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Hikers stumble upon body in ‘rugged’ stretch of national forest, Arkansas officials say
A pair of hikers stumbled
Wake Forest's Steve Forbes defends program after NIL claim by Syracuse's Jim Boeheim
Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes addressed accusations from Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim that his program bought its players. ...
Atmospheric rivers aren’t just a problem for California. They’re changing the Arctic, too
By Rachel Ramirez and Laura Paddison | CNN The Arctic is seeing a rapid decline in sea ice even during the cold winter months when it should be recovering from the summer melt. Scientists say that one often-overlooked factor is playing a bigger role than
Church of England to consider greener alternatives to burial
Water cremation and human composting among methods to be discussed by General Synod this week The Church of England is to consider backing more environmentally-friendly methods of disposing of dead bodies, including water cremation and human composting. An
Stricken by smog: the miraculous, Oscar-tipped film about Delhi’s bird hospital
Years in the making and boasting astonishing footage, All That Breathes tells the extraordinary story of the bodybuilding brothers getting pollution-choked birds flying again. We meet its director There is an astonishing moment near the beginning of All That
More than one-third of animals, plants at risk of extinction in US: report
More than a third of both animals and plants in the U.S. are currently at risk of extinction, while over 40 percent of ecosystems are at risk of collapse, according to an analysis released Monday by nonprofit NatureServe. The nonprofit group’s analysis,
Atmospheric rivers are hitting the Arctic more often, and increasingly melting its sea ice
Idaho Press-Tribune | 2023-02-06, 17:55
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Feature: National park restoration project new paradigm in Greece's reforestation
by Maria Spiliopoulou ATHENS, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Devastated twice in a decade (in 2012 and 2021) by wildfires, part of the Sounion National Park, 9 kilometers north of the ancient Temple of Poseidon that overlooks the Aegean Sea and about 40 kilometers south
Biodiversity rules could paralyse housing market, developers warn
Housebuilders have warned of a potential for “market paralysis” and fewer affordable homes if the government is not more open
UN Secretary-General Says 2023 Must Be Year of 'Game-Changing Climate Action'
The pressing issue of climate change must be addressed in 2023 and the current year must be one of "game-changing climate action," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on
Talk to focus on scat detection dogs for wildlife research
The Keene Sentinel | 2023-02-06, 17:46
Julianne Ugibau, along with her partner Jasper, a Labrador retriever, will lead a talk on the training and use of scat detection dogs for wildlife research. The talk will be offered
Earthquakes Kill 2,300+, Smash Buildings in Turkiye and Syria
ANKARA, Turkiye, February 6, 2023 (ENS)
3 West Bengal tourists injured after falling off elephant at Kaziranga National Park
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Climate change has brought wild salmon to brink of extinction in places, but fish farms ...
The internet provides those of us who live through winter in the West Highlands a vital lifeline to the outside world. But sometimes it can bring the most depressing news. ...
TAKING ROOT: Controlled environment ag program prepares students for future of farming
McAlester News-Capital | 2023-02-06, 17:42
The rapidly evolving field of controlled environment agriculture has taken root in the Department of Horticultural Sciences at the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Controlled environment agriculture, which includes hydroponics, vertical
Life expectancy for young 14 years shorter in violent countries: StudyIn El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala ...
Life expectancy for young people can be as much as 14 years shorter in violent countries compared to peaceful nations, according to a global study. A team, led by researchers at the University of Oxford in the UK, shows a direct link between the uncertainty of
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Jesse Marsch sacking: Leeds United 'awful' against Nottingham Forest say Leon Osman & Nedum Onuoha
Match of the Day 2 pundits Leon Osman and Nedum Onuoha discuss Leeds' performance against Nottingham Forest which proved to be Jesse Marsch's final game as boss. ...
UNC basketball vs. Wake Forest: Scouting report, score prediction for Tar Heels' ACC game
North Carolina basketball hasn't won at Wake Forest since 2019. Can the Tar Heels bounce back from the loss at Duke? Here's our score prediction. ...
Texas threatens to sue Biden over 'unlawful, top-down' eco rules threatening farmers, energy producers
Texas became the latest state Monday threatening to sue the Biden administration over a conservation rule that could harm landowners, farmers and energy producers across five states. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office filed a notice of intent with the
EPA issues rare veto, bringing Alaska’s Pebble mine to a halt
The Environmental Protection Agency used the Clean Water Act on Monday to veto a proposed copper and gold mining project near Alaska’s Bristol Bay. Not only does the veto apply to the Pebble mine project, which would have dug into the path of the world’s
The first global estimate of the combined weight of all land insects and related arthropods
Arthropods crawl and buzz around us in the wild and on farmlands, on the street and at home, under our floors and in our plumbing systems, even in our food and on our bodies. But while we often are inconvenienced by this group of invertebrates—which comprises
Study shows that hydrogen and carbon monoxide fuel ocean microbes from the tropics to the poles
A world-first study reverses the idea that the bulk of life in the ocean is fueled by photosynthesis via sunshine, revealing that many ocean microbes in fact get their energy from hydrogen and carbon monoxide. It has always been a mystery how microbes growing
More frequent atmospheric rivers hinder seasonal recovery of Arctic sea ice
The Arctic is rapidly losing sea ice, even during winter months when temperatures are below freezing and ice should be recovering from the summer melt. A new study found powerful storms called atmospheric rivers are increasingly reaching the Arctic in winter,
Do milder winters mean Lyme disease season lasts all year?
The lack of snow cover and mild winter weather that has people trading in snowshoes and skis for hiking boots, and shovels for gardening rakes, is also increasing their exposure to Lyme disease year-round, scientists say. "We have had weather conditions very
Coal exit can happen only with stronger policies, and with China cooperating, says study
Current climate policies including efforts like the Powering Past Coal Alliance will not add up to a global coal exit, a new study shows. Countries phasing coal out of the electricity sector need to broaden their policy strategy, or else they risk pushing the
Colombia, a biodiversity hotspot, holds lessons for other countries trying to balance development with conservation
Plants and animals do not respect legal boundaries, oblivious to the policies that govern different jurisdictions. A new Stanford-led study highlights how policies in forestry, agriculture, and other sectors can fit together to govern biodiversity in a more
Three surprising reasons human actions threaten endangered primates
Monkeys, apes and lemurs are cute, familiar and lovable. But an estimated 60% of all primate species are listed as vulnerable, threatened or endangered, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, a network of environmental organizations.
CMTA Wins 7 Society ASHRAE Technology Awards at National Conference
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CMTA has won more ASHRAE Technology Awards than any other engineering firm in the last 10 years. ...
This is how Gov. Josh Shapiro must lead on Pennsylvania environmental funding | Opinion
The Beaver Times | 2023-02-06, 17:19
A new governor offers hope that the chronic underfunding of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will finally end. This underfunding has compromised the department’s ability to regulate the oil and gas industry, monitor and reduce air and
