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1. Florida Teenager Invents Amazing Bee-Saving Device That Dramatically Increases Honey Production

   Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:03:32 -0000

   A Florida teenager may have found an unusual way to save honey bees from a destructive parasite. Aakash Manaswi‘s invention uses carbon dioxide to knock Varroa mites off bees without relying on chemical pesticides. After being tested across 60 hives, the device was linked to healthier colonies and …

2. Some Republicans Are Finally Realizing They Wrecked the Middle Class

   Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:22:53 -0000

   If recent comments from JD Vance and others are any guide, the future of GOP economic policy is going to be strange. The headlines following JD …

3. Chinook Salmon Are Returning to This River After Nearly 50 Years

   Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0000

   The salmon felt powerful in Bill Iyall’s hands as he guided it back into the river earlier this summer. He was releasing fish in the North Fork of …

4. Here's What A Rainscreen Actually Is (And If Your Home Needs One)

   Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:40:00 -0000

   As rainfall levels increase in multiple regions across the United States, more homeowners may be considering different strategies to protect their …

5. When should you scrap your gasoline car? The answer is almost certainly now.

   Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:28:15 -0000

   Replacing a gasoline car of any age—even a brand-new one—with an electric vehicle will almost always lower overall carbon emissions, according to a …

6. Lake Mead Hits Record Low: How Much Worse Will It Get?

   Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:25:45 -0000

   Lake Mead has fallen to its lowest level since it was filled nearly 90 years ago, a new marker in the worsening crisis on the Colorado River. The …

7. Italy’s $4.7 billion cheese economy is feeling the heat as climate change threatens its cheese banks that hold Parmigiano wheels as loan collateral

   Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:08:35 -0000

   In the hills of Emilia-Romagna, a bank vault holds more than half-a-million wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano, worth well over 300 million euros. The …

8. China’s Hunger Games

   Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:00:00 -0000

   How Beijing turned its food insecurity into geopolitical leverage.

9. Trump Is Trapped in His YOLO War in Iran

   Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:57:16 -0000

   “It always works out,” the president assures us. But Iran is playing hardball because it sees what every American does: The war is jacking up prices …

10. Droughts Are Getting So Intense That Ancient Ruins Are Beginning to Surface From Dried Up Rivers

    Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:27:19 -0000

    "For archaeologists, these moments are ​extremely valuable." Water levels in rivers across Europe are reaching astonishing lows lately as a record …

11. Key Amazon cases reach Brazil’s Supreme Court following Lula's defeats in Congress

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:04:25 -0000

    SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court is set to weigh a series of cases in the coming days that could reshape protections for the Amazon rainforest and the Indigenous communities that depend on it. The cases span from Indigenous land rights, recent rollbacks on environmental safeguards and …

12. Amazon’s New AI Data Center Is So Enormous That It Appears It Will Become the Largest Single Source of Pollution in the United States

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:09:03 -0000

    "The world looks different now than when we co-founded the climate pledge." Tech Goliaths are scrambling to build as much AI computing capacity as …

13. These Colorado ranchers want fossil fuel companies held accountable | Colorado Newsline

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:00:28 -0000

    Every three days, Kathleen Sullivan Kelley hauls water from the town of Meeker to fill a 500-gallon tank at her ranch in Rio Blanco County. Kelley’s …

14. Map Shows Where ‘Extreme’ Wildfires Spreading Rapidly in Washington, Oregon

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:25:59 -0000

    The Pacific Northwest remains the nation's most active wildfire region, with major blazes in Washington and Oregon exhibiting what fire officials …

15. UK and France prepare for another heat wave as western Europe sets new temperature record

    Mon, 10 Aug 2026 02:07:55 -0000

    PARIS (AP) — The U.K. and France are bracing for the fifth heat wave of the season, adding to an intense stretch of hot weather that has repeatedly sent temperatures soaring across Europe since May. National weather agency Météo-France is warning about temperatures approaching 40 C (104 F) from …

16. Trump’s Reflecting Pool Fiasco Is About to Get Even Worse for Him

    Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:13:29 -0000

    The David Hearn affair isn’t over. Far from it. Jamie Raskin is launching an investigation, and Hearn’s legal team will pursue remedies. You’d be …

17. Insane Eyewitness Footage Captures Devastating Wildfires Ravaging Canadian Landscapes

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:05:28 -0000

    Wildfires raged across Canada's British Columbia, where about 20,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes.

18. Where have all the mosquitoes gone? Parts of the US are seeing a huge drop — and that has experts worried

    Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:43:39 -0000

    Pesky mosquitoes seem unavoidable in summer but may not be - in parts of the United States, at least. Mosquito levels are down 50 percent across some …

19. SCOTUS Justice Received Millions From Oil and Gas Interests

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 19:38:57 -0000

    The review comes as the Supreme Court prepares to decide how much power states have in holding oil companies accountable for the effects of climate …

20. Rare ‘cut-off low’ brings snow to Joburg and other parts of SA

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:19:40 -0000

    A rare cut‑off low weather system has brought icy rain, bitter cold and flurries of snow to Johannesburg in Gauteng and parts of South Africa, with …

21. El Niño could bring highest sea levels ever

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:57:34 -0000

    A strengthening El Niño could bring the highest sea levels ever recorded to the California coast this year, raising the risk of widespread and damaging flooding. It’s the latest effect forecast for what’s expected to be a historically strong event, one forecasters warn could also lash Southern …

22. A new type of levee is taking root in Northern California

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:30:00 -0000

    Combining flood mitigation with wetland habitat restoration, "horizontal levees" could protect coastal cities and wildlife from rising seas. Visitors …

23. Trump Administration Kills a Flagship Annual Report on the Arctic

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:38:20 -0000

    The top of the world is warming faster than any other region. For 20 years, the Arctic Report Card chronicled the extraordinary transformation. The Trump administration has pulled federal funding for an annual report chronicling the changing environment of the Arctic, where rapid warming is upending …

24. Solar Pumps Were Supposed To Help Farmers – Now They're Backfiring In A Big Way

    Mon, 10 Aug 2026 11:47:00 -0000

    Solar energy is making a substantial positive impact on human life. Solar panels are saving lives, changing deserts, and even having an unexpected …

25. How the hard reality of climate change hit Europe's economy this summer

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:30:00 -0000

    This year has been of particular concern as there have been multiple episodes ​of extreme events For anyone in Europe ⁠who still thought climate …

26. Pilot who quit flying due to climate change now loving life as a baker

    Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:11:58 -0000

    Snow-capped mountains, striking thunderstorms, fairy floss clouds and vivid sunsets stretching as far as the eye can see. These magical views were a …

27. Drought declared in 'almost three-quarters' of England, UK government says

    Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:40:26 -0000

    Britain was also facing its fifth heatwave of the 2026 summer that has seen multiple temperature records being broken. Some 71.3% of England is in …

28. Memo to Those Who Fear Socialism: Why Don’t You Try Fix Capitalism?

    Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    People alarmed about socialism’s poll numbers ought to pay more attention to how capitalism polls. It’s bad—and entirely deserved. Everywhere I look, …

29. Arctic Temperatures Reach 90 Degree

    Mon, 10 Aug 2026 12:58:00 -0000

    In parts of Russia which are inside the Arctic Circle, temperatures have reached 90 degrees F. This does several things. It will cause oceans to …

30. The DSA College Students Who Are Winning Elections—on City Councils

    Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    These young democratic socialists aren’t waiting until they graduate to win seats in local politics. In the fall of 2024, Jorge DeFendini, a …