🇩🇪 Germany
Trees store less carbon than scientists thought, new study finds
Trees may be far less effective at storing planet-heating carbon than scientists had assumed, according to a s
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🌍 Palau
Rat removal on Ulong Island sparks rapid land and sea recovery
On a small island in Palau, getting rid of rats did more than protect native birds. It triggered a cascade of
🇲🇾 Malaysia
This Elusive Mammal Lives Only in Borneo and Nowhere Else
A small, secretive mammal that looks like a cross between a ferret and a badger lives only on the island of Bo
🇪🇸 Spain
Ship noise drowns out pilot whale calls in Strait of Gibraltar
Pilot whales in the Strait of Gibraltar are losing the ability to hear each other. The constant roar of passin
🇨🇳 China
China's underground neutrino detector delivers breakthrough in 59 days
Deep beneath the ground in China, a massive new detector has already cracked open one of particle physics' har
🌍 Djibouti
Pharmaceutical cocktail found in Djibouti's coastal waters
A new study has detected a mix of 13 different pharmaceutical compounds in the coastal waters off Djibouti, a
🇨🇳 China
Vaginal bacteria differ between US and Chinese women, study finds
The bacteria living inside women in the United States and China are so different that a single standard for va
🇪🇺 European Union
Galileo Satellites Learn to Chat in Orbit With New Antennas
Europe's next generation of Galileo satellites will be able to talk to each other in space, passing messages f
🇦🇺 Australia
Whales Have Died in This Indian Ocean Spot for 5 Million Years
For at least 5 million years, whales have been swimming to the same patch of the Indian Ocean to die. Scientis
🇰🇪 Kenya
When Elephants Disappear, Dung Beetles Vanish Too, Study Finds
The loss of African elephants does more than shrink a species. It triggers a chain reaction that can wipe out
🇺🇸 United States
El Niño Returns and Scientists Brace for a Costly Global Upheaval
El Niño has officially arrived, and scientists are bracing for a powerful and expensive one. Forecasters say t
🇧🇩 Bangladesh
Bangladesh turns jute waste into graphene, ink to cut imports
Bangladesh, the world's second largest jute producer, may soon turn its mountains of leftover jute stalks into
🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire
Coffee's future may depend on forgotten wild species in West Africa
The two coffee species that fuel the world's morning routines, Arabica and Robusta, are struggling to survive
🇺🇸 United States
AI Data Centers Are Heating Up Neighborhoods Around the World
A single large AI data center can pump out as much waste heat as a small town. New research reveals these faci
