water use and climate impacts. Many communities are...
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