A United Nations expert is calling for an urgent shift away from fossil fuels by the global economy, including a ban on advertisements or promotions, and the criminalization of…
Category: 9. Environment
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Are people at the South Pole upside down?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to
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The guardians of the Amazon who work without pay — or fear
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries.
In a corner of the rainforest where Colombia…
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Greece imposes work breaks as a heat wave grips the country
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece imposed mandatory work breaks on Monday in parts of the country where temperatures are expected to exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104…
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Two-year investigation confirms majority of community grievances in Socfin plantations
A two-year investigation into 139 complaints lodged by communities in Africa and Asia affected by tropical plantation company Socfin has confirmed that many of the allegations are…
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Orbital eccentricity and internal feedbacks drove the Triassic megamonsoon variability
Wang, P. X. et al. The global monsoon across time scales: Mechanisms and outstanding issues. Earth Sci. Rev. 174, 84–121 (2017).
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AI driven automation for enhancing sustainability efforts in CDP report analysis
The proposed system addresses two critical challenges: reducing carbon emissions and enhancing the efficiency of global supply chains. By employing a combination of predictive modeling and optimization techniques, the system uses CDP report data…
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Scientists Discovered This Amazing Practical Use For Leftover Coffee Grounds : ScienceAlert
We could be producing concrete that’s 30 percent stronger by processing and adding charred coffee grounds to the mix, researchers in Australia found.
Their clever recipe could solve multiple problems at the same time.
Each year the world…
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Monitoring water vapor transport in near real-time with low-cost GNSS receiver network
Performance of near real-time products for ZWD Estimation
The near real-time products have lower latency compared to the final products, albeit at the cost of reduced precision. To evaluate their performance in ZWD estimation, ZWD values were…
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Why Texas Hill Country, where a devastating flood killed more than 135 people, is one of the deadliest places in the US for flash flooding
Texas Hill Country is known for its landscapes, where shallow rivers wind among hills and through rugged valleys. That geography also makes it one of the deadliest places in the U.S. for flash flooding.
In the early hours of July 4, 2025, a…
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