'Mismatched' vaccine being rolled out against Ebola outbreak
Amid ethical questions, DRC proceeds with shot that may offer some protection against the Bundibugyo virus
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Halted dam releases threaten Colorado river ecosystems
Amid severe water shortage, federal authorities canceled actions for managing fish and sandbars
Shattered skeleton in Scottish castle is first confirmed death from trebuchet
‘Devastation’ across body of 14th century warrior indicates horrific demise from flying boulder
Behold the 'glueball,' a strange new form of matter
Collider in China forges elusive particle, made of force-carrying gluons
Making fun of the English is an Australian national pastime but the drought in Britain isn't funny at all | First Dog on the Moon
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Gut microbes may help wild horses evolve to survive harsh Canadian winters
Study is first to show that the bacteria in an animal’s gut can give it an evolutionary leg up
All-British chocolate bar made by scientists using Reading-grown cocoa
Master’s student made first bar with 100% UK ingredients since 1932 to highlight affect of climate crisis on cocoa plants The late queen was the...
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UK heatwaves may have cost economy £4.4bn in lost output so far this year, analysis finds
Verdant thinktank says cost could top £25bn a year by 2030 and calls for maximum temperature for working and urban redesign to cool down citiesRepeated...
Newly discovered virus is sickening cattle in Western Europe
The pathogen, which reduces milk production, is the latest midge-transmitted virus affecting ruminants to reach the continent
High-resolution climate-driven potential evapotranspiration to assess climate change impacts on Mediterranean agriculture
Potential evapotranspiration (PET) is a key driver of agricultural water demand, its estimation remains uncertain, particularly in topographically complex, water-limited regions such as the Iberian...
Heterogeneity in integration of greenhouse gas mitigating interventions among rural and Peri-urban smallholder dairy farms in Nakuru County, Kenya
Dairy production is a priority livestock system for reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and is a target of a number of GHG mitigating interventions...
Assessing the socioeconomic footprint of tornado in Indonesia: A 15 year spatiotemporal impact analysis
Puting beliung, or small-scale tornadoes, pose significant threats to infrastructure and human lives in tropical island environments. This study analyzes the socioeconomic impacts of these...
Globally and intergenerationally unequal exposure to hourly heat extremes
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41558-026-02724-8The authors quantify the global emergence of hourly heat extremes (HHEs), highlighting exposure overlooked by daily metrics....
Neighbors Live in Fear After Pipeline Leak in 'Unleashing American Energy' Era
As Trump’s agencies shrink, narrow their role and reduce enforcement, politically connected Energy Transfer is steering a slow clean-up of fuel it spilled into drinking...
As Climate-Fueled Extreme Weather Spikes, Loneliness Can Be Life-Threatening
Research shows climate change is driving loneliness. At the same time, isolation is making communities less resilient to extreme weather.By Kiley PriceAmid heat waves, wildfire...
What we're watching: Weekly disaster update, August 10, 2026
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Canada's wildfire season is taking a heavy toll on First Nations
This story is published through the Indigenous News Alliance. When the chief of the Okanagan Indian Band looked down on his community from a helicopter...
The Guardian view on wildfires: firefighters can't handle this crisis alone | Editorial
The response to this summer’s record heat and drought should be led by ministers – not left to the emergency servicesThe wildfire that began on...
South Africa's offshore oil push meets grassroots resistance in court
Layers of red dust coat South Africa’s Saldanha Bay, a legacy of the one billion-plus tonnes of iron ore exported from what was once a...
Corpus Christi Seeks to Block Referendum on Industrial Water Charge
By Dylan BaddourAs Corpus Christi teetered on the edge of a water supply disaster earlier this year, community organizers circulated a petition to dramatically increase...
Authors of IPCC's 2027 Methodology Report on Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies, Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage gather in Mexico City to advance the report's draft
GENEVA, Aug 11 – More than 120 IPCC authors are meeting in Mexico City, Mexico, from 11 to 14 August to advance the First Order...
Accounting for Compounding Climate Events in Emergency Management
Climate researchers Marco Tedesco and David Sathuluri reflect on how a single week of heat, smoke and flooding exposed the vulnerability of NYC.
Origin of Long‐Wavelength Variations in Crustal Thickness on Rocky Planets
Abstract Long‐wavelength crustal thickness variations are observed on telluric planets, particularly on Mars and the Moon whereas Mercury appears to lack such variations. They may...
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