Since the colonial era, India has regarded its native scrublands and savannas as little more than degraded forest. Now, amid a growing recognition of rangelands...

Former top NIH official says Senator Rand Paul is trying to imprison him because of an ‘unhinged obsession’

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UKHSA estimates 2,877 heat-associated deaths during heatwaves in May and June, almost twice the number in summer 2025The number of excess deaths caused by heatwaves...

My weather app says it’s 80 degrees, but that’s a lie. I’m standing on a football field at Portland State University with professor Vivek Shandas,...

The looming threat of cyclospora — a parasite often found in summer produce that causes severe gastrointestinal distress in humans — has struck fear into...

Boom in hummingbird hawk-moth sightings put down to hot weather, strong winds and food scarcity in EuropeHe had just sat down to dinner in the...

Editor’s note: In July 2026, ten residents of Bali, Indonesia filed a citizen lawsuit against the country’s government, seeking a moratorium on new fossil fuel...

Parasite’s biology, combined with logistical issues and budget cuts, make tracking it a major challenge

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Newly found earthworks suggest about 3 million people might have lived in just about 3% of the forest’s entire area

New York State has joined a growing movement to make climate education a required part of K-12 learning, following years of student demand and widespread...

Residents struggle to take in the devastation five days after El Morro was evacuated as fires burned across the countryside west of the Spanish capitalThe...

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 30, July 2026. SignificanceThe gender pay gap remains a persistent feature of labor markets, yet...

Print article Share The global goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030 ‘will not be achieved’ unless action by countries ‘accelerates rapidly’, says...

Print article Share Rising temperatures are redistributing the risk of childhood malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, resulting in areas of ‘new risk’ in the east and...

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Nearly two decades after 350.org was founded, one of the most common questions we still get is ‘what does your name mean?’ Well, it’s less...

Repeated heatwaves and strong winds alarm experts, who warn blazes are becoming harder to quellTwo firefighters have died while tackling a wildfire in Crete, the...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 30, July 2026. SignificanceOur study demonstrated a causal link between severe floods and opioid overdose...

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