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How some people get drunk from their own gut bacteria
Largest study so far of people with the rare “autobrewery syndrome” points to more culprit microbes
IPCC Statement on the US announcement to withdraw from participation in IPCC
GENEVA, Jan 8 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has taken note of the US government’s announcement about its withdrawal from more than...
Trump just took his most dramatic step yet against global climate action
President Trump’s withdrawal of the U.S. from the global fight against climate change has gone further than almost anyone expected. During the first year of...
Successes in climate action
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 08 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02546-0Climate action clearly needs greater ambition in the face of increasing physical, biological and social impacts. However,...
Irreversibility in climate action
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 08 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02526-4Although climate action is undermined by political interests and institutional inertia, multiple safeguards are in place to...
AI-driven weather forecasts for climate adaptation in India
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 08 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-025-02521-9Advanced monsoon onset prediction with multi-week lead time via an artificial intelligence (AI) weather model helps smallholder...
Saudi Arabia issues last-minute climate plan with unclear emissions-cutting goal
On the last day of 2025, the Saudi Arabian government submitted an updated climate plan to the United Nations which contains a new but ambiguous...
How California Can Seize Momentum to Advance Carbon Dioxide Removal
As the U.S. federal government continues to roll back crucial environment and climate legislation, California’s climate leadership is more important than ever — including its...
Looking Ahead to a Deepening Affordability Crisis, an Election and the Threat of an AI Investment Bubble
Seven experts weigh in on what they expect in 2026.By Dan GearinoU.S. energy markets and policy are heading toward the equivalent of a multicar pileup...
Analysis: World’s biggest historic polluter – the US – is pulling out of UN climate treaty
The US, which has announced plans to withdraw from the global climate treaty – the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – is more historically responsible...
If geoengineering is ever deployed in a climate emergency, transparency is key | Ines Camilloni
We must not let geoengineering be shaped behind closed doors. Climate justice demands an inclusive approachAs the world faces the challenges of the climate crisis...
In 2025, America suffered a billion-dollar disaster every 10 days
Last year began with the costliest wildfires in American history, as a series of blazes tore across Los Angeles for nearly all of January. A...
More Children are Powering Their Own Wheels to School as Part of ‘Bike Buses’
School kids who ride in packs led by adults to school improve both their health and their grades, reduce traffic and pollution around schools and...
Trump invaded Venezuela to restore an oil industry he helped destroy
The middle-of-the-night kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro shocked the world on Saturday. Military helicopters bombed Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, as U.S. special forces breached Maduro’s...
Trump to pull US out of UN climate convention and climate science body
Under the Trump administration, the US – the world’s second-largest carbon polluter – will become the first country to withdraw from the UN climate convention,...
Germany’s dying forests are losing their ability to absorb CO2. Can a new way of planting save them?
Vast swathes of the country’s trees have been killed off by droughts and infestations, in a trend sweeping across Europe. A shift towards more biodiverse...
Dog food accounts for 1% of UK greenhouse gas emissions, study finds
Study of 1,000 products finds wet, raw and meat-rich products have higher climate impact than dry kibbleDog food accounts for 1% of the UK’s total...
Outrage as Trump withdraws from key UN climate treaty along with dozens of international organisations
Experts decry move to leave UNFCCC as ‘embarrassing’ as president orders withdrawal from 66 international groupsDonald Trump has sparked outrage by announcing the US will...
STATEMENT: U.S. Releases New Dietary Guidelines
WASHINGTON (January 7, 2026) — Today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Agriculture released new dietary guidelines for Americans for...
STATEMENT: The United States Withdraws from the UNFCCC
WASHINGTON, DC (January 7, 2026) - Today, President Trump signed a presidential memorandum directing the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations and treaties, including...
Effects of meteorological factors on mosquito density in China: results from an ongoing surveillance study in Zhejiang Province
ObjectivesThis study aimed to investigate the effects of meteorological factors on mosquito density by using a generalized additive model (GAM), and provide a scientific basis...
What should Australians do when the heat is on? | Fiona Katauskas
It might be time to face some cold, hard factsSee more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading…
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