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How Climate Change is Reshaping Our World

As we enter the new year, the scientific community continues to grapple with the most pressing environmental issues we face. From deep-sea mining zones releasing ‘dark oxygen’ that could support life, as reported in New Scientist, to the world entering an era of ‘water bankruptcy’ due to unsustainable water budgets, researchers are making fascinating discoveries and uncovering […]

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Environment

Unpacking the Unresolved Debates in Climate Intervention Research

Over the past decade, as the pace of climate change has intensified, a parallel debate in the scientific community has emerged over climate intervention—or geoengineering—research. While there is agreement on the urgency of addressing global warming, many scientists are split on whether—or how—such interventions should be part of our climate toolkit. One major unresolved debate […]

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News

Next Week in Science, December 18, 2025

Programming note: We’ll be slowing down the next two weeks, as often happens here in America. Our issues will still be going, and we have some Santa-science for Christmas Eve. The World Needs a Space COP As space exploration rapidly advances, the outdated legal framework from the Cold War era is failing to effectively manage […]

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News

Next Week in Science, December 11, 2025

We spend a wonderful few days in Qatar learning about the true globlal implications of implemenation science. You can read all about it over at our sister site. Here’s what we’re seeing in the news and the research Black Hole Eats Star: NASA Missions Discover Record-Setting Blast Scientists recently observed a gamma-ray burst (GRB) on […]

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Environment

The Aftermath of COP30: Climate Commitments and Challenges Ahead

The recently concluded COP30 climate summit, held in Belem, Brazil, has stirred mixed reactions and outcomes in the global community. Despite diverse expectations, the conference illuminated both achievements and limitations in the ongoing battle against climate change. Achievements of COP30 The summit was notable for several key outcomes that signify a tangible commitment to climate […]

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Environment

Shifting Rhythms in a Warming World

Every farmer knows the feel of a good year and the dread of a bad one. But what if even nature’s own sense of rhythm—when droughts come, when crops fail, when wildfires rage—was falling apart? That’s the unsettling message from a sweeping new global study published in Nature Communications by Karim Zantout and colleagues at […]

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Environment

Navigating Climate Tipping Points: The Irreversible Crossroads of 2025

As 2025 unfolds, scientists and policymakers find themselves at a crucial junction in the fight against climate change. The current trends suggest that we are nearing several climate tipping points, potentially leading to irreversible impacts on the planet’s ecosystems and climate systems. This blog post explores the most recent insights from leading research, offering a […]

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Biology

Next Week in Science, October 16, 2025

So here’s some cool news for the week. The discovery of KNM-ER 101000 in Kenya provides the first fossil hand and foot bones definitively linked to Paranthropus boisei, revealing that this species shared key features of dexterity and bipedalism with early Homo. The hand’s proportions indicate that P. boisei could perform human-like grips suitable for […]

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Meteorology

5 of the 6 Riskiest Dams Are in Just Two States

In 2017, California’s Oroville Dam nearly failed, forcing 180,000 people to evacuate. In 2020, two Michigan dams collapsed, flooding entire towns. And just last year, a dam in North Carolina overtopped during Hurricane Helene. These aren’t rare “once-in-a-lifetime” events anymore—they’re becoming warning flares for a growing national problem: America’s dams are aging, and extreme weather […]

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News

Next Week in Science, August 8, 2025

Does it surprise you to know I’m still seeing lightnight bugs? It surprising the hell out of me. A couple of our articles you might have missed. While on vacation, I got to thinking and trying to parse out the differences between saltwater and freshwater. I then got to an even more fundamental question. Why […]

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