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1. 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 Afghanitisan. That’s the company Pete Hegseth wants America to keep. Very early on …

2. Love blooms on a hostile colony world in As You Wake, Break the Shell

   Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:00:00 -0000

   One of science fiction’s oldest themes is its insistence that the future isn’t inevitable. Few contemporary authors embody that idea more than Becky …

3. 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, …

4. 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 …

5. 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 …

6. 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. …

7. 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 …

8. 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 …

9. Massive Wave in The Pacific Was The Most Extreme 'Rogue Wave' on Record

   Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:00:00 -0000

   In November 2020, a freak wave appeared, lifting a lone buoy off the coast of British Columbia 17.6 meters (58 feet) high. A few years later, the …

10. As flooding worsens in the Philly suburbs, water rescues are on the rise. Firefighters are having to adapt — and fast

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:13 -0000

    In Coatesville, firefighters once stripped down to their shirts and shorts for water rescues. Now, they have dry suits in their lockers. From Delco to …

11. Here are the threats that remain from storm Rachel and the weather whiplash that comes next

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

    After the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel damaged coastal homes in Long Beach and brought flooding and debris flows to the Coachella Valley, National Weather Service forecasters project the worst has passed for Southern California — but threats remain for communities along the coast. Wind …

12. The Dirtiest Cities in America Have Been Ranked, and This One State Dominates the List

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 19:48:15 -0000

    Some American cities have a dirty secret. And a new study just made sure the whole country knows about it. Every traveler wants the full picture …

13. Las Vegas strip floods from Tropical Storm Rachel

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:09:15 -0000

    The remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel dumped around 3 inches of rain on Las Vegas, causing flash flooding on parts of the famous Strip. The remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel dumped around 3 inches of rain on Las Vegas, causing flash flooding on parts of the famous Strip. An astronaut aboard SpaceX …

14. 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 …

15. Will AI be good or bad for the climate? Here’s what the latest evidence on energy use suggests

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:33:19 -0000

    Is AI a climate change villain, whose insatiable hunger for electricity will roast the planet? Or will it help predict where the next climate …

16. Antarctic Sea Ice Grows to Its 2026 Maximum - NASA Science

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:00:00 -0000

    This story is an update to the Antarctic sea ice feature in our World of Change series tracking long-term change on Earth's surface through satellite …

17. Trump Administration Plans $65 Million Exhibit at Saudi Arabia’s ‘Expo 2030’

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:31:18 -0000

    Out: Climate and diversity. In: America’s friendship with Saudi Arabia. Subscribe for $50 for the first year Subscribe for unlimited access and support …

18. America Shouldn’t Let Go of the Middle East

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:00:00 -0000

    Why disengagement is not the answer.

19. Nepal flash floods sweep away buildings and bridge weeks after Tibet border disaster

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:32:20 -0000

    • Flash floods struck northern Nepal, sweeping away buildings and at least one bridge along the Budhi Gandaki River• The disaster struck just weeks after …

20. Rescued weather records reveal hot days became nearly twice as common in the Congo Basin over two decades

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:00:01 -0000

    New research led by Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and published in the journal Earth System Dynamics shows a clear warming signal across the Congo …

21. What happens when tribal know-how meets climate science? A Cape Cod film

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:04:43 -0000

    As climate change continues to reshape coastal communities, a new documentary screening on Indigenous Peoples' Day will spotlight how tribal knowledge and Western science can collaborate to build a more sustainable future. "Climate Voices," produced and directed by Mashpee Wampanoag land and water …

22. 15th Five-Year Plan: What China’s Development Means to the World

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:39:19 -0000

    World Economic Forum, public.affairs@weforum.org Panelists say the China’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) prioritises innovation, consumption, …

23. Liberals Can't Address the Climate Crisis Because It Means Confronting Capitalism

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 19:40:26 -0000

    We have no choice but to take on the fossil fuel industry. Those who won't acknowledge this are peddling fake solutions to climate change. In 2023, …

24. AI is among 17 potentially ‘catastrophic threats’ that researchers say require targeted action

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 23:59:20 -0000

    More than a dozen “interconnected catastrophic threats” pose significant risk to global health and wellbeing through the remainder of the 21st century, researchers say – including the potential for extinction. But targeted action from world leaders can help avoid worst-case scenarios. Using data …

25. Supreme Court climate case could bankrupt oil companies, send gas prices soaring, experts warn

    Sat, 10 Oct 2026 20:05:53 -0000

    A Supreme Court showdown over climate change lawsuits could leave oil companies bankrupt, gas stations facing financial ruin and Americans paying more at the pump if the justices allow cities and states to pursue billions in damages against the fossil fuel industry, energy policy experts warn. "You …

26. Reading the Iliad Through an Environmental Lens with Edith Hall

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:01:48 -0000

    Homer’s Iliad is famous for its epic battles, bronze weapons, and fleets of wooden ships. But what did this warfare demand from the natural world? In …

27. Farming and solar power are competing for land. Can agrivoltaics solve the problem?

    Sun, 11 Oct 2026 05:02:20 -0000

    Agrivoltaics could help to prevent farmland abandonment by protecting crops and boosting income. But some say the solution ignores the real …

28. They War-Gamed Dimming the Sun. It Went Even Worse Than You Think

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:00:00 -0000

    Solar geoengineering could buy humanity time against climate change—or trigger a dangerous new arms race. A first-of-its-kind simulation offered a …

29. A New Home for Data Centers: Space?

    Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:00:15 -0000

    Our world is already beset by a climate crisis, galloping biodiversity loss, and a plague of plastic that has reached nearly every waterway and …

30. 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: …