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A popular climate fix could accidentally trigger massive changes to global weather

A new study found that not all geoengineering ideas are created equal. Brightening marine clouds over the eastern Pacific could dramatically weaken the El Niño cycle, triggering major changes to global weather patterns, while stratospheric aerosol injection left the system largel

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Birdsong data from Merlin ID app to help global biodiversity project

Cornell Lab for Ornithology plans data linkup between app and population monitoring on eBird platformThe Merlin bird ID app will allow users to feed real-time bird identifications into one of the world’s biggest citizen-science biodiversity projects in an update it is hoped will

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As auto costs rise, will the US miss the golden age of electric vehicles?

Shifting demands and political ideology have left the industry vulnerable to global competition from cheap Chinese carsEarlier this month, an intriguing new Detroit-based electric vehicle startup hit the market – Slate Auto, a Jeff Bezos-backed venture offering something US buyer

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Greenland meltwater adds to AMOC weakening, but updated model finds no tipping point in si

The state of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) has been a hot topic among climate scientists in recent years. The AMOC is crucial for climate regulation because it pulls warm surface water from the tropics north and sends colder, deeper water south, redistrib

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Biocombustíveis não comprometem produção de alimentos, diz pesquisadora da USP

Foto: PixabayEspecialista afirma que estudos científicos não confirmam a tese de competição entre alimentos e biocombustíveis e cita o Brasil como exemplo de sustentabilidade O post Biocombustíveis não comprometem produção de alimentos, diz pesquisadora da USP apareceu primeiro e

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Emissões globais por incêndios caem ao menor nível em 24 anos no 1º semestre

Levantamento do Copernicus mostra menos de 400 megatoneladas de carbono entre janeiro e junho de 2026, com recuo puxado pela África tropical e pela Ásia. O post Emissões globais por incêndios caem ao menor nível em 24 anos no 1º semestre apareceu primeiro em Canal Rural.

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Why Antarctica froze millions of years before the Arctic

East Antarctica hosts the largest ice sheet on Earth, containing enough water to raise global sea levels by 52 meters (171 feet) were it to fully melt. Yet scientists have been puzzled for decades about how and why this ice sheet formed.

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What do people really eat? New global database gives best answer yet

A major new resource that provides one of the most comprehensive pictures yet of what people are eating around the world has been introduced in a new study by a UCL and University of Oxford researcher.

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Using quantum entanglement to secure ground-to-satellite timing

From mobile phones and banking systems to aircraft, ships and emergency services, much of modern life relies on precise timing signals from satellites. Known as the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), satellites carrying atomic clocks transmit time-stamped signals to recei

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Global warming, increasing wildfire risk threaten viability of some California winery regi

The U.S. is the fourth-largest wine-producing country by output volume, and approximately 80% of its production occurs in California. Ever since the 19th century, California's premier wine-growing regions have been the Napa Valley and Sonoma County, thanks to their favorable micr

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UK waters hit with extreme heatwave as global sea temperatures reach record levels

Experts warn that some marine species are at risk of ‘mass mortality events’ in ever-warming oceansUK waters are being hit with an “extreme” marine heatwave, the Met Office has said, as scientists warn that high ocean temperatures globally could result in “mass-mortality events”

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Manganese risk in groundwater affects 200 million people, study shows

Manganese is an essential trace element. However, in excessive concentrations, the metal can cause health problems. Two Eawag researchers have now produced a global risk map for manganese in groundwater. Half of the world's population uses groundwater as drinking water. According

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