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September 2nd, 2025 19:21:27 EDT -0400 Captain Scott’s famous polar shipwreck as never seen before
The Terra Nova carried Captain Scott and his men on their doomed expedition to the South Pole.
August 31st, 2025 19:35:37 EDT -0400 Canada's first lunar rover looks to future space exploration
The mission's goal is to find water on the Moon, which could open the door for a sustained human presence there.
September 1st, 2025 06:32:17 EDT -0400 Tories pledge to get all oil and gas out of North Sea
The government warns Kemi Badenoch's plans would "only accelerate the worsening climate crisis".
August 30th, 2025 20:35:20 EDT -0400 ‘Public enemy number one’: The battle against an eight-toothed beetle threatening UK forests
Forest Research said the UK is the first country to eradicate the beetle after five-year battle.
August 29th, 2025 20:55:53 EDT -0400 Military drills spark hundreds of wildfires in UK
Live explosives on army training sites in the UK countryside mean many wildfires cannot be tackled.
August 28th, 2025 20:10:56 EDT -0400 The Druids Oak is 800 years old - can it help save tomorrow's forests?
Scientists are decoding the DNA of Britain’s ancient oaks to crack the secrets of their superpowers.
August 27th, 2025 11:08:21 EDT -0400 'Punk rock' dinosaur with metre-long spikes discovered
The animal has come as a surprise to experts, who now have to rethink how these armoured dinosaurs evolved
August 22nd, 2025 06:45:09 EDT -0400 New dinosaur named after record-breaking sailor
The medium-sized herbivore once roamed the floodplains of what is now the Island's south-west coast.
August 20th, 2025 11:03:02 EDT -0400 Scientists make 'superfood' that could save honeybees
We rely on honeybees to pollinate our crops and a new food could protect them from growing threats.
August 18th, 2025 19:21:37 EDT -0400 Why scientists hope seabed mud could reveal Antarctic Ocean secrets
How long tubes of mud - drilled out of the Antarctic seafloor - could reveal how the frozen continent is changing.
August 28th, 2025 08:48:19 EDT -0400 Incinerator broke air pollution limits 916 times
The Environment Agency are currently considering enforcement action against the operator, Viridor.
August 15th, 2025 07:57:06 EDT -0400 Global plastic talks collapse as countries remain deeply divided
The latest round of UN-led talks have ended in deadlock, with disputes over plastic production and recycling.
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Yale Environment 360 is an online magazine offering opinion, analysis, reporting, and debate on global environmental issues.

September 4th, 2025 05:45:00 EDT -0400 Warming Made Hot, Dry Weather That Fueled Iberian Wildfires 40 Times More Likely

So far this year, fires have burned more than 1.5 million acres across northern Portugal and northwest Spain, killing eight people and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate. The bulk of the wildfires coincided with a brutal heat wave in August, the most intense on record in Spain, which helped set the stage for the devastating burns, experts say. 

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September 3rd, 2025 05:35:00 EDT -0400 Global Solar Installations Up 64 Percent So Far This Year

Even as the U.S. guts support for renewable power, the world is still pushing ahead on the shift to solar energy, with installations up 64 percent in the first half of this year.

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September 2nd, 2025 03:25:00 EDT -0400 In Indonesia’s Rainforest, a Mega-Farm Project Is Plowing Ahead

The Indonesian government is fast-tracking a massive agricultural project that is turning 7 million acres of tropical forest into rice and sugarcane farms. Critics say it is the world’s largest deforestation project and would upend the lives of thousands of Indigenous people.

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August 29th, 2025 01:55:00 EDT -0400 In Yellowstone, Restored Bison Replenish Grasslands

Bison have made a remarkable comeback in Yellowstone National Park, going from fewer than two dozen animals at the turn of the last century to roughly 5,000 today. Their return, a study finds, has had a remarkable impact on grasslands in the region.

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August 28th, 2025 04:34:00 EDT -0400 How the Next Pandemic Could Emerge from an Aardvark Burrow

Animals of all kinds mix and mingle in underground burrows, offering troubling opportunities for diseases to jump species.

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August 27th, 2025 06:25:00 EDT -0400 The Best Wildlife Photography of the Year

Every year the Natural History Museum in London honors the best wildlife photographers from around the world, highlighting 100 extraordinary photos of nature. This year, the finalists were selected from more than 60,000 entries and feature dynamic portraits of wildlife alongside haunting images of humanity's impact on the natural world.

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August 25th, 2025 11:00:00 EDT -0400 Map Reveals Toxic Pollution Leaking from U.S. Drilling Sites

Scientists have shown that U.S. oil and gas drilling sites are not just leaking methane but also a host of toxic chemicals that pose an urgent threat to the health of those living nearby. A new interactive map details the impact of hundreds of major leaks.

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August 25th, 2025 04:32:00 EDT -0400 In the Yucatan, the High Cost of a Boom in Factory Hog Farms

In “Slaughter-land” — the First-Place Winner of the 2025 Yale Environment 360 Film Contest — two Latin American filmmakers document how hundreds of mega-farms that contain tens of thousands of pigs are trampling Indigenous rights and befouling the air and water in the Yucatan.

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August 22nd, 2025 08:24:00 EDT -0400 Wildfires Burning Less Land but Threatening More People

A growing number of people globally are seeing wildfires encroach on their homes. That is not because wildfires are burning more land, however. Over the last two decades, the number of acres burned has dropped. The growing exposure to fires, a new study finds, is driven by the millions of people moving into fire-prone areas, mostly in Africa.

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August 20th, 2025 06:07:00 EDT -0400 In Scotland, Whale Strandings Have More Than Tripled

Over the past three decades, the number of whale strandings in Scotland has grown dramatically, a new study shows. Scientists say pollution and industrial noise may be driving the losses.

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August 19th, 2025 10:05:00 EDT -0400 In the Transition to Renewable Energy, China Is at a Crossroads

For the first time, wind and solar are beginning to displace coal power in China, causing emissions to drop. Analyst Lauri Myllyvirta explores the challenges ahead for policymakers, who must now choose between propping up coal or doubling down on the shift to clean energy.

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August 19th, 2025 05:19:00 EDT -0400 As Greenland Melts, Sea Life Blooms

Meltwater flowing from the Greenland ice sheet is stirring up nutrients from the ocean depths, fueling algal blooms. A new study reveals the extent to which melting is driving the growth of algae.

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