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  1. Alaska Wolf Found With Record Amount of Mercury, a Sign of Growing Contamination

    Fri, 02 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0000

    When Alaska’s wolves began eating sea otters, it looked like a story of adaptation. Then they started getting sick. In the summer of 2013, two …
  2. Research ties China's smog clean-up to hotter and drier conditions in Australia

    Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:59:08 -0000

    Just weeks before the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Chinese authorities restricted half of all private cars from the city's roads, alternating daily bans …
  3. Negative prices for electricity are getting more common in Europe and consumer costs have dipped—while Americans face rising energy bills

    Thu, 01 Jan 2026 08:57:57 -0000

    Electricity supply is increasingly outpacing demand in Europe as renewable energy capacity grows, making negative prices a more frequent …
  4. Six AI Questions I Want Answered in 2026

    Thu, 01 Jan 2026 19:00:09 -0000

    The word of the year for 2025, according to Merriam-Webster, was “slop,” referring to the deluge of low-quality content churned out by artificial intelligence. It’s a fitting reflection of the awkward phase we’ve entered three years after ChatGPT kicked off the global AI boom. We were promised tools …
  5. Physicists Finally Solved One Of The Biggest Mysteries About Fusion Energy

    Thu, 01 Jan 2026 09:25:29 -0000

    Nuclear fusion is deemed the next big thing in the field of energy harvesting for humanity, but creating a reactor that can achieve continuous …
  6. Taiwan hits fine particle goal, turns focus to ozone and ultrafine pollution

    Fri, 02 Jan 2026 04:07:00 -0000

    Officials warn climate change is complicating ozone control as government moves to regulate VOCs and launch PM0.1 monitoring. Taiwan said it met its …
  7. 'Obscene greed!' Fury as 8 billionaires pocket 25% of global wealth gains in one year

    Thu, 01 Jan 2026 21:51:41 -0000

    Led by Big Tech billionaires including Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison, and Elon Musk, the world’s 500 richest people added a record $2.2 trillion to their …
  8. Why plastic bans aren't working and what needs to change

    Thu, 01 Jan 2026 20:56:06 -0000

    Four years after Germany phased out light plastic bags, how has the EU addressed plastic waste — and why do single-use items still pile up in …
  9. GOP lawmakers’ power transfers are reshaping North Carolina

    Thu, 01 Jan 2026 11:00:09 -0000

    North Carolina voters have chosen Democrats in three straight elections for governor; the state’s Republican-led legislature has countered by siphoning off some of the powers that traditionally came with the job. These power grabs have had a profound effect on both democracy in the state and on the …
  10. The world is still failing its children. We can change that in 2026

    Thu, 01 Jan 2026 08:21:31 -0000

    A new innovative aid model is needed to reflect the needs of children and their communities and adapt to new realities. As we enter 2026, one truth is impossible to ignore: children around the world are facing their greatest levels of need in modern history – just as the humanitarian system meant to …
  11. The Fast-Growing Tree That Thrives In Cold Climates And Adds A Splash Of Color

    Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:30:00 -0000

    If you garden in a colder climate, you know that compromises are part of the game. So, finding a tree that grows fast, thrives in the cold, and still …
  12. Brickmaking keeps eating farmland as Bangladesh misses clean-build goal

    Fri, 02 Jan 2026 05:54:51 -0000

    In 2019, Bangladesh set a target to end the use of traditional bricks and switch to concrete blocks in all government construction works by June …
  13. Tesla Sales Collapse, Damage Green Progress

    Thu, 01 Jan 2026 15:01:47 -0000

    Transportation is among the most significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions in the US. EVs were supposed to lower that. Tesla is the EV leader, …
  14. Cheap Solar Is Changing Life in South Africa

    Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:22:50 -0000

    A few years ago, a Cape Town dentist would lose patients when the power cut out. No electricity meant no X rays and no treatment. Now he runs his …
  15. For 2026, There’s a Better Way to Be Hopeful

    Thu, 01 Jan 2026 10:00:39 -0000

    As we look ahead to the new year, hope seems to be in short supply. Recent surveys have found that sizable majorities of Americans believed the United States was on track to become economically weaker and more politically divided, nearly 80 percent did not expect their children’s lives to be any …
  16. Why Israel’s north blooms in many colors while the Negev turns red, scientists find

    Fri, 02 Jan 2026 07:01:28 -0000

    A citizen science initiative is updating Israel’s anemone rainfall and flowering map for the first time since 2019, explaining why northern and …
  17. Toyota Says America's EVs Could Power 40 Nuclear Reactors

    Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:42:00 -0000

    The Irony of Toyota's Big Announcement Toyota just dropped an eye-opening postulation about battery electric vehicles with vehicle-to-grid …
  18. Federal appeals court blocks Hawaii's climate change tourist tax on cruise ships

    Thu, 01 Jan 2026 02:48:31 -0000

    A federal appeals court ruling on New Year's Eve blocked Hawaii from enforcing a climate change tourist tax on cruise ship passengers, a levy that …
  19. France’s ban on ‘forever chemicals’ comes into force today. Here’s what will change

    Thu, 01 Jan 2026 07:00:12 -0000

    Cosmetics and clothes made with PFAS, also known as forever chemicals, have officially been banned in France. France’s ban on "forever chemicals" …
  20. The conservation ledger: What we lost and what we gained in 2025

    Thu, 01 Jan 2026 13:18:25 -0000

    Extinction is rarely a moment. It is a process that unfolds offstage, marked by missed sightings, thinning records, and the slow reassignment of hope …
  21. Why 2026 Marks ‘The New Disorder World’ – OpEd

    Wed, 31 Dec 2025 18:54:04 -0000

    There was a time when humanitarian statistics startled the world. A million displaced people made headlines. A famine declaration triggered emergency …
  22. UK: Greta Thunberg Arrested During Pro Palestinian Sit In In London

    Wed, 31 Dec 2025 19:07:02 -0000

    London, United Kingdom - December 23, 2025 Video filmed on December 23, 2025, shows climate activist Greta Thunberg being arrested outside Aspen Insurance in the City of London during a pro Palestinian sit in protest. The footage, recorded outside a modern glass building marked “30,” captures Thunberg seated cross legged on the pavement in front of gray metal barriers. She is wearing a black beanie, scarf, puffer jacket, and sneakers, while holding a handwritten white sign reading: “I Support Palestine Action Prisoners I Oppose Genocide.” Security staff in high visibility yellow vests are visible nearby. A police officer wearing a checkered hat approaches and speaks briefly to her before taking hold of her arm. As officers move in, Thunberg goes limp in an act of passive resistance. Two officers then lift her by the arms and carry her away horizontally, with her feet dragging along the ground and the sign remaining in her hand. The handheld, shaky footage highlights the arrest taking place in daylight. The post describing the video labels the incident as “BREAKING,” claiming Thunberg was arrested under the Terrorism Act during a Prisoners for Palestine action targeting insurers connected to Israeli weapons firm Elbit Systems. According to incident details, the arrest occurred during a small and peaceful demonstration organized by Prisoners for Palestine to support hunger striking activists linked to Palestine Action. The group was proscribed as a terrorist organization by the UK government in July 2025 for actions disrupting companies such as Elbit Systems. Thunberg was charged under Section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 for displaying a placard in support of the banned group. She was briefly detained and later released on bail pending further investigation. No violence or injuries were reported, and the protest sought to draw attention to alleged complicity in genocide through insurance links to arms manufacturers. The incident sparked mixed reactions, with supporters praising the action as a defense of free speech and Palestinian rights, while critics argued it amounted to endorsement of extremism.
  23. In North Cascades, Holden Village flooding forces evacuation of staff, cancels winter season - My Edmonds News

    Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:50:32 -0000

    Thirty-nine staff members and three children were initially evacuated by helicopter after the Dec. 13 flooding. A skeleton crew of 11 remained to …
  24. World’s first underwater desalination plant uses ocean pressure to halve energy use

    Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:15:46 -0000

    In 2026, Norwegian startup Flocean is slated to launch the world’s first demonstrator and commercial-scale subsea desalination plant at Mongstad, …
  25. What Would Happen If a Polar Bear Meets a Grizzly?

    Thu, 01 Jan 2026 17:12:55 -0000

    In the vast wilderness of North America, two apex predators reign supreme in their respective domains: the polar bear of the Arctic ice and the …
  26. An introduction to deep time in the West

    Thu, 01 Jan 2026 09:00:00 -0000

    Winter is settling over the rolling hills of North Idaho, where I live. Snow ices the limbs of the bare aspens outside my window, while perfect …
  27. How to listen to a forest

    Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:14:28 -0000

    I was walking in Alice Holt Forest on England’s Surrey-Hampshire border when I stopped to listen. Despite there being nobody nearby, a slow …
  28. New year, new laws: What states are doing differently in 2026 : Here & Now Anytime

    Thu, 01 Jan 2026 20:00:00 -0000

    New laws are taking effect across the country on Jan. 1. In Hawai'i, there is now a new tax on tourists that will fund efforts to fight climate change. And in Utah, a new law took effect that restricts some people with drunk driving convictions from purchasing alcohol. The Associated Press’ David …
  29. Emma Johnston, a marine ecologist with institutional reach, has died at 52

    Wed, 31 Dec 2025 23:56:44 -0000

    Universities like to present themselves as durable institutions. They outlast governments, ride out recessions, and take pride in the slow …
  30. Black America In 2025: The Stories That Shaped The Year

    Wed, 31 Dec 2025 15:19:00 -0000

    From Trump's return to the White House and sweeping rollbacks of DEI to historic wins and nationwide boycotts led by Black faith leaders, 2025 …