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April 15th, 2026 19:20:22 EDT -0400 Why cheap power could matter more than clean power in the push for net zero
The question of how important making our electricity clean is to going green is coming under increasing scrutiny
April 14th, 2026 19:14:24 EDT -0400 Butterfly numbers are dropping but here are five species you may see more of
A warming climate has helped some to flourish, researchers say, but the outlook is troubling.
April 14th, 2026 12:12:27 EDT -0400 New footage shows moment Orion capsule hatch is opened at sea
Newly released video shows the moment the hatch of Artemis II's Orion capsule is unlocked to a joyful reunion with the four astronauts.
April 11th, 2026 19:17:07 EDT -0400 From blast off to splashdown: My days following Nasa's historic mission to the Moon
BBC Science Editor Rebecca Morelle reflects on how it felt to watch history being made.
April 11th, 2026 19:19:46 EDT -0400 Golden eagles' return to English skies gets government backing
The birds could be reintroduced as early as next year following a £1m injection from the government.
April 9th, 2026 20:59:31 EDT -0400 Want to help garden birds? Don't feed them in warmer months, says RSPB
The UK's largest bird charity has issued new guidance advising people to stop using feeders to help wildlife thrive.
April 16th, 2026 11:24:35 EDT -0400 Rare butterflies spotted after 430 trees planted
Rare white-letter hairstreak butterflies have been spotted after volunteers planted elm trees.
April 16th, 2026 10:52:41 EDT -0400 Saving gorillas by helping humans
In South West Uganda, mountain gorillas are being saved by helping humans.
April 16th, 2026 01:13:00 EDT -0400 Charity fundraises to bring back wildlife
The trust is aiming to raise £40K to create wildlife-rich public spaces.
April 15th, 2026 13:45:22 EDT -0400 Huge containers of liquid waste dumped by roadside
Containers dumped on the A35 leaked into a drainage channel, raising environmental concerns.
April 15th, 2026 12:24:38 EDT -0400 Sand dredging may have greater impact on Lough Neagh
The QUB team says it is the first time several techniques have been combined to analyse the effect.
April 16th, 2026 21:38:52 EDT -0400 Artemis commander tells BBC about 'powerful' moment crater named after his late wife
Reid Wiseman’s two daughters were in Nasa’s mission control room for the naming of the “Carroll” crater in honour of the commander’s late wife.
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Yale Environment 360 is an online magazine offering opinion, analysis, reporting, and debate on global environmental issues.

April 16th, 2026 04:45:00 EDT -0400 Rusting Rivers: Alarm Grows Over Uptick in Acidic Arctic Waters

Climate change has thawed permafrost and increased rainfall in the Far North, producing sulfuric acid that is turning rivers and lakes yellow or rusty orange. Scientists are scrambling to parse the impacts on wildlife, fish, and the drinking water of Indigenous communities.

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April 15th, 2026 06:18:00 EDT -0400 Israeli Strikes Are Destroying Farmland in Southern Lebanon

Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon have devastated orchards and fields. Lebanese officials say that one-fifth of the country's farmland has been damaged in the course of the war.

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April 14th, 2026 08:37:00 EDT -0400 For the First Time in the U.S., Renewables Generate More Power Than Natural Gas

In a first last month, renewables supplied more power to the U.S. than natural gas, a milestone in the shift to clean energy. However, rising power demand is complicating the transition away from fossil fuels by extending the lives of many aging coal power plants.

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April 13th, 2026 08:59:00 EDT -0400 One in Five Gray Whales That Enter San Francisco Bay Die There

As oceans warm and whale prey become increasingly scarce, gray whales have begun venturing into San Francisco Bay in search of food. But nearly one in five gray whales who enter the bay die there, many of them killed by passing boats, new research shows.

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April 10th, 2026 09:35:00 EDT -0400 The Global Wildlife Trade Is Fueling the Spread of Viruses

Scientists have long known that deadly diseases, from HIV to SARS to Ebola, can begin in animals and spill over to people. But a new study is the first to quantify the risks from the global trade in wildlife, finding that nearly half of traded mammals share at least one pathogen with humans.

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April 9th, 2026 05:19:00 EDT -0400 A More Troubling Picture of Sea Level Rise Is Coming into View

Scientists have uncovered a "blind spot" in the research on rising seas, revealing that tens of millions of people thought safe from coastal flooding are at risk of inundation. Across much of the world, sea levels are higher than previously assumed and land is sinking faster.

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April 8th, 2026 09:35:00 EDT -0400 A Shift to EVs Would Lower the Price of Gasoline, Study Finds

A broad shift to electric vehicles would benefit drivers of gas-powered cars by lowering the price of fuel. That is the finding of a new study, which comes as the war in Iran rattles energy markets, making oil more expensive.

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April 7th, 2026 09:27:00 EDT -0400 Google to Use Natural Gas to Power Massive Data Center in Texas

A planned gas-fired power plant at a Google data center in Texas would generate up to 4.5 million tons of carbon dioxide annually, more than the city of San Francisco.

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April 3rd, 2026 03:00:00 EDT -0400 U.S. Biofuels Target Could Fuel Destruction of Tropical Rainforest

The U.S. doesn’t produce enough vegetable oil to meet a new biofuels mandate, so suppliers will have to ramp up imports, putting pressure on tropical forests overseas, which may be cleared to grow oil crops.

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April 2nd, 2026 11:56:00 EDT -0400 Why Protecting Flowering Plants Is Crucial to Our Future

In his latest book, biologist David George Haskell describes flowering plants as “world creators.” In an interview with Yale Environment 360, he explains how they spurred the evolution of new ecosystems and what flowering plants can teach us about survival on a warming planet.

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April 2nd, 2026 04:36:00 EDT -0400 Trying Times: Keeping the Faith as Environmental Gains Are Lost

For people who came of age in the 1970s, it is especially painful to witness the Trump administration’s relentless rollback of hard-won environmental progress. But as the assaults on clean air and water, endangered species, and more mount, a noted ecologist finds reasons for hope.

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April 1st, 2026 09:44:00 EDT -0400 Dozens of New Species Discovered In Deep Waters Off Australia

Scientists have identified more than 110 new species discovered deep underwater beyond the edges of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

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