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Fire damage to US wine region laid bare as latest death confirmed
The scale of wildfire devastation to Napa’s world-famous wine region was laid bare Wednesday as firefighters…
Can organic plant protection products damage crops?
Protecting crops against pests and diseases is essential to ensure a secure food supply. Around 95…
Tracking of UK white storks reveals new migratory routes and strategies
Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are tracking white storks in a bid to…
Enforcement more effective than financial incentives in reducing harmful peat fires?
A new study looking at incentives to reduce globally harmful peatland fires suggests that fear of…
Very Large Telescope spots galaxies trapped in the web of a supermassive black hole
With the help of ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have found six galaxies lying around…
Alien species to increase by 36% worldwide by 2050
The number of alien (non-native) species, particularly insects, arthropods and birds, is expected to increase globally…
Metal-ion breakthrough leads to new biomaterials
Metals such as iron and calcium play a crucial role inside the human body, so it’s…
Nights warming faster than days across much of the planet
Global warming is affecting daytime and night-time temperatures differently—and greater night-time warming is more common than…
Foreign election interference focuses on cultivating distrust, reducing consensus
Foreign interference in U.S. elections likely focuses, in part, on creating distrust among Americans, with paralyzing…