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UK climate breakdown ‘coming faster and harder’ says economist
8+ hour, 37+ min ago (77+ words) We spoke to the economist Professor Matthew Agarwala, who's the chair of sustainable finance at the University of Sussex Bennett Institute, and asked him what advice he would give to Prime Minister Andy Burnham. UK climate breakdown ‘coming faster and…...
What happens when Betelgeuse blows its top?
9+ hour, 12+ min ago (753+ words) This artist’s concept shows the red supergiant star Betelgeuse and a companion star orbiting within the supergiant’s tenuous outer atmosphere. Artwork: NASA, ESA, Elizabeth Wheatley (STScI); Science: Andrea Dupree (CfA) Betelgeuse has always been something of a mystery. And by…...
As Lala Lashes Hawaii, the Atlantic Hurricane Season Remains Calm. So Far.
4+ hour, 24+ min ago (532+ words) When the Pacific is overly active with tropical cyclones like Lala, the Atlantic typically remains quiet. That has been the case so far this hurricane season, with more activity in the Pacific and less in the Atlantic — but in the…...
The Amazon is often called “the lungs of the Earth,” but a mature rainforest's net oxygen contribution is close to zero — nearly all the oxygen made by photosynthesis is consumed again by respiration and decay. Ocean phytoplankton generate roughly half of Earth's photosynthetic oxygen too, but most of that is recycled as well; atmospheric oxygen accumulates only when organic carbon escapes decomposition and gets buried.
9+ hour, 21+ min ago (307+ words) Forests and phytoplankton generate enormous gross oxygen flows, but respiration recycles most of them; long-term atmospheric gain depends on carbon escaping oxidation. By The Long View · Edited by Lachlan Brown Published August 16, 2026 · How we edit This article is a synthesis…...
Firefighters Battle Massive Wildfires in Belgium and Greece as 2 Die on Island Near Athens
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (544+ words) BAELEN, Belgium—Firefighters battled a massive wildfire that scorched a nature reserve in eastern Belgium and another on a Greek island where two people were killed on Sunday as hot and dry conditions fueled fires across parts of Europe. A…...
Crown-of-thorns to be removed to protect park reefs
10+ hour, 56+ min ago (345+ words) The National Park Service’s Marine National Park Headquarters has stepped up efforts to remove crown-of-thorns starfish in Dongsha Atoll National Park and South Penghu Marine National Park to protect coral reefs. The world has experienced four mass coral bleaching events…...
Learning how to identify a wetland in Hampton Roads
5+ hour, 18+ min ago (130+ words) PORTSMOUTH, VA — A workshop at Paradise Creek Nature Park gave participants a hands-on look at how scientists determine whether an area qualifies as a wetland. Although the vernal pool studied during the workshop was dry, participants learned that wetlands are…...
Lala's stormy close encounter with Hawaii to last into Sunday night
10+ hour, 56+ min ago (1000+ words) Inches to feet of rain are being unleashed, causing flooding, with winds strong enough to cause power outages and surf heavy enough to be damaging and dangerous as Lala drifts just south of the Hawaiian Islands. Published Aug 16, 2026 11:36 AM EDT…...
Farmers, helicopters help battle record Belgian wildfire
12+ hour, 7+ min ago (555+ words) Military helicopters backed by tractors on the ground hauled water Sunday to help firefighters tame Belgium’s largest modern-day wildfire, which mushroomed in size since breaking out two days earlier in a hard-to-access nature reserve. Local farmers have poured in to…...
Firefighters battle massive wildfires in Belgium and Greece...
10+ hour, 6+ min ago (812+ words) A blaze in eastern Belgium burned about 30 square kilometers (12 square miles) in the High Fens, a large nature reserve, in one of the country’s worst wildfires in recent history. About 600 residents in the nearby municipalities of Waimes and Bütgenbach, in…...