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  1. ‘Essentially rabies’: Virus warning after 43 people bitten, scratched by bats in just two weeks

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:42:17 -0000

    The numbers mark a big increase from the 10 reported cases in the same two-week period in 2025.

  2. If the Nidal Hasan Execution Is Livestreamed, We Are a Barbaric Nation

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The only countries to carry out public executions in 2025? Iran and Afghanistan. That’s the company Pete Hegseth wants America to keep. Very early on …

  3. Cereals, Vegetables and Fruits Have Lost Up to Half of Their Essential Nutrients in the Last 60 Years. Modern Farming Is Partly to Blame and Climate Change Will Make It Worse

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:17:41 -0000

    Decades of agricultural progress have filled our plates, but some crucial minerals are thinning. A loaf of bread today may look much like one baked 60 …

  4. California is taking a beating from an unusually destructive 2026 Pacific hurricane season

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:59:37 -0000

    California isn’t a place most Americans associate with tropical weather, but it’s taking a beating in 2026 from one of the most active eastern …

  5. The Return of the Brazilian Far Right Is a Climate Catastrophe

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    Lula’s loss will be a disaster for the Amazon rainforest, and could accelerate global warming dramatically. On October 25, Brazilians will vote in the …

  6. The Pacific Islands are changing. What happens to cultural heritage when the people have to leave?

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:36:00 -0000

    On Lakina, a small, uninhabited islet in the Pacific nation of Tuvalu, a lone church stands among the coconut palms and pandanus trees. It is the only …

  7. Experts Identified The Gravest Health Threats Facing Humanity – Two Have 'Extinction Potential'

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:00:00 -0000

    If there's one thing the COVID-19 pandemic taught us, it's that the world isn't always as prepared for a crisis as we might think. Now, in a sweeping …

  8. The Sudden Return of Effective Altruism

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:00:00 -0000

    The Silicon Valley elite went all in on the movement because it created a justification for the weath-hoarding, antisocial oligarchy they wanted to …

  9. Human teeth pinpoint when lead began poisoning medieval town

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 23:01:00 -0000

    Dental enamel reveals the toxic metal's origins in England. Thanks to some medieval human teeth, archaeologists have pinpointed when lead production first expanded across Europe during the Middle Ages. By examining dental enamel collected from graves located in central England, researchers now know …

  10. ‘Critical moment’: World leaders urged to course correct on nature protection ahead of COP17 summit

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 23:26:56 -0000

    Game-changing global nature pact still has potential – but nations need to speed up progress, conservationists urge. Governments are falling short on …

  11. Amid Terrifying Readings, Experts Fear El Niño Is About to Wreak Havoc

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 16:01:00 -0000

    "The warning lights are flashing." Record temperatures all across the Pacific, and a prelude of powerful hurricanes to boot. The omens are all there: …

  12. One Nation denies AI-generated video used to launch Victorian election campaign was racist

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:25:13 -0000

    One Nation's Victorian deputy leader has defended an AI-generated campaign video featuring a suicide bomber and a home invader, denying it was racist. …

  13. Inside Ethiopia’s ambitious campaign to plant 50 billion trees

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    The government says it has planted more than 48 billion trees since 2019, including a single-day record of over 800 million this August. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Business is booming on the small patch of land where Eyasu Debela and four friends run a store by the side of the road selling tree …

  14. Scientists announce solar panel breakthrough that could take the tech past a significant threshold — silver-based electrode pushes efficiency towards 43%

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 14:00:00 -0000

    Solar power continues to be used more widely, and the science behind the technology is developing too: researchers from the Institut de Ciencies …

  15. Texas appeals order requiring prison air conditioning, saying it puts operations at risk

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:37:46 -0000

    Lawyers for Texas have appealed a federal judge’s order requiring all state lockups to be climate controlled before 2030 to the conservative 5th U.S. …

  16. Why the worst El Niño killed millions – and how we can avoid a repeat

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    To read of the great famine that swept the globe in the 1870s is to read of a hellscape worse than your imagination could conjure. In China, India, …

  17. Fired Government Scientists Are Finding New Ways to Spread the Word on Climate Change

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:15:00 -0000

    In April of last year, Donald Trump’s administration halted work on a climate science report that the United States had been producing for over 20 …

  18. Why China Doesn’t Want to Join the Ranks of the World’s Developed Countries

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:00:00 -0000

    Nation nears high-income status, a clash with its image as a champion of the Global South BEIJING—China is on the cusp of becoming a high-income country by the World Bank’s classification. But Beijing would rather not be grouped with the world’s wealthy nations. As the U.S. and China battle for …

  19. Community action to protect Cambodia’s seas: Interview with commune leader Sorn Srenh

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:53:15 -0000

    PHNOM PENH — In Cambodia’s Koh Sdach archipelago, where turquoise waters hide mounting environmental pressures from overfishing and plastic waste to …

  20. End of the world forecast for next month by 1960 study

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:27:04 -0000

    The end of the world is just a month away, according to a scientific paper published 66 years ago. The 1960 paper, published in the prestigious …

  21. UK and EU agree to hold Brexit ‘reset’ summit on Nov. 20

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:40:24 -0000

    The two sides want to use the meeting to sign off new agreements on agri-food trade, emissions trading, and a youth mobility scheme. LONDON — Britain …

  22. Scientists Say This El Niño Could Be the Strongest on Record. Here's Where Early-Season Skiing Could Be Best.

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:37:03 -0000

    Published October 12, 2026 03:37PM The Climate Prediction Center has predicted a 100 percent chance of El Niño until at least the January to March …

  23. Chicago Breaks Daily Heat Record Monday, But Temperatures Will Soon Plummet

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:49:24 -0000

    CHICAGO — Chicago set a new daily heat record Monday and could do as again Tuesday — but the area’s brief return to summer conditions won’t last …

  24. Record-breaking hurricane activity in Pacific Ocean is battering the California coast

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:36:16 -0000

    A season of tropical storms and hurricanes with record-breaking energy in the Pacific Ocean is battering the Southern California coastline. Researchers at Colorado State University confirmed Monday that storms this summer have generated a higher level of accumulated cyclone energy than ever …

  25. A once-in-a-generation opportunity for California’s ocean

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:30:54 -0000

    California is weighing new marine protections that could safeguard vital coastal habitats, help restore marine life, and give Tribes a greater role …

  26. More parks, rivers and green corridors: how Guimarães is preparing for extreme heat

    Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:00:50 -0000

    Guimarães, the current European Green Capital, is reshaping the city to tackle extreme heat and climate change. Over a decade of investment in green …

  27. El Nino breaks Pacific temperature record as weather pattern intensifies

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:12:30 -0000

    An intensifying El Nino pushed sea surface temperatures in a key Pacific monitoring region to a record 29.70C in September, the EU’s Copernicus climate service said Monday. Forecasters expect the weather pattern, which raises drought and flood risks and exacerbates global warming, to become the …

  28. A Perfect Storm: Waves and Tides Could Flood Bay Area Shorelines This Week

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:00:00 -0000

    A combination of El Niño-driven waves, tropical storm swells and high tides could flood Bay Area shorelines this week. Tides and waves of varying …

  29. Trump claims there’s an energy ceasefire

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 22:00:22 -0000

    Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump said there’s an energy ceasfire President Trump says that Russia and Ukraine had reached an energy ceasefire …

  30. Pacific hurricane region sets record for big, long-lasting storms thanks to El Niño

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 20:50:00 -0000

    The drumbeat of monster hurricanes in the Pacific has broken a record for nasty long-lasting storms east of the international date line, turbocharged …