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November 11th, 2025 03:34:24 EST -0500 Government sets out plan to phase out animal experiments
The plan follows up on a manifesto promise to work towards the phasing out the practice.
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October 17th, 2025 12:31:07 EDT -0400 Landmark deal to cut global shipping emissions in tatters after US pressure
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November 11th, 2025 07:55:00 EST -0500 China's Emissions Have Been Trending Down for 18 Months

For 18 months, China's carbon emissions have been flat or falling as solar and wind displace coal and electric vehicles supplant gas-powered cars. That is the finding of a new analysis, which comes as China takes center stage at the U.N. climate negotiations now underway in Brazil.

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November 10th, 2025 05:12:00 EST -0500 As U.S. and E.U. Retreat on Climate, China Takes the Leadership Role

As U.N. talks get underway, China is emerging as a key leader in international climate efforts. It is empowering the global energy transition, and along with India and Brazil, is becoming the driving force in climate diplomacy and filling a vacuum left by the world’s rich nations. 

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November 7th, 2025 11:00:00 EST -0500 In a Death Valley Shrub, Scientists See a Blueprint for Heat-Proof Crops

In the searing heat of Death Valley, California, a small shrub known as the Arizona honeysweet is able to thrive in temperatures upwards of 120 degrees F (roughly 50 degrees C). A new study reveals how the plant, Tidestromia oblongifolia, can endure in such harsh conditions, findings that could prove useful in engineering crops to endure more extreme heat.

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November 6th, 2025 10:07:00 EST -0500 World Appears on Track to Triple Renewable Capacity by 2030

For the fourth year in a row, the world is projected to add a record amount of wind and solar. If the growth of these technologies continues apace, countries will reach an international goal to triple global renewable capacity by the end of this decade, analysts say.

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November 5th, 2025 08:12:00 EST -0500 As Brazil Cracks Down on Forest Clearing, Emissions Fall

Last year Brazil saw its biggest drop in emissions since 2009, new data show. The decline comes in the wake of a crackdown on deforestation.

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November 4th, 2025 09:31:00 EST -0500 From Ruins to Reuse: How Ukrainians Are Repurposing War Waste

Russian bombardments have generated more than a billion tons of debris across Ukraine since 2022. Now, local and international efforts are meticulously sorting the bricks, concrete, metal, and wood, preparing these materials for a second life in new buildings and roads. 

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November 3rd, 2025 08:34:00 EST -0500 In Decade Since Paris Agreement, Climate Outlook Has Improved Dramatically

A new report finds that the world is headed for around 2.8 degrees C of warming by the end of this century, far less than was forecast before the Paris Climate Agreement. Still, countries remain far off track from the international target of 2 degrees C.

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October 31st, 2025 09:19:00 EDT -0400 Warming Made Hurricane Melissa Four Times More Likely

Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica, Haiti, and Cuba this week as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms on record. A new analysis finds that warming made the cyclone four times as likely to hit today as in preindustrial times.

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October 29th, 2025 12:11:00 EDT -0400 Carbon Offsets Are Failing. Can a New Plan Save the Rainforests?

Brazil is set to unveil an ambitious international plan that would provide up to $4 billion a year to countries that protect their tropical forests. Proponents see it as a potential game-changer for forest conservation, but some ecologists and economists are raising concerns.

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October 29th, 2025 10:53:00 EDT -0400 'Death Ball' Sponge and Glowing Worms Among Creatures Discovered in Southern Ocean

Scientists have discovered 30 new species in the deep recesses of the Southern Ocean, including iridescent scale worms and a carnivorous "death ball" sponge. 

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October 28th, 2025 09:20:00 EDT -0400 China Has Added Forest the Size of Texas Since 1990

While the world is continuing to lose huge areas of forest, mostly in the tropics, woodlands are making a comeback in some countries. Since 1990, China has added more than 170 million acres of forest, an area roughly the size of Texas, according to a new U.N. report.

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October 27th, 2025 09:38:00 EDT -0400 During the Last Government Shutdown, Coal Pollution Spiked

With U.S. lawmakers still at an impasse over spending, the government remains shut down, with thousands of federal workers furloughed. Researchers warn that during the last shutdown, in 2018, pollution from coal power plants spiked in the absence of government oversight. 

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