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Scientists Turn to Sharks to Improve Hurricane Predictions
sharks have been feared as the ocean’s predators for decades. Now they are being drafted in as unlikely ocean scientists.…
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Climate Change Is Redrawing Africa’s Malaria Map, and Children Are Caught in the Middle
For years malaria in Africa was thought to be a problem of hot, low-lying areas. That image is now changing.…
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Assam Records World’s First-Ever Release of Captive-Bred Slender-Billed Vultures
Once, millions of vultures filled the skies of South Asia. And then, a generation later, they were almost gone. Now…
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Typhoon Dolphin Slams Okinawa: China Shuts Ports as Storm Barrels Toward Its Coast
A powerful storm puts both governments on emergency footing at the same time. Typhoon Dolphin battered Japan’s Okinawa Prefecture on…
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New Clues Into How Animals Evolved an Internal Compass to Navigate Earth
For decades biologists everywhere, from the tundra of the Arctic to the coasts of Southeast Asia, have been puzzled by…
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Sloth Bears Are Unlikely Seed Dispersers Shaping Forests
Most people think of sloth bear as shaggy insect hunters, not gardeners. But new fieldwork in western India shows these…
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China’s 15th Five-Year Plan: What It Means for Global Climate Action
Every five years, China’s government lays out a blueprint for the country’s economy. This time, the plan has huge implications…
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Trump Opens Protected Pacific Marine Monuments to Commercial Fishing, Alarming Conservationists Worldwide
Millions of square miles of ocean that once were off-limits to industrial fishing now are open for business. In June…
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Europe’s Extreme Heat Breaks Temperature Records: Why Is It Getting Worse?
Summer used to mean sunshine and holidays. In 2026, it meant amber alerts, wildfires and hospitals filling up with heatstroke…
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Top 10 Lakes and Seas That Have Shrunk the Most in History
Some of the world’s largest lakes and seas have shrunk dramatically from their former boundaries. Water diversions, over-use, extended drought…
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