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Eruption of Tonga underwater volcano found to disrupt satellite signals halfway around the world
An international team has used satellite- and ground-based ionospheric observations to demonstrate that an air pressure…
Earlier snowpack melt in the West could bring summer water scarcity
Snow is melting earlier, and more rain is falling instead of snow in the mountain ranges…
Early warning systems send disaster deaths plunging: UN
Weather-related disasters have surged over the past 50 years, causing swelling economic damage even as early…
EU's next food fight: regulating gene-edited crops
Extreme weather caused by climate change has damaged food production across Europe. Click here…
Smoke choking Canadians but cooling wildfires by blocking out sun
Wildfire smoke blanketing western Canada has triggered health warnings in several cities, but was also helping…
Private mission carrying Saudi astronauts launches to ISS
The second-ever private mission to the International Space Station (ISS), organized by Axiom Space, blasted off…
Nitrate: healthy heart or cancer risk? Meet nutrition's Jekyll and Hyde
Despite our understanding of nutrition expanding remarkably in recent times, few aspects of our diet continue…
Stop eradication of small mammals to protect vital ecosystems, say scientists
A new article published in the Journal of Animal Ecology suggests that current measures to protect…
Mount Etna volcano erupts, raining ash on Catania, forcing flight suspension at local airport
Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, was erupting on Sunday, spewing ash on Catania, eastern Sicily’s…