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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 23, June 2026.
Kernel embeddings and the separation of measure phenomenon
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 23, June 2026. SignificanceTwo-sample testing examines whether two probability distributions on some feature space differ...
Record winter temperatures in Antarctic raise fears over speed of climate breakdown
Temperatures above 15C ‘very strange’ say scientists, as snow melts and rain falls on glaciers in usually frozen regionTemperatures in the Antarctic climbed above 15C...
Across Ecosystems, Dead Organisms Help Shape the Living World
A new paper found that the remnants of ‘foundation species’ strongly influenced the fate of survivors.By Nicholas KusnetzDeath casts a shadow over life, not only...
North Carolina Sues Chemical Company for Polluting a Nearby Creek
Since 2023, the city of Durham has fined Brenntag $157,000 for violations related to water contamination.By Lisa SorgDURHAM, N.C.—Acetone and ethanol, 1,4-dioxane and ‘mucilaginous goo.’...
Mean field game model of the impact of reductions in support on faculty research activity
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 23, June 2026. SignificanceThe vibrancy of United States university science and engineering research depends on...
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 23, June 2026.
'Weird and capricious': Experts struggle to understand new list of political jobs at science agencies
NIH programs and leadership are hit especially hard, while other science agencies are barely mentioned
Immense whale 'graveyard' discovered in the deep sea
Stretching 1200 kilometers, the unusual collection of carcasses includes fossils older than 5 million years
Increasing tropical cyclone rainfall and landslide risk in Southern California
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02633-wSouthern California is rarely affected by tropical cyclones at present. Here the authors show that this could...
Author Correction: Rising temperatures increase added sugar intake disproportionately in disadvantaged groups in the USA
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02689-8Author Correction: Rising temperatures increase added sugar intake disproportionately in disadvantaged groups in the USA
DR Congo: Activation of IASC System-Wide Scale-Up Protocol for the Control of Infectious Disease Events – DRC Ebola
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda Source: Inter-Agency Standing Committee 9 June 2026 The Emergency Relief Coordinator has activated an IASC System-Wide...
Rainfall and landslides last year in Indonesia killed 7% of world's rarest great apes – study
Critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan population falls after extreme weather – fuelled by climate crisis – in North SumatraExtreme rainfall and landslides fuelled by the climate...
WHO Rapid Risk Assessment - Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and countries with land borders adjoining countries with documented BDBV detection v3
Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda Source: World Health Organization Please refer to the attached file. Overview This Rapid Risk Assessment (RRA) aims to...
When is rare good news on climate science actually bad? When News Corp misrepresents it | Temperature Check
The worst-case scenario for a high-emissions scenario has been revised downward – but the best-case option is now implausibleGet our breaking news email, free app...
WFP India Country Brief, June 2026
Country: India Source: World Food Programme Please refer to the attached file.
Ethiopia: In Kule refugee camp, play is helping children heal
Country: Ethiopia Source: Médecins Sans Frontières Addis Ababa - For young children, recovery involves more than treating physical illness. Emotional wellbeing, healthy development and supportive...
Trump targeting immigrants from countries hit most by climate shocks
A Guardian analysis reveals how most of 39 countries facing US entry restrictions are most vulnerable environmentally’Every day it’s more barriers’: how the US is...
In a U.S. First, Solar Supplied More Power Than Coal Last Month
Last month, for the first time in the U.S., solar generated more electricity than coal, a reflection of both the rapid adoption of renewable power...
The rightwing campaign to control how US judges view the climate crisis
US energy secretary Chris Wright featured in seminars to judges when he was a fracking executiveAs cities and states sue big oil for billions in...
STATEMENT: COP31 Presidency's Proposed Goals on Global Electrification
The COP31 Presidency today announced a proposed global goal to increase electrification from around 20% of final energy demand today to 35% by 2035. The...
Why an Activist From Texas Crossed the World to Confront Asia's Biggest Petrochemical Company
For the retired shrimper, the 8,000-mile trip to Formosa Plastics’ annual shareholder meeting in Taipei was part of a strategy of being relentless.Story and photos...
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